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Trapeze Desktop™ - Onstream's 'leading edge' image document viewer that re-empowers the user.


  • is a hands-on file and image viewer.
  • enables enterprise-wide productivity improvements in file and image management.
  • makes it fast and easy to work on the computer desktop with documents of any size as well as images such as maps, plans, photographs and medical images.
  • is compliant with Microsoft's active document server standard.
  • is easy to install on your users' desktop computers.
  • is purchased by licence per user.
  • is an industrial strength web-enabling imaging and document management software suite designed for use in-house or across the web.
  • is proven in large-scale, complex environments such as national land registries as well as smaller ones such as professional service firms.
  • offers a range of functionality to match your requirements.
  • integrates seamlessly with your existing image capture and document management systems.

Trapeze Desktop History and New Features (589KB)

Trapeze Desktop™, is available as 4 different feature set components:-

Find out about using Trapeze Desktop as a Plug-in

Trapeze Desktop™ and bookmarking

Catalogue your documents any way you want

  • Trapeze bookmarks do not have to be hierarchical - a major drawback of most folder systems.
  • A bookmark folder can be created automatically at scan time and individual page bookmarks added by drag and drop after the file has been scanned.
  • A document or page can be in more than one bookmark.

Trapeze Desktop™ and scanning

A fully-featured image viewer that handles ordinary and large documents such as maps and plans.

  • supports ad-hoc scanning and easy indexing of documents.
  • integrates easily with your existing document management system, both locally and over the Internet.
  • handles image files from all standard batch capture systems.
  • allows compilation of internal indexes on multi-page files from different sources such as A4 or Letter documents and A0 drawings.
  • lifts the productivity of those handling maps and plans.
  • reduces the support requirement for imaging integration.

Trapeze Desktop™ also empowers imaging users by enabling them to handle document images as if they had the paper copy on their desks.

Trapeze Desktop users can handle online documents and folders easily and intuitively with:

  • onscreen measurement.
  • indexing and annotations after scanning.
  • print to scale.

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Benefits for scanning

  • extends the range of scanned documents that your document management system (DMS) can handle. Includes folders, maps, plans and more...
  • cuts indexing costs, eliminates costly document indexing at scan time and allows your DMS users to apply their expert knowledge in categorizing their documents after they're scanned.
  • cuts document capture costs: unique user-defined bookmarks allow one image file to contain an internal list of scanned documents.
  • cuts maintenance effort: reduces the support requirement for imaging integration and slashes on-going support issues.
  • improves document-handling staff productivity.
  • unique Trapeze Desktop™ technology drastically reduces file size of maps and drawings.

Trapeze Desktop and ODMA

The Open Document Management API (ODMA) simplifies integration and interoperability of standard desktop applications with document management systems. Using ODMA, desktop applications access and manipulate documents carried in document management systems as easily as if they are residing in the locally-accessible file system. Trapeze Desktop is ODMA compliant and can be easily integrated with most DMS.

Integration

  • supports TWAIN Version 1.0 or greater and MS61 (ISIS®-compatible) scanners (ISIS® is a registered trademark of Pixel Translations Inc). Need to confirm support for a particular scanner? Contact .
  • fits seamlessly into your document management system (DMS).
  • ODMA compliant for easy integration.
  • can be custom-integrated to take advantage of your application using the unique plug-ins for Visual Basic or C.
  • web-enables imaging for your system, using existing security and DMS to efficiently serve multi-page documents over the web.
  • easy maintenance and minimal support requirements.
Trapeze Desktop™ and handling large images
  • fits seamlessly into your existing systems and processes.
  • makes electronic maps and drawings as useful as the original paper documents.
  • uses your existing databases, security and servers.
  • prints to original scanned size over multiple pages as if it were the original, or prints to scale.
  • prints all or parts of pages and entire documents.
  • prints with opaque or transparent overlays, or overlaid text stamp.
  • allows users to handle images in the same way that they handle physical files.
  • measures precise distances with a "ruler" on-screen.
  • adds and alters tables of contents by drag and drop.

Benefits of Trapeze Desktop™ for handling large images

  • extends the range of scanned documents your document management system (DMS) can handle. Includes folders, maps, plans and more...
  • improves document-handling staff productivity.
  • cuts document capture costs: unique user-defined bookmarks allow one image file to contain an internal list of scanned documents.
  • cuts maintenance effort: reduces the support requirement for imaging integration and slashes on-going support issues.
  • multi-layering TIFF technology drastically reduces file size of maps and drawings.
  • low cost of delivery over the web.
  • low system overhead.
  • speed of delivery to customers.
  • easy maintenance and minimal support requirements.

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Trapeze Desktop™ and archiving

  • is the easiest possible image document viewer for users, stand-alone or integrated with document management systems (DMS).
  • improves the range of documents stored in your DMS to include large images.
  • integrates ad hoc and mailroom scanning right into your DMS.
  • allows your DMS to handle multi-page document folders or files as one record.
  • makes scanned images and archives as easy to use, manage and navigate as real folders and files.
  • bookmarks simplify using files with hundreds of images in them, enabling users to create their own indexes for the file.
  • for maps, it has on screen measurement and print to scale, and special features which save up to 90% of image storage space and network transmission time for image files.

Trapeze Desktop™ gives the user the ability to:

  • easily and quickly "thumb through" the file.
  • print and copy pages, parts of pages or whole documents .
  • measure distances on a plan using a "ruler".
  • add and alter tables of contents by drag and drop.
  • create bookmarks for selected pages.
  • easily and quickly insert pages, anywhere in the file.
  • handle large documents and files very quickly - no waiting to find the back of the file.
  • print to scale (over more than one page if needed) and print it out with a title.
  • handle large drawings and colour pictures easily and usefully.

Benefits of Trapeze Desktop™ for archiving

  • extends the range of scanned documents your document management system (DMS) can handle. Includes folders, maps, plans and more..
  • cuts indexing costs by allowing your DMS users to categorize their documents after they're scanned.
  • improve document-handling staff productivity.
  • multi-layering TIFF technology drastically reduces file size on maps and drawings.
  • cuts document capture costs.
  • cuts maintenance effort: reduces the support requirement for imaging integration and slashes on-going support issues.

Trapeze Desktop™ pasteboard option

Allows the user to cut and paste multiple selections to a printable document as illustrated. Selections can be manipulated like real clippings, resized and 'stuck' anywhere on the page.


Map to be clipped


Clipping from Map
Clipping from Map title
Added annotation

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