Produkt Overview / Comparison


The program Hardcopy offers you many possibilities, this overview is not complete.
This table shall give you a first orientation and illustrate the difference between Freeware version and Licensed version.

Freeware
version
Up to 99
licenses
  From 100
licenses
Operating systems:     
Windows 98  
Windows Me  
Windows NT  
Windows 2000  
Windows 2003  
Windows XP  
Windows Vista 32 + 64 bit  
Windows Windows 7 32 + 64 bit  
Windows Windows 8 32 + 64 bit  
Windows Windows 10 32 + 64 bit  
Windows Windows 11 32 + 64 bit  
File management:    
File formats > 10 > 20   > 70
File formats (over download)> 70 > 70    
GIF - format -  
Color resolution from 1 up to 32 bits
(with automatic optimization on color reduction)
 
Image Viewer - Display of title and text
(and additional informations to the images)
 
Image Viewer - Canon digital cameras  
Save automatically  
Mass convert - File formats  
Mass convert - Compression,
optimization, manipulation over macro, ...
 
Slide Show  
Slide Show - Scene-transitions > 1000 > 1000   > 1000
Slide Show - Command file for presentations  
Slide Show - Examples - -  
Send by e-mail  
Time controlled reading of an image  
Edit images:    
Undo / Redo  
Cut  
Automatic trim  
Copy / Paste  
Paste into existing image  
Paste transparently  
Macro - recording  
Select region  
Select transparent region  
Increase / Decrease region  
Move / Copy region  
Insert text into the image
(three-dimensional, rotate, color effects, ...)
 
Create / Update text extension
(storing within the image with JPG / GIF-format)
 
Insert mouse pointer in several sizes  
Image manipulation:    
Flip horizontal / vertical  
Rotate left / right / number of degrees  
Change size, image or background  
Average  
Median  
Sharpen  
Gamma  
Brightness  
Contrast  
Contrast histogram  
Posterize  
Mosaic  
Oil painting  
Halftone  
Tile  
Wallpaper  
Noise  
Emboss  
Watermark  
Underlay image  
Invert  
Gray scale  
Black/White  
Invert black and white  
Color correction  
Color saturation  
Solarization  
Equalize color  
Increase contrast  
Change number of colors  
Painting 80 80   80
Effects for predefined paintings > 1000 > 1000   > 1000
Scanner support:    
TWAIN-support (thus not only scanner)  
Selection in the case of several scanners  
Using the delivered scan-software  
Directly (without scan-software)  
Hardcopy functions:    
Screen  
Screen object  
Window  
Rectangle  
Rectangle with round edges  
Triangle  
Ellipse  
Polygon  
Freehand  
Menu  
Directly from a EXE-file or a DLL  
Scan  
Functions by striking a key or a mouse click:    
Keys: Print / Scroll / Pause, etc  
Printer icon in the header line  
Print
(also definite printers, per key / icon)
 
Image "only" on disposal in window  
Dialogue "Save as..." on disposal  
Copy into the clipboard  
Copy into actual image  
Request title and / or text extension  
Multi-monitors selection  
Copy to WinWord, Excel or PowerPoint
(to WinWord with text extension also)
 
Send by e-mail  
Insert mouse pointer  
Gray scale  
Invert gray levels, if more than 50% dark  
Black/White  
Invert black/white, if more than 50% black  
Invert black/white  
Invert  
Mask start bar  
Landscape presentation (landscape format)  
SAP® - delete background  
Delete definite color  
Change number of colors  
Set image size  
Play macro  
Printout - options:    
Printout 1:1  
With or without frame  
Several images per page
(The value horizontal / vertical can be adjusted)
 
Time controlled printout  
Header lines able to stand on selection
pagination, PC-name, user name, ...
 
Date format able to stand on selection  
Font, font size, ..., able to stand on selection  
Additional SAP® - informations  
Title and text extension
(On request or predefined)
 
Company logo / image
(with adjustable place of position)
 
Centered horizontal  
Printout in landscape format
(also automatically because of size)
 
Margins  
Print - optimization / dithering  
Other options:    
Default e-mail-address  
Default extern graphics tool  
Defaults Image Explorer  
SAP® characterization
background color / text in the header line
 
Languages
(with the possibility to change texts
and to add new languages)
> 20 > 20   > 20
System Tray support
also with menu
 
Mouse buttons setting able to stand for selection, infotext  
Painting:    
Point, line  
Rectangle, ellipse  
Filled rectangle, ellipse  
Fill  
Color picker  
Color palette / selection  
Extras:    
Zoom  
Full screen modus  
Time controlled recording
(multi-capture)
 
Toolbars-configuration
draw up new toolbars, change existing toolbars, ...
 
Multi-monitors support  
Acoustic signal,
if the desired function is finished
 
Documentation:     
Documentation in PDF format-  
Technical documentation - -  
Service / Support / Updates:    
Hardcopy-service-side (service.hardcopy.de)  
Priority - e-mail - support- -  
Free download of updates - 1 year   2 years
Free download of new versions - 1 year   2 years
Info-service for updates and new versions -  
Installation:    
Installation with different options  
Deinstallation  
Automatic installation (silent mode)
(No user input is necessary.)
- -  
MSI file - -  
Common Group Installation - -  
Predefine basic settings with installation,
e.g. mail-address, company logo, keyboard setting, etc.
- -  
Generate basic setting from an
existing installation
- -  
Adjust setting of Hardcopy to a basic setting
with each start of Hardcopy
- -  
Switch off menu Settings - -  

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Last update: 02/19/2023 15:08:41