Windows Image Acquisition
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Windows Image Acquisition is a Microsoft imaging architecture and API that enables communication between the Windows operating system and imaging hardware such as scanners and digital cameras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows Image Acquisition canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft technology
ⓘ
application programming interface ⓘ imaging architecture ⓘ software component ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WIA ⓘ |
| alsoAvailableIn |
Windows 2000
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 2000 (with updates)
Windows Server 2003 ⓘ Windows Server 2008 ⓘ Windows Server ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server Core (some versions) ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Server 2022
|
| category |
device communication API
ⓘ
imaging API ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| exposes |
.NET accessible interfaces via wrappers
ⓘ
COM interfaces ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
WIA automation layer
ⓘ
WIA driver model ⓘ WIA service ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Windows ME
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Me
|
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| partOf |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows operating system
|
| provides | standardized interface for imaging devices ⓘ |
| purpose | enable communication between Windows and imaging hardware ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
TWAIN
ⓘ
Windows Driver Model ⓘ Windows Portable Devices API ⓘ |
| replaced | Still Image Architecture ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
device enumeration
ⓘ
device properties access ⓘ event notifications from imaging devices ⓘ image acquisition from devices ⓘ image format conversion ⓘ |
| supportsHardwareType |
digital camera
ⓘ
scanner ⓘ video capture device ⓘ webcam ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ Windows Vista ⓘ Windows XP ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
C#
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Visual Basic ⓘ |
| usesModel | user-mode drivers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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