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Imatest Master Changelog

What's new in Imatest Master 24.1.0

Apr 25, 2024
  • New Features:
  • Registration Mark Detection: Now includes an alternative machine learning/computer vision (ML/CV) registration mark detection method to aid with automatic target identification and ROI placement. This new detection method is available for the following analyses: Random/Dead Leaves, eSFR ISO 12233:2017, eSFR ISO 12233:2023, Star Chart, 36-Patch Dynamic Range, Contrast Resolution, ISO 14524, and ISO 15739.
  • Improved Handling of DNG files: Added ability to read non-standard bit depth DNG files using direct read option, and Incorporated Adobe DNG SDK into Libraw DNG read option for improved processing according to DNG specification. There is a new dropdown option for the DNG Read method selection in the Options II window, to allow the choice between the original Libraw processing and the new Adobe SDK processing.
  • Checkerboard: Now includes a High-distortion option for checkerboard detection, providing improved detection robustness for highly distorted images.
  • Rescharts and Color/Tone: Now includes the ability to hide the text overlaid on select plots as an option under the Display dropdown, located at the top of Rescharts and Color/Tone Interactive windows.
  • Color/Tone and Stepchart: The functionality of the saturation level setting has been modified to allow for better handling of images with nonstandard bit depth or saturation level offsets.
  • Edge Information Metrics SNRi and Edge SNRi (Independent Observer Signal-to-Noise Ratios). Measures of the detectability of objects and edges.
  • Edge Information Metrics Matched filter design Procedure for designing electronic filters that optimize object and edge detection metrics, SNRi and Edge SNRi.
  • Edge Information Metrics Slanted edge SFR interpolated binning method for reducing spurious high-frequency signals from SFR curves. Reduces sawtooth artifacts in motion blur analysis and improves the reliability of MTF10 measurements, but is not recommended for general use because it lowpass-filters the SFR.
  • Stray Light support for ITU-R BT.709-6, ITU-R BT.2020-2, and MATLAB luminance calculations.
  • Stray Light number of saturated pixels per analysis frame.
  • Stray Light maximum measurable stray light calculation.
  • Main Window now includes the ability to annotate images with Custom Metadata.
  • Main Window now includes improved General Settings search with highlighting.
  • Deprecation:
  • Legacy Distortion module has been deprecated. Use Checkerboard instead.

New in Imatest Master 23.1.6 (Oct 3, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • New slanted-edge-based measurementsincluding Information Capacity, SNRi, Noise Power Spectrum, and Noise Equivalent Quanta.
  • New Settingsinterface: With improved user experience and search. These new settings replace the ROI Options, Options II, Options III in previous releases.
  • Flatfield: Addition of EMVA1288 row/column noise calculations.
  • Main WindowAll image formats now can be previewed, loading time improvements for large sets of images.
  • Image Metadata Storage:Importing EXIF information for preview of relevant information about each image.
  • Improved SFRreg Detectionusing an artificial intelligence model for all targets with registration mark detection (eSFR ISO, 36-Patch DR, Contrast Resolution, Siemens star).
  • Gamutvision 2.0, incorporation of a color gamut viewer originally launched by Imatest in 2006.
  • Stray Light:
  • Added ability to normalize by a user-provided value.
  • Added ability to have separate masking settings for the reference image.
  • Output pixel count above a threshold.
  • Switches to median aggregation in reference image normalization.
  • Added ability to directly use the image processing mask method.
  • Added ability to set the threshold in image processing masking via Otsu’s method.
  • Added a minimum source threshold to the image processing method.
  • Added other compensation factors for normalization via a reference image.
  • Larger summary plots, updates to nomenclature.
  • Arbitrary Charts:
  • Video support
  • Distortion parameterfor supporting distorted targets.
  • VCX exposure adaptation measurement.
  • Minor Features:
  • Tour Mode starts from the welcome window to demonstrate the usage of the new main window.
  • Improvement of default settingsfor slanted-edge region selection, stepchart ROI fill-factor and Delta-E 00 color correction.
  • Color/tone: split plot improvement to include exposure-matched reference value.
  • Offline Floating License Server: Allows deployment of concurrent licenses and virtual machines in an offline environment.
  • IT/EXE: Improved command line interface.

New in Imatest Master 22.2 (Oct 11, 2022)

  • Stray Light Analysis Feature – Imatest analyzes images of a bright light source and calculates the stray light for each image. The included stray light metrics in Imatest 22.2 are Point Source Rejection Ratio (PSRR) and unnormalized stray light. The primary output of the analysis are stray light metric images which quantify the amount of stray light in the input images. Other outputs include light source mask files, various summary statistics in standard output formats, as well as colormapped plots and videos. This feature is a step towards defining and supporting next-generation stray light analysis within IEEE-P2020 and ISO.
  • Auto Exposure measurements in Color/Tone – Given a video input file with a changing light level, this feature will measure the time a camera system takes to adjust the exposure of a scene. Metrics calculated: Temporal Video Analysis – Mean Normalized Pixel Level, Exposure Error, and CPIQ Exposure Quality Loss.
  • Auto White Balance measurements in Color/Tone – Given a video input file with changing color temperature, this feature will measure the time a camera system takes to adjust the white balance of a scene. Metrics calculated: Correlated Color Temperature.
  • Compare two images for 3D (stereo imaging) compatibility in Focus Field – Compare the geometry of two images using the Focus Field Post-processor.
  • Enhanced Image Preview – Enabling zoom and pan with rubber band selection, coordinates display, and minimap.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.18 (Oct 10, 2020)

  • Removed erroneous Rawview window menu item “Open file in Readraw”.
  • Resolved a crash when selecting submitting image capture data via Test Manager.
  • Resolved an issue that hindered the Database module from starting.
  • Resolved an issue that hindered saving JPEG images of 16-bit data via SFRplus.
  • Rebuilt Dcraw to decode *.CR3 files.
  • Device manager no longer crashes when a device is not connected and “start preview” is selected.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.13 (Apr 7, 2020)

