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Windows Image Acquisition Automation Layer

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The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Automation Layer 2.0 is a full-featured image manipulation component that provides end-to-end image processing capabilities. The WIA Automation Layer makes it easy to acquire images on digital cameras, scanners, or Web cameras, and to rotate, scale, and annotate your image files. The WIA Automation Layer supersedes the WIA Scripting Model provided by Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) 1.0.

  • Developer Audience
  • Run-Time Requirements
  • WIA Automation Topics
  • Feedback

Developer Audience

The WIA Automation Layer API is designed for use by Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Active Server Pages (ASP), and scripting programmers.

Run-Time Requirements

Applications that use the WIA Automation Layer API require Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later. Earlier versions of Windows are not supported.

You will need WIAAut.dll to use the WIA Automation Layer. To locate the file that contains the DLL and installation instructions, follow these steps.

  1. Go to the Microsoft Download Center World Wide Web link.
  2. Choose All for Product/Technology.
  3. Search on the keyword phrase WIA Automation.

WIA Automation Topics

The WIA Automation Layer topics are organized as shown in the following table.

Overview Topics General information about Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and sample code. Start by reading About WIA Automation for an introduction to WIA Automation Layer.
Reference Information on WIA Automation Layer interfaces, methods, objects, and data types.

Feedback

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