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Capture - View - Convert - Save As - Print - Link

  SDI's Desktop Tools - dtTools - provides the most powerful and comprehensive,   integrated suite of commonly needed graphics utilities in one, economical, easy   to use package. Finally, a single application for rapid Screen Capture, Multi-   format file Viewing, format Conversion, file Save As and no hassle Printing is   now available on the UNIX, Linux and Windows platforms. Workflow is further   enhanced with direct launch and integration of other licensed SDI programs and,   on the Windows platform, viewed images can be copied to the Clipboard for   immediate insertion into other Windows applications.


               dtTools runs on UNIX, Linux, and Windows

  Formats handled: BMP, CGM, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PNM, PS, TIFF, XWD and XPM

Capture

  dtTools provides the speed and convenience users need when capturing an   entire desktop, an active window, or rubber band rectangular area of the   screen. dtTools immediately displays the captured image for confirmation before   saving to a supported format or, transferring to another application.

View

  Click on File/Open (Ctl+O) or use the dtTools toolbar to view BMP, CGM, JPEG,   PDF, PNG, PNM, PS, TIFF, XWD and XPM files. dtTools shows the exact   composition of the image revealing how it will look in a Montage, annotated file,   slide presentation, or company Web site.

Convert & Save As

  Captured images and viewed files can be exported in any of the following   popular formats: BMP, CGM, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PNM, PS, TIFF, XWD and XPM.

Print

  dtTools provides no-hassle Printing with SDI’s integrated print processor. After   displaying a file, or captured image, clicking File/Print generates a ‘best fit to   page’ image for any attached UNIX, Linux or Windows printer. Alternatively,   one click of the Submit icon opens SDI PrintMaster to provide flexible printing   options with scaled output, orientation, multiple copies, job tracking, cropping   and much more.

Launch & Link

  The user can customize the Launch icons on the dtTools toolbar to provide   seamless integration and transfer of images to other SDI programs including:-   SDI Montage, CGM Editor, SDI Convert, CGM Office and SDI PrintMaster. In   addition, on the Windows platform, images captured or displayed with dtTools   can be copied to the Clipboard for immediate use by any 3rd party OLE   compliant application including:- PowerPoint, PhotoShop, Quark, Word and   countless more.