  • 20-patch eSFR ISO reference file runs as expected when read via Color/Tone Interactive module as an ‘eSFR ISO Color Gray Scale’ chart.
  • Resolved an issue with Imatest Studio when being installed in Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra).
  • If set by the user, Blemish figures close automatically when generated.
  • Resolved an issue that caused the SSIM module to crash when reading an image.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.12 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • Resolved a bug that caused the Uniformity module to crash.
  • Read Raw is friendly with 32-bit containers.
  • Fixed an IT issue when attempting to save plots via the Star module.
  • IT & Pass/Fail settings populate Color/Tone Auto fields as set by the user.
  • Fixed a crash in Noise plot using eSFR ISO Setup.
  • Fixed a crash with dead leaves cross chart due to inadequate ROI selection.
  • Updated ‘Dead pixels’ labels in CSV the reports when generated via Blemish.
  • Windows that didn’t produce crash error reports previously, now will.
  • Suppressed “Escaped character ‘U’ is not valid” warning.
  • Resolved an SFRreg crash when tiny marks in the image are being mistaken for real registration marks.
  • Fixed a bug when an 11th order polynomial is selected to measure distortion in the Checkerboard Module.
  • Fixed an issue with the generation of Grid plot data when generated via Blemish.
  • Find Sharp File error resolved when “Sort plot by name” is selected.
  • Fixed a crash with Star Module when “MTF contours (polor)” display is selected.
  • Slanted edge light/dark values are parsed in the JSON via any of the Rescharts module.
  • Fixed old labels in Imatest IT settings that still reference multitest.
  • Fixed a crash when 3D plots display is selected in Checkerboard Setup.
  • Fixed a crash in Checkerboard Setup that was caused by a corrupted INI field.
  • Minor bug fix when saving reports via Checkerboard.
  • Resolved Edge ID discrepancy in the JSON files generated by Reschart modules.
  • Fixed a crash when running a completely black image in Stepchart.
  • Test Charts bug fixed when the save is canceled upon generating a chart.
  • Prevented a crash when Checkerboard experimental detection is selected.
  • Resolved a bug when the noise display is selected in SFRreg.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.7 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Reference files in the eSFR ISO transmissive chart now account for density differences between the patches when used for the DR measurement.
  • Fixed error that hindered users from selecting a custom grayscale reference file in eSFR ISO More settings window.
  • Fixed an error that prevented Noise plots from being displayed in eSFR ISO Module
  • Fixed an error that caused eSFR to crash with monochrome images when the “Step chart” box is checked.
  • Resolved an error that prevented PCs with NVMe drives from running on Master
  • eSFR-ISO and SFRplus data file output won’t crash when grayscale patches weren’t detected in an image.
  • Circle-registration-mark detection threshold in Arbitrary Charts can be customized by the user, instead of being based on the image size to the image width.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.6 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Resolved stepchart detection issue in Pass/Fail for eSFR ISO pattern.
  • Fixed Device Manager crash on MacOS 10.14.6.
  • Fixed crash in Multi-wedge plot in eSFR-ISO module.
  • Hide arbitrary charts-related buttons from main window in Studio.
  • Temporal noise (2-image method) outputs from Color/Tone now have Y-channel temporal noise values.
  • Backporting changes to VM users when their internet connection is displayed (related to error message -4304)

New in Imatest Master 5.2.5 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Resolved floating license error (Error -4303) that misleadingly appeared with node-locked licenses.
  • Fixed an error that prevented eSFR ISO Color & grayscale chart from being analyzed in Color/Tone Auto.
  • Fixed autodetection issue when reading an EIA chart via Color/Tone Auto.
  • Misleading error message “Licensing library not found at ShaferFilechck.dll’” is only displayed when there is a license related issue.
  • Fixed SFRreg detection issue with markers outside the normal crop region.
  • DNG files are read through dcraw accordingly, when loaded in any analysis modules, Find Sharp files for e.g.
  • Resolved a confusing warning dialog that directs users to consider using Read Raw when analyzing RAW files from commercial cameras.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.4 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Improve the handling of offline activation.
  • Fixed uniformity CSV and JSON output to include Blue channel grid calculation statistics.
  • Instead of reporting 0 for outputs that were not able to be calculated, NaN (Not a Number) is reported.
  • Gamma display fixed when toggling between Original and Corrected Image in the Color/Tone Module.
  • Resolved Test Charts crash upon selecting Pattern#27 and setting Gamma =1.
  • Check for currently running instances of Imatest during installation is now functional.
  • GeoCal GUI writes to the user’s home folder by default now.
  • Fixed crash in Test Manager upon selection of edit table.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.3 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Fixed a warning message that was being issued for two Imperx image acquisition adaptors.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the opening of Test Manager

New in Imatest Master 5.2.2 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Fixed crash when saving a screen from Color/Tone Interactive.
  • Fixed inability to select display after hitting cancel in setup from within Rescharts.
  • Fixed error that occurred when testing Read Raw functionality on a test image.
  • Oversharpening will now be calculated on MTF curves that don’t drop below 50%.

New in Imatest Master 5.2.1 (Jan 7, 2020)

  • Arbitrary Chart definitions are now checked for color definitions of the number of elements appropriate for their corresponding Encoding.
  • Fixed issue when trying to get noise results from an SFRreg Center Chart.
  • FOV from dot pattern now works correctly, particularly in cases of small spatial units (e.g. mm or smaller) for dot separation.
  • Edge case errors thrown in Arbitrary Charts GUI now display a more informative message to the user.
  • Fixed crash when selecting visual noise calculation in the Color/Tone Interactive Module.
  • Minor change to black-circle registration mark detection preset thresholds.

New in Imatest Master 5.1.1 (Jul 27, 2018)

  • Fixed issue where during region selection on certain charts you could not change the disortion of the ROI
  • Fixed crash when using SQF settings window

New in Imatest Master 5.1.0 (Jul 18, 2018)

  • Features:
  • MTF Compensation – MTF measurements can be compensated for measured chart quality.
  • Geometric Calibration – Estimate the parameters of the projective camera model from images of checkerboard patterns. Multiple cameras are supported, allowing for stereo or trifocal rig calibration. Optical distortion of various models is also estimated, as well as the extrinsic parameters of the camera(s).
  • Sony AYA Image Acquisition
  • Image Processing: Synthetic raw creation / Remosaic
  • Minor Features:
  • Improved distortion calculation – Checkerboard now offers division and higher-order polynomial distortion models (up to 6 coefficients), and faster and more accurate distortion coefficient and center of distortion calculation. The division distortion model has also been added to SFRplus.
  • Temporal noise from multiple files now available in Multicharts and Multitest – These newer and more versatile modules for analyzing color and grayscale charts now include all important features of Colorcheck and Stepchart.
  • SQF settings window improved greatly
  • Added circle detection to Arbitrary Charts

