active x control for developers to add teh ability to edit and save image files to and from different formats (bmp, gif, jpg, png, tif, ico, tga, pcx and jpeg2000 add filters such as stretch, mirror, flip, negative, different rotates, edge, emboss, dither, grayscale, lighten, darken, contrast, dilate, erode, contour, jitter, blur, guassin, softe, sharpen, coloarize, rgb, make transparent, and more.