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imaging SDKs that accelerate development

Prizm Viewer

the browser-based image viewer


Prizm Viewer adds powerful document viewing to your Web browser. Display, annotate, e-mail, print, and export single and multi-page TIFF, PDF, CAD, JPEG, and many other files…all from within a single user interface. Prizm Viewer users have access to all product features after a simple installation. Administrator tools expose Prizm Viewer’s extensive flexibility and full benefits, enabling the creation of Enterprise Solutions for document delivery and collaboration.
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Technical Specifications
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 System Requirements
 Supported Image File Formats
 Prizm Viewer Annotations
 Enhanced Image Display
 Printing Options
 User-configured Preferences


System Requirements
  • Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, or Server 2008 (in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, as a 32-bit ActiveX).
  • Browsers: Internet Explorer 6/7/8, Firefox 1.5/2/3
  • Ask your network administrator about remote access via Citrix® XenApp™ and Windows Terminal Server
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Supported Image File Formats
Easily configure which of the following types are to be opened with Prizm Viewer:

  • TIFF (single and multiple page, all compression formats)
  • PDF single or multi-page (PDF edition only)
  • PDF/A
  • JPEG
  • GIF
  • HD Photo (JPEG XR)
  • BMP Bitmap
  • PCX/DCX Paintbrush
  • AutoCAD (DWG, DXF, DWF) multi-layer, multi-layout
  • CALS Type 1 (Military/Government format)
  • C4 (JEDMICS)
  • IBM AFP (including MO:DCA, PTOCA and ABIC)
  • JPEG 2000
  • JBIG2
  • WSQ Fingerprint
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Prizm Viewer Annotations
The following annotation types are included:

  • Text box – fully customizable sticky notes (font, size, color)
  • Pop-up Note – space-saving note icon with text underneath
  • Highlight – similar to yellow highlighter, but any color
  • Lines and Arrows – draw attention to important info
  • Rectangles and Ellipses – with adjustable color, line width, transparency, etc.
  • Polygon and Polyline – any shape solid or line
  • Rubber Stamp – including automatic date
  • Freehand
Annotations support the following features:

  • The same annotations can be used with all document types (i.e. TIFF, PDF, CAD, and JPEG).
  • Annotations can be shared for document collaboration.
  • May be saved locally, or over the Web (ask your Network Adminstrator about the optional Prizm Annotation Server)
  • Annotations may be exported in native TIFF or PDF format, burned into the original image, saved to a separate local file, or saved to the Prizm Annotation Server.
  • Support Unicode text (Asian, Arabic characters)
  • Associated notes can be attached to all annotation types
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Enhanced Image Display
  • Anti-aliasing automatically improves bitonal image display
  • Color smoothing evens out the “blockiness” that often occurs with highly-magnified or over-compressed color images
  • Image display options include:
    • Unicode support for thumbnail descriptors
    • Set Initial View Display
    • Set Initial Display rotation
    • Mirror horizontal and/or vertical
    • Preserve Lines when scaling
    • Invert colors
    • Color smoothing
    • Patented enhanced JPEG decoding
    • Brightness and Contrast Adjustments
    • Maintain scaling, position and orientation when paging
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Printing Options
  • Apply print options to bitonal, color, PDF, and CAD images independently
  • Include or omit annotations in print
  • Specify up to 3 lines of header and footer text to be printed. Macro support allows auto-insertion of print date, time, and other variables
  • Specify poster printing options for large format images including shrink instructions, overlap settings, minimum size for poster printing, order of pages
  • Permit auto-orient when different orientation saves paper on printed images
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User-configured Preferences
Prizm Viewer can efficiently serve different departments with different viewing needs.

  • Defaults can be set during installation, by live Web content, and at the user level
  • Control file associations (which image types open with Prizm Viewer)
  • Set annotation sources, annotation display, and more
  • Configure default annotation settings - colors, fonts, border colors and widths, fill styles, stamp text, etc.
  • Apply viewing preferences - full image, full width, inverted, rotated, etc. - for bitonal, color, PDF, and CAD images independently
  • Set default mouse button action: Zoom selection, Hand pan, Flying magnifier, or annotation
  • Set flying magnifier size and magnification factor
  • Set availability of Docking Windows
  • Customize all Toolbar buttons and locations
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