New in Imatest Master 5.0.21 (Jun 7, 2018)

  • More Checkerboard detection improvements
  • Fixed IT parallel analyzer not running properly from EXE calls
  • Fixed uniformity interactive not displaying ISO 18844 results properly without having run fixed uniformity prior to it

New in Imatest Master 5.0.17 (May 9, 2018)

  • Improved the detection of Dead Leaves Cross tests
  • Fixed rare crash with SFRreg + eSFR ISO changing rubustness
  • Fixed OIS module not running with more recent json files
  • Fixed rare blemish + uniformity crash

New in Imatest Master 5.0.16 (May 9, 2018)

  • Made change to prevent manual selection confirmation on SFRreg + eSFR ISO configurations from spamming users
  • Empty bin warning less frequent
  • Added center of distortion measurements to the Checkerboard module
  • Fixed custom box for CPIQ acutance measurements
  • Improved detection of SFRreg +eSFR ISO chart setups
  • Added noise analysis to the Colorchecker SG

New in Imatest Master 5.0.15 (Apr 11, 2018)

  • Fixes registration issue seen in 5.0.13 and 5.0.14 that resulted in a java exception
  • Fixes an issue running the screen pattern module, “error using zeroes”
  • Fixed issue running TE276 charts through the Random module

New in Imatest Master 5.0.14 (Mar 23, 2018)

  • Made some changes to allow for proxy server authentication
  • Fixed issue with save image through the device manager not working
  • Fixed SFR to work better in rare situations with off center ROIs

New in Imatest Master 5.0.13 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Fixed Checkerboard auto detection center point for large batch runs
  • Fixed rounding issue in secondary readouts for normalized area peak MTF measurements
  • Fixed IT8.7 colorchart reference files with incorrect numbering (1 based rather than 0) causing crash
  • Changed build process to alleviate crashes caused by “Missing DLL” or “invalid mex” files

New in Imatest Master 5.0.12 (Feb 16, 2018)

  • Improved usage for SFRreg center chart to make the color patches effect detection less
  • Fixed DCRaw not running on Linux
  • Fixed result mismatch between max distortion in dotpattern figures and CSV
  • Fixed rotation sometimes reporting 180 when it is 0 for SFRplus
  • Fixed Log F Contrast not automatically detecting properly
  • Added option to output batch results as individual JSON files in Arbitrary Charts

New in Imatest Master 5.0.7 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Fixed issue in translations with multiple rows
  • Fixed error generating PDF reports
  • Fixed distortion values for predistorted charts not outputting properly
  • Reference values now work properly with Contrast Resolution charts

New in Imatest Master 5.0.6 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Hot/dead pixel locations added to JSON output
  • Improved detection of black areas during ISO 18844 flare tests
  • Fixed acquisition issues on Mac
  • Added DR in dB to output files
  • Fixed issue with INI file not reading properly through the license manager with IT
  • Added to Arbitrary Charts Slanted edge LCA, system LCA results for CPIQ, slanted edge over sharpening and MTF50. and mean RGB values of color patches

New in Imatest Master 5.0.5 (Nov 8, 2017)

  • Improvement:
  • Added light and dark levels of slanted edges to SFR _multi.csv output
  • Email address field now remembers last valid address in the license manager
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crash running SFRplus with distortion calculations turned off
  • License manager now gracefully exits with rare network failures

New in Imatest Master 5.0.4 (Oct 31, 2017)

  • Image Acquisition Updates:
  • Added Imaq support for Imperx FrameLink devices and removed Imperx’ VCE express adaptor which causes issues with no device attached
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crashes on non-sequential grayscale charts
  • Fixed ISO 18844 flare crash when selecting in uniformity interactive
  • Fixed crashes on stars with very few cycles, now works with as few as 16 cycles
  • Fixed crash in checkerboard caused by a hot pixel in a very underexposed region
  • Fixed SFR not changing the name of its results files on save
  • Fixed SFR not saving results when run through express mode

New in Imatest Master 5.0.3 (Oct 31, 2017)

  • Image Acquisition Updates:
  • Updated Blackmagic Decklink SDK to 10.9.5
  • UI/General Improvements:
  • Improved cross-section log plot in image statistics to allow for wider cross-sections
  • Renamed “dynamic range” post processor to emphasize that it is a post processor, and not for initial dynamic range measurements
  • Added the option to analyze only a star pattern in the Star module, for charts that have no other features but a siemens star pattern
  • Added example ROI selections in the ROI selection window
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with multicharts/multitest not correctly saving the number of linear steps in a chart selected
  • Fixed license manager not allowing further input after using the wrong license number length
  • Fixed issue with python interpreter not running properly on startup
  • Fixed crash in IT when the python interpreter path could not be found by adding the ability to supply a path with the [imatest]python_home INI key
  • Fixed blank output for dotpattern CSVs and JSONs
  • Fixed crash when rescharts was closed during calculations

New in Imatest Master 5.0.2 (Oct 5, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Small changes to help with issues not recognizing python on new installs
  • Better error handling when Colorcheck auto detection fails

New in Imatest Master 5.0.1 (Oct 5, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crash that happens when user wants to use chart configurations from other vendors in thew random/dead leaves module
  • Fixed permissions issue with the INI folder for Mac users

New in Imatest Master 5.0.0 (Sep 20, 2017)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Database: Collect important information regarding image capture conditions, device state and EXIF metadata into Imatest’s new database system. Easily keep track of numerous testing sessions in a convenient web application.
  • Test Manager: Quickly execute test processes with defined test plans. The Test Manager interfaces with the Database to provide a bi-directional testing process.
  • Reports: Efficiently analyze data outputs. Generate reports in interactive HTML and printable PDF formats.
  • Arbitrary Charts: Define your own chart layout to combine image quality factors for analysis on one chart. Significantly reduce the amount of images needed to complete the testing process
  • Contrast Resolution: Analyze the distinguishability of two tones in a scene over a range, giving a definition of dynamic range that moves beyond noise measurements.
  • Image Flare Measurement: Measure flare based on the ISO 18844 flare calculation using light traps or a high density backlit chart.
  • Imatest IS is now Imatest Master. Imatest Master will provide all users with the ability to directly acquire images from a variety of sources. Users that have an Imatest IS license will want to download Imatest Master.
  • ITP is now IT. Parallel processing capabilities of ITP have been merged with IT.
  • MINOR FEATURES:
  • Image statistics viewer
  • Enhancements to the imaging processing module;
  • SFRreg Center Chart enhancement for testing of ultra-wide camera systems;
  • Multi-Wedge plots for eSFR ISO displays
  • SFRreg targets on the outside of eSFR ISO targets can be automatically analyzed (for ultra-wide testing)

