document
and an image
object through Component Object Model (COM). It can convert scanned images to text under program control, using its built-in OCR engine.MDIVWCTL.DLL
) to the application project. These folders are usually located in C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedMODI
.Filename extension | .mdi |
---|---|
Internet media type | image/vnd.ms-modi |
Magic number | 0x5045 |
Type of format | Image file formats |
Extended from | TIFF |
.mdi
Filename extension for storing scanned documents together with optional annotations or metadata which can include the text generated by OCR process. It is known that MDI is a variant of TIFF.[14][15] Key differences from TIFF include:0x5045
, instead of TIFF's 0x4D4D
(ASCII MM
) or 0x4949
(ASCII II
).