Lizardtech provides an SDK for reading MrSid image files. The binaries are provided in C++ LIB, DLL, and H files. I would like a mechanism to easily use the library from .NET code, probably in the form of a COM wrapper but open to other ideas.
The API is very well documented. I don't need the entire thing; for starters just the subset that they call "The C API" is necessary.
I'd like to attach the .H file that outlines everything that needs to be done, but LizardTech's license is a bugger there. You can view it by visiting [login to view URL], registering there, agreeing to their license, and downloading Windows GeoExpress SDK. To save you time, once you have agreed to their license drop me a note and I will send you the .H files. If you do download it, I'm looking at the two \include\c_api header files.
Also include a simple sample .NET app in either C# or VB.NET that implements [login to view URL] and also the demonstrates the integration of the API streams with .NET streams (so I can stream conversion results directly to the network rather than through a file first).
I think this will be an easy project (and easy money) for someone very familiar with writing wrappers around C++ lib and dll. I think I could do it myself but it would take me a lot longer to figure out the plumbing and the type conversions. I've written enough basic C++, but never compiled into a COM object.
Let me know if you need more info.
## Deliverables
1) .NET-callable wrapper around all API functions listed in lt_ioCStream.h and ltic_api.h in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.
2) Samples must be in ready-to-run condition and also include source code.
3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components (excluding the LizardTech API of course), etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).
## Platform
Windows .NET 1.1, [login to view URL] 2003.