New in Imatest Master 4.5.22 (Aug 11, 2017)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Better estimation of barrel/pincushion distortion in eSFR ISO
  • Added undershoot and overshoot percentages to JSON output
  • Added square spacing to SFRplus output
  • FIXES:
  • Fixed an elusive issue where running SFRplus or eSFR ISO from the setup window would error out and close the program without any failure messages
  • SSIM now works properly with DCRaw
  • RCCC should now work with Rawview settings
  • Fixed CCM not handling 16 bit images properly
  • Single line distortion now working as intended in distortion module
  • Fixed warning message when using a density file with values above 9 saying you might be using an LAB file
  • Better catches for attempts at writing to files without proper permissions
  • Fixed multi-row grayscales in Multicharts not reloading properly
  • Fixed warning message when all seats for a floating license are currently in use. Before it would just give the default inactive message, now it properly informs you that there are no more seats.
  • Fixed an error occurring in Multicharts when trying to edit settings before loading in an image
  • Fixed crash caused by loading a bad pass/fail file

New in Imatest Master 4.5.21 (May 19, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Added partway_mean_min for pass//fail secondary outputs
  • Fixed device manager opening during reload in Multicharts
  • Fixed issue when loading consecutive images into Multicharts
  • Fixed misreporting of CPIQ acutance at computer default viewing distance
  • Fixed CPIQ spamming warnings for pixel pitch
  • Improved robustness for reg mark detection

New in Imatest Master 4.5.19 (May 19, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • SSIM GUI now works properly with single channel images
  • Pass/fail better handling of missing data and removal of XML calls

New in Imatest Master 4.5.18 (Apr 8, 2017)

  • Algorithm Change:
  • Dynamic range from slope made more robust by reducing smoothing and increasing minimum signal threshold to prevent over-estimation in high flare systems
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed only horizontal plots saving when both horizontal and vertical plots are set in SFRreg
  • Fixed manual scaling not doing anything in studio for 3d plots
  • Improved DNG reading to be able to handle less standard files
  • Fixes to pass/fail monitor keeping old data

New in Imatest Master 4.5.17 (Apr 3, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed DR from slope discrepancies
  • Fixed crash with CPIQ Visual Noise creating crashes in JSON outputs when the answer is non-real. Now replaced with NaN
  • Added CCM calculations to studio
  • Fixed multinoise crash when reference file contains identical values
  • Fixed crash in Multicharts running M x N charts

New in Imatest Master 4.5.16 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Improved dead leaves cross auto detection
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed findmtfnn crash in bad framing
  • Fixed multicharts crash makecharts.m with an image with no color patches
  • Fixed some windows still reporting a CPIQ viewing distance of 80cm
  • Fixed eSFR-ISO gray patch reporting incorrect exposure error due to reversed patch ordering
  • Cleaned up hard crash when empty frequency bins cause NaNs in randcalc, produces a nice little warning message instead
  • Removed ability of using Dead Leaves Cross calculations on non-Cross correlation charts

New in Imatest Master 4.5.15 (Mar 11, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crash when saving data from Multicharts
  • Fixed crash when user doesn’t have write access needed to create results folder
  • Fixed “reference to nonexistent pfdata” crash in trial versions
  • Fixed crash for undefined “ishghangle’ in device manager
  • Fixed crash on start up caused by corrupt inis
  • Fixed crash when starting license manager
  • Fixed crash while changing displays during IS reloads

New in Imatest Master 4.5.14 (Mar 11, 2017)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Tab cycling to password fields now works!
  • CPIQ Fixes:
  • Added CPIQ QL for all patches to CSV output
  • Add CPIQ visual noise data for all CPIQ view condition presets to JSON output
  • Standardize visual noise outputs so that ISO visual noise values and CPIQ visual noise values are written to CSV both for 13% gray patch and L*50 patch for easy comparison
  • Change view condition for computer monitor cor CPIQ presets to 60cm from 86cm
  • Update sRGB linearization to current standard

New in Imatest Master 4.5.13 (Feb 3, 2017)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Added longterm checkout capabilities to network licenses
  • Fixes:
  • Prevented crash on bad region selections with wedge pattern
  • Prevented crash when accessing rescharts through setup buttons from main window
  • Fixed python implementation not using print properly in more recent versions
  • Fixed readraw sections in the INI for RCCC conversions corrupting
  • SFRplus displays no longer misreporting gamma
  • fixed testcharts not being able to create files in protected folders
  • Prevented crash with creating extra roi’s in distortion

New in Imatest Master 4.5.12 (Jan 21, 2017)

  • Minor Iprovements:
  • Added delta hue to JSON outputs
  • Improved SFRreg detection robustness slightly
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed rescharts sfr display reporting incorrect chart contrast
  • fixed read raw settings causing a crash when trying to demosaic RCCC images
  • Fixed issue with Epiphan SDK to allow it to use directshow in the operator console
  • Made warning messages about unexpected regions less scary
  • Reduced dotpattern warnings about failing area ratio test in output
  • Added eSFR ISO and SFRreg usage in labview sample
  • made it more difficult for test chart figures to be closed prematurely

New in Imatest Master 4.5.11 (Jan 19, 2017)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Undershoot/overshoot added to SFR CSV outputs
  • FIXES:
  • Fixed crash occurring when crop borders are extremely far outside of normal boundaries
  • Fixed issue with plot 4 tone adjustment in Colorcheck causing crashes
  • Fixed contrast ratios reporting negative in log-f contrast results
  • Fixed Colorchecker crashes when bad demosaicing/white balance causes the Colorchecker density row to not ascend in order properly
  • Fixed Rescharts saved data causing crashes

New in Imatest Master 4.5.9 (Dec 28, 2016)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Floating licenses now require checks less often to improve run times
  • added over/undershoot to CSV/JSON outputs
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crash non-existent field ‘popup_chartype’
  • Fixed bad color checker images causing crash (patches not in proper ascending order)
  • fixed sfrplus reporting cy/pix even when cy/deg is selected

New in Imatest Master 4.5.8 (Dec 28, 2016)

  • Minor Improvements:
  • Added ability to call esfr iso and sfrreg in labview
  • Improved wedge stability that have very few frequencies prior to aliasing
  • Added support for Imperx HD-SDI and analog frame grabbers custom Imaq adaptors
  • Fixes:
  • Stopped crash caused by cancelling runs using a non-english language set
  • Fixed crash involving ‘calcmd5’ caused on windows 10 machines
  • Fixed auto update button not working properly in non-english locales
  • Fixed issue measuring bayer raw images with multiple ROIs
  • Fixed dot pattern figure not aligning with CSV/JSON outputs on quality loss
  • Fixed CPIQ lateral chromatic displacement taking difference of B-G and R-G curves rather than the maximum value of either of those
  • Fixed OIS comparison crashing with ‘Direction_from_center’

New in Imatest Master 4.5.7 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • FIXED:
  • Fixed wedge detection to work for eSFR ISO charts with white inside wedges
  • Removed registration for floating licenses. Users now only need the license number when activating a floating license
  • Fixed test chart module producing 4x instead of 1x with too few wedges
  • Fixed rare crash with wedge calculations during IS reloads
  • Removed numbers from plot figures to reduce confusion
  • Fixed bad error message when no data exists in Dynamic Range

New in Imatest Master 4.5.6 (Nov 15, 2016)

  • FIXES:
  • Updated Labview example to not run JSON parser of IT call fails
  • Added switch in Random Settings to toggle CPIQ normalization of a texture based MTF curve
  • Resolved issue with select INI in studio
  • Fixed issue where adding “.raw” instead of “raw” as a read raw extension would cause problems
  • Bad reference files are no longer allowed and Imatest reverts to default
  • Fixed figures and other windows running off the screen in Windows so that you couldn’t click the X button
  • Fixed wedge moire plots always appearing even when set to off
  • Fixed checkerboard crashing on a large number of ROIs (was hard limited to 800, now 3000)

New in Imatest Master 4.5.5 (Oct 29, 2016)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added partway measurements to pass/fail
  • Added IS support for devices with dynamic readability
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed various nonuniformity issues when running SFR
  • fixed exifreader crash
  • fixed crash saving images in rescharts in IS

New in Imatest Master 4.5.4 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed crash in sfrcalc when using nonuniformity correction
  • Fixed certain buttons in settings windows not working when translated to a different language
  • Fixed crash in esfr iso with “sfrplus_plotsplit”
  • Fixed visual noise CPIQ crash when running colorchecker in multicharts

New in Imatest Master 4.5.3 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Minor Enhancements:
  • Added support for proxy servers with floating licensing
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Added missing Labview wrappers
  • Updated Omnivision drivers
  • added changes for GigE Vision devices to hopefully prevent packet delay issues

New in Imatest Master 4.5.2 (Oct 18, 2016)

  • Minor Enhancements:
  • Added ColorChecker SG to ROI options window
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed inconsistent number of elements being plotted on vertical axis with MTF plots
  • Fixed the noise histogram plot hiding itself in certain situations
  • Fixed IS conversion to row-major ARGB images
  • Excluded lux values for plots requiring a lux value no longer crash
  • Dynamically generated GUI control throws no longer halt IS
  • Fixed AVT device acquisition
  • Visual noise results now included in JSON for Multitest
  • Fixed uniformity correction in Colorcheck
  • Fixed AF Consistency not reading same file names if same files already exist
  • SFRreg auto batch o longer fails when detection fails on a frame

New in Imatest Master 4.5.1 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Minor Enhancements:
  • IS can now reread files being updated on your machine, and continue if it is being interrupted by reading/writing
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Font sizing fixed in new license manager window
  • Fixed “error using text” while ruinning esfr iso with certain noise settings

New in Imatest Master 4.5.0 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Checkerboard Module – Perform automated measurements of sharpness, lateral chromatic aberration, and optical distortion from images of checkerboard patterns
  • Autofocus Repeatability – Detect the reliability of your focusing mechanism and algorithms by analyzing collections of images captured at different distances based on the ISO 20490 standard
  • Random Cross Calculation – Updated texture metric with improved stability with nonlinear noise reduction
  • Enhanced SFRreg Detection – more robust detection capabilities that can adapt to a wider range of imaging conditions
  • IT .NET Acquisition Library – Acquire images directly from your device using .NET
  • IT .NET Async Methods – Allows for .NET asynchronous programming abilities with IT
  • RCCC Sensor – Raw support for a color filter array popular in automotive industries
  • MTF Area – A new and highly stable sharpness measurement that integrates the area below the MTF
  • General Changes:
  • Updated required Matlab Compiler Runtime (MCR) to v9.0.1 (R2016a), as a result 32 bit systems are no longer supported
  • License manager UI updated to be less cluttered

New in Imatest Master 4.4.13 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Added coordinates for wedge ROIs to json output
  • Over/undersharpening added to random module’s csv and jsons
  • More informative error for dotpattern when dots are too small, and now white dots on black background work
  • For blackmagic support, updated to SDK 10.7
  • Added CPIQreport resetting function in multifile reads
  • FIXES:
  • Acquire is now set to 0 when user selects image file source
  • Fixed acquisition issue in IS when trying to reload with acquisition turned off
  • Fixed device manager error reading video input when data is out of bounds
  • Fixed space handling in directories using acquire image
  • Acquire_graphin added to matlab path, no more undefined path while acquiring with a graphin device
  • Fixed wedge moire option in eSFR ISO rescharts
  • “Service file is not current version” error now links to our knowledge base on how to fix
  • Fixed autodetection for 36 patch dynamic range charts in stepchart
  • Depends folder now properly added to /bin folder for IT
  • Fixed filenames of saved dot pattern images acquired with IT
  • Fixed stepchart crashing when only using 2 ROIs
  • Added missing Linux C++ sample project JSONs
  • Added Mathworks patch that fixes a python memory leak
  • Fixed crash for non-existent field ‘lastmodule’
  • Fixed stepchart crashing with “error in interp1” on QA-61 and IDE charts
  • Fixed crash while trying to run OECF noise calculations when the image is flipped 180 degrees
  • Fixed “error in sfr_plotmtf (line 169)”
  • CPIO FIXES:
  • Updated CPIQ LGD metric to match final version of document
  • Visual noise and Acutance viewing condition preset linking in eSFR ISO
  • No Visual Noise results returned in JSON of eSFR ISO module or restarts running on eSFR ISO
  • Fixed bug caused by improper setting of sqfopt field in ini which reported wrong viewing distance results for SFR Acutance
  • viewing condition-dependent Objective Metrics were being calculated incorrectly for all presets except ‘Computer Monitor at 100%’. Now cycles/px calculations are based on display pixel pitch only, not image file height.

New in Imatest Master 4.4.12 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed Colorchecker figure reported deltaC max value mismatch with CSV
  • Fixed checkerboard to properly save JSON outputs and include region locations
  • Fixed IT crash with opcode -17
  • Fixed checkerboard not detecting as much as it should on heavily distorted images

New in Imatest Master 4.4.11 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Checkerboard module added to IT

New in Imatest Master 4.4.9 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed infinite loop when loading invalid files in
  • EXIF orientation now able to be turned off in cases of auto detection breaking
  • Fixed issue with CCM calculations generating a blank image

New in Imatest Master 4.4.8 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed crash happening with certain secondary readouts
  • Fixed plot crash when trying to generate a figure with no valid figure data is present
  • Fixes to slope based dynamic range measurements
  • Fixed multi file input for rescharts not working properly

New in Imatest Master 4.4.7 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed dynamic range module crashing with missing data in CSVs
  • Fixed issue where figures would very rarely generate as blank
  • Fixed license manager not handling non-standard emails properly

New in Imatest Master 4.4.6 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Fixed new stepchart dynamic range results reporting lower than normal in 4.4.4-4.4.5
  • T .NET: Fix for direct reading of byte[] (8-bit unsigned) and UInt32[] (32-bit unsigned) files
  • Checkerboard fix for crash when not using “best of above” calculation type
  • Fixed progress window getting in the way of other results windows

New in Imatest Master 4.4.5 (May 19, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed multi CSVs not saving properly with one ROI selected
  • Fixed gamma = 1 on certain raw images causing issues
  • Fixed Rescharts and Multicharts monochrome CSV data saving crashes

New in Imatest Master 4.4.4 (May 19, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the tiny font that would appear in Rescharts instructions
  • IT installers now prompt failed unzips in case of corrupted files
  • Asian environments with non-latin root directories no longer cause problems on startup

New in Imatest Master 4.4.3 (May 19, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Now including the special case decoding for the Sony IMX135 sensor
  • Added slope-based dynamic range, an improvement over “total patch range” originally used based on arbitrary noise levels
  • Added a decoder for 10-bit MIPI RAW files
  • 10-bit and 12-bit MIPI decoders can now be utilized with selecting either uint8 or uint16 input pixels
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed certain supported devices not showing up in the device manager
  • Fixed various Reschart CSV saving issues
  • Fixed mac builds reporting memory_display error on start up

New in Imatest Master 4.4.2 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Features:
  • MIPI encoder for 12 bit RAW
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed disappearing thumbnails in rescharts
  • Fixed noise setting buttons in rescharts
  • Fixed weighted mean summary not appearing
  • Fixed Import/Merge INI button being unresponsive
  • Fixed IS device manager crashing when cancelling actions
  • Python direct read users will notice a speedup of image file reading

New in Imatest Master 4.4.1 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Fixes:
  • IT8.7 no longer gives strange errors when no reference file is provided
  • Fixed mishandling of older INI files
  • EXIF orientation data is now properly read
  • Fixed stepchart pass/fail crashes
  • Fixed multiregion SFR crash

New in Imatest Master 4.4.0 (Mar 10, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Ability to test auto-focus, auto-exposure, and auto-white balance
  • Added support for all CPIQ standard metrics
  • Enabled access to device level control through the Device Manager
  • Support for concurrent network licensing
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed HDR measurements not displaying properly
  • MATLAB display issues in 2015b can now be circumvented in Options II by selecting different display settings
  • Canceling saving rescharts results no longer causes a crash
  • Activation on linux now works properly offline
  • The find sharpest file utility no longer improperly links to the composite chart utility
  • Random now properly displays figs when [api] disable_figs = 1 in Master or IS
  • Fixed issue where closing Reschart window after running SFRplus setup from main menu closes all of Imatest
  • Progress bar now properly displays RAW images
  • Sharpest file utility now properly goes to sharpest file rather than composite charts
  • Updated progress bar to properly report status
  • Fixed various crashes when using new ROI selection

New in Imatest Master 4.3.3 (Feb 6, 2016)

  • Big Fixes:
  • Back ports of fixes in done in 4.4

New in Imatest Master 4.3.2 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed milticharts csv and multitest json problems
  • Fixed disable_figs = 1 disabling plots generated for Master/IS
  • Fixed installation ID’s not being visible in Linux builds
  • Fixed bug with saving results from rescharts

New in Imatest Master 4.3.1 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Added MTF detail to the random output module
  • Added _pct and gb_gr variations to pass/fail
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the probe tool
  • Fixed multi roi crashes
  • Fixed blemish crash with shading uniformity
  • Small cosmetic fixes with the new progress bar

New in Imatest Master 4.3.0 (Dec 18, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • New OS Support: Linux Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit support
  • Imatest IT Python API
  • New SSIM module
  • Support for 4-channel Bayer raw uniformity measurements
  • Added special ROI sub-region option to Uniformity and Blemish modules

New in Imatest Master 4.2.11 (Dec 18, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Added ability to flip images upside down
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed problem with reading DNGs
  • Fixed crash with uniformity interactive
  • fixed rare crash in calculating color matrix

New in Imatest Master 4.2.9 (Dec 18, 2015)

  • Fixed issue with 64 bit installers not properly extracting the MCR
  • Fixed rare case of secondary SFR readouts not being consistent

New in Imatest Master 4.2.8 (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed SFRplus crash reporting problem with Macadam ellipses
  • Fixed problem with setting 4×3 color matrices
  • Improved usability of probe
  • Fixed crash when using Uniformity Delta-C 2000 contour plot

New in Imatest Master 4.2.7 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Fixed occasional crash in Dead Leaves measurements

New in Imatest Master 4.2.6 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Temporal S/N calc can now be performed on two frames from mp4 video
  • Out of memory errors now give a nice out of memory response rather than a crash
  • EXIF data now properly displayed in various modules like blemish and stepchart
  • Fixed ACES color matrix error
  • Fixed crash when using standardized sharpening

New in Imatest Master 4.2.5 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Veiling glare calculations will allow for the black trap to be next to the lightest patch as well as the darkest

New in Imatest Master 4.2.4 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Select INI default function now resets the proper fields
  • Fixed a*b* color error not plotting properly

New in Imatest Master 4.2.3 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed occasional crash with new ellipses in eSFR ISO
  • Fixed various Select INI functional issues, not saving defaults, not saving between runs, etc.
  • Improved support for high bit-depth files
  • Fixed SFRplus detection issue where the center column would be misaligned if the image was cropped irregularly
  • Improved Test Chart module speed

New in Imatest Master 4.2.2 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Radial distortion plot added to eSFR ISO
  • Interface Changes:
  • ROI fine adjustment has arrows added to the movement buttons, removed clutter
  • Added “best of above” to distortion settings and output

New in Imatest Master 4.2.1 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • Added histograms of levels & gradients to Random in Rescharts
  • Improved radial distortion plot
  • Added JSON output to Dot Pattern

New in Imatest Master 4.2 (Sep 24, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Interface is now available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean
  • New SFRreg module: Allows SFR evaluation of arbitrarily placed registration mark patterns (See SFRreg Documentation)
  • Added new Point Spread Function (PSF) display to SFRplus, eSFR-ISO, and SFRreg: PSFs can be estimated from colocated, near-sagittal and tangential edges
  • Replaced the license manager with a new system with an improved interface (See Activation Documentation)
  • Added support for all BitFlow framegrabber to IS and IT
  • Added support for all Blackmagic framegrabbers to IS and IT
  • Added Multitest module to IT libraries
  • Added new Educational apps to Imatest Help menu. These tools provide visual illustrations of several core image quality concepts
  • MORE FEATURES:
  • Added acutance display and output to Log-F Contrast
  • Added pre-distortion preview to Test Targets to make selecting pre-distortion values easier
  • Added circular registration mark variant to SVG quadrant pattern in Test Targets
  • Added new extrapolated MacAdam ellipses to most color plots in Multicharts and Multitest. Based on original research by David L. MacAdam, Visual Sensitivities to Color Differences in Daylight
  • Updated Omnivision support to include 18-bit and 20-bit sensors and YUV format
  • Imatest IT now has a complete exception heirarchy
  • Added CPIQ-based Chroma Level output to Multicharts, SFRplus, and eSFR ISO JSON results:
  • mean_chroma_saturation_CPIQ: Chroma level value as defined by the CPIQ standard as of Draft v17
  • Added Delta Hue to JSON and CSV output in Colorcheck:
  • Delta_L: Difference in lightness (L*) between reference and target patch values
  • Delta_chroma: Difference in chroma (C*) between reference and target patch values
  • Delta_hue: Difference in hue angle between reference and target patch values
  • Added the following outputs to Multitest/Multicharts JSON and CSV:
  • exposure_error_f_stops: Overall exposure error in f-stops
  • grayscale_zone: Number key for each patch in order for all following grayscale fields
  • grayscale_minus_log_exposure: -Log exposure of each grayscale patch
  • grayscale_#_density: Density of each patch for a given channel where # is Y for luminance, G for green, etc…
  • grayscale_#_mean: Mean pixel value of each patch (in 8-bit scale) where # is Y for luminance, etc…
  • White_Bal_error_Degrees: White balance error in degrees for each patch
  • White_Bal_error_Mired: White balance error in Mireds for each patch
  • White_Bal_error_H_HSV: White balance error in Hue in the HSV color space
  • White_Bal_error_Delta_C_ab: White balance error in delta Cab
  • White_Bal_error_Delta_C_94: White balance error in delta C94
  • White_Bal_error_Delta_C_00: White balance error in delta C00
  • Added eSFR ISO wedge location information to JSON and CSV output:
  • wedge_number: Array of numbers for each measured wedge corresponding with position of following values
  • low_freq_wedge_center_locations_x: Low frequency wedge center x in pixels
  • low_freq_wedge_center_locations_y: Low frequency wegge center y in pixels
  • low_freq_wedge_center_corner_pct: Low frequency wedge field position in percentage
  • high_freq_wedge_center_locations_x: High frequency wedge center x in pixels
  • high_freq_wedge_center_locations_y: High frequency wegge center y in pixels
  • high_freq_wedge_center_corner_pct: High frequency wedge field position in percentage
  • ALGORITHM CHANGES:
  • Improved wedge calculations and tolerance to non-uniform lighting
  • Changed ISO 12233:2014 SFR correction factor to be enabled by default (Note: Previous INI files with the setting disabled will not be changed)
  • INTERFACE CHANGES:
  • Removed unused “Plot 9” option on some save results windows
  • Added indicator to wedge displays to show the onset of aliasing
  • Generally improved and updated wedge plots
  • Changed color on some plots to improve readability
  • Improved OIS/Image Compare display when images cannot be found
  • Added ability to load ROI settings in the Functional Interface
  • Removed IS Multi-ROI display from Imatest Master as it is only relevant in IS
  • Added new Options III window accessable from the Settings menu
  • Moved Luminance equation option to Options III from Options II
  • Added Planckian locus to xy and u’v’ plots in Multicharts and Multitest
  • Added checkbox to IT Settings window to modify the INI setting related to attempting to continue on error or throw error further up
  • BUG FIXES:
  • INI files now support non-Latin characters in file paths
  • SFRplus Auto now no longer issues a warning for Chromatic Aberration plots when analyzing a monochromatic image
  • Fixed bug when reading reference files that use comma decimal seperators
  • Fixed major bug where using the new ROI selection option with Stepchart could cause some charts to fail and crash
  • Improved stability of IS reloads on OSX
  • Fixed several bugs related to batch runs of eSFR-ISO files
  • Allowed batch runs of differently sized images in eSFR-ISO Auto
  • Fixed bug where selecting IT8.7 in Multicharts would warn the user about a missing reference file before allowing the user to select any file
  • Raw conversion will now notify the user with a helpful message if it fails during normal module runs
  • Fixed bug where OIS/Image Compare would display an invalid file warning before the user is able to select a file
  • Unchecking and rechecking “Acquire from device” in IS now correctly reverts back to the last used device
  • Fixed bug where setting raw files to be decoded into PGM files instead of TIFF could cause a crash in later module runs
  • Fixed bug in IT where figures would still display when INI file settings should have disabled them
  • Fixed bug where SFRplus geometry would not recalculate when INI settings indicated it should always be recalculated
  • Fixed uninstallers so that shortcuts are correctly handled
  • Fixed issue in eSFR ISO modules where secondary readouts were being populated with incorrect data
  • Fixed occasional crash in Distortion module where plotting would fail due to certain image types
  • Fixed issue where after running a module, the cursor would appear as a magnifying glass on the main window
  • Fixed issue in IT where running Dot Pattern could cause progress bars to appear when they shouldn’t
  • Fixed bug in SFRplus detection routines where charts that were off-center by one column would detect incorrectly and cause calculation failures
  • Fixed issue with Save ROI Settings in SFR, ROI settings are now saved correctly
  • General Changes:
  • Improved INI file read/write speeds
  • Improved color chart detection on SFRplus images that are not well centered
  • Improved support for images of displays with discrete, visible pixels
  • Changed INI file version to reflect significant changes in the format (See this post)
  • Moved to Matlab Compiler Runtime v8.5
  • Imatest IT 64-bit sample projects now have correct 64-bit build targets
  • Now using new icons for all applications
  • Deprecated inputKeys options 1, 2, and 3 in all IT libraries. Instead use 99, ‘JSON’, 111, or ‘JSONXML’
  • Fixed modules (e.g. SFR, Random, Star, etc…) now default to always generate their first plot
  • Deprecated rescharts.ini and multicharts.ini. All INI settings are now stored in imatest-v2.ini by default
  • Extended support for MxN charts in Multicharts/Multitest to allow for up to 50×50 patch charts

New in Imatest Master 4.1.13 (Aug 6, 2015)

  • General Changes:
  • Improved display for RAW sensor noise
  • Added grayscale a*b* errors to sfrplus plots
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in IT with uniformity crashing
  • OSX Master no longer auto closes on failure to launch
  • Extra wedge eSFR ISO chart crashes fixed
  • Fixed stepchart crash caused by the new ROI method
  • Fixed differences in IT and master during batch reads
  • Fixed crashes during ROI selections for random charts

New in Imatest Master 4.1.12 (Aug 6, 2015)

  • Fixed differences in IT and master during batch reads
  • Fixed crashes during ROI selections for random charts

New in Imatest Master 4.1.11 (Jun 26, 2015)

  • General Changes:
  • Added mirror to Multicharts and Multitest
  • Added the option for no nonuniformity correction in Stepchart, Colorcheck, Multicharts, and Multitest
  • Dynamic range calculations now give warning when S/N data is bad
  • Added MTF center (or max) to csv and json outputs
  • White balance info added to multicharts/multitest CSVs and JSONs
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed dynamic range in Studio
  • Stopped erroneous 180 degree angles added on to chart tilts
  • Fixed issue with IT file naming
  • System command window now exits properly
  • Batch runs now always recalculate distortion
  • Stepchart SNR more consistent with Multicharts
  • Fixed thumbnail for bayer raw images in Multicharts
  • Fixed session information for extremely large batch runs
  • Fixed pixel shift outputs for SFRplus JSONs
  • Fixed save for Log F Contrast Acutance plots

New in Imatest Master 4.1.8 (Jun 4, 2015)

  • General Changes:
  • Added Acutance to Log F Contrast
  • Added readout button to edge/MTF plots in Rescharts
  • Added half and quarter edge crops to Edge/MTF plot
  • Improve eSFR ISO distorted chart to use more available area
  • Added HDR TE241 chart (Dmax=6) to stepchart, multicharts
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed various eSFR ISO noise crashes in rescharts
  • On fast machines certain figures like 3D plot would save incorrectly
  • Fixed various save screen operations in Rescharts
  • Fixed eSFR ISO crashing on 16:9 crops
  • fixed wedge plots for eSFR ISO crashing when wedges are outside of crop
  • Fixed extra wedge eSFR ISO chart crashing when certain wedges selected
  • Stopped SFRplus from stopping a batch run when a region detection fails

New in Imatest Master 4.1.6 (May 7, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Added more data cursor functionality in interactive modules
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed B-G CA Crossing values in single region CSV outputs
  • Fixed rare crashes on extra eSFR ISO wedge runs
  • Fixed IT bug with undefined function “crs”

New in Imatest Master 4.1.5 (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Interface Changes and Improvements:
  • Improved thumbnails in interactive modules like Multicharts and Rescharts
  • Fixed timestamps for certain charts showing in the wrong spot
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Using new ROI selection in stepcharts would now displays new chart selections properly
  • New ROI now more stable with Blemish, used to occasionally crash
  • Dot Pattern CSV save now works properly
  • Dynamic range doesnt fail on certain saves
  • Fixed error where close figures button would also close the pass/fail window
  • Fixed pass/fail monitor functionality with Rescharts
  • Legend in batchview no longer obscures plots
  • Multiframe TIF files are now detected properly
  • General Changes:
  • SFRplus Light/Dark Noise now included on all channels and regions when Speedup is turned off (keeps center-only if its checked)
  • Dynamic range now has a json output
  • General improvements to SFRplus auto detection

New in Imatest Master 4.1.3 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for multiburst calculations in stepchart
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed error where Multicharts would sometimes fail on uncommon reference files
  • Fixed rare error where eSFR ISO wouldn’t run due to non existent ‘dynmax’
  • Fixed issue where uniformity CSV data was not matching the figure results
  • Fixed issue where enabling eSFR ISO wedge detection would break rescharts until setup was re-run
  • Fixed issue where RAW read auto bitshift for 16 bit images with output of 8 bit images would not work properly
  • Fixed issue that caused rare images with a specific edge profile to crash
  • Fixed SFRplus distortion bar detection failing on rare cases
  • Fixed issue where SFRplus would crash if the user did not already use SFRplus Setup
  • Fixed problem where corrupt INI’s were caused by previous SFRplus crops being applied to a new image
  • Fixed SFR crash when adjusting multiple ROIs
  • Fixed SQF figure not closing when close figures after save checkbox selected in Starchart
  • General Changes:
  • Changed error report to disallow setting support@imatest as the user’s email, more intuitive

New in Imatest Master 4.1.2 (Mar 27, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Removed superfluous plot saving option
  • Fixed issue with standard sharpening option in sfrplus auto causing crash
  • Fixed rare issue with SFRplus crashing and reporting non-existent field ‘idealims’
  • Fixed issue with Colorcheck ROI settings incrementing every time the window is reopened
  • Fixed rare error where Colorcheck would crash on vertical crops
  • Fixed rare auto detection failure with bad registration mark locations
  • Fixed rare ‘idealims’ error in rescharts
  • Improved autodetection handling SFRplus bars run off image
  • General Changes:
  • Added image file names to JSON results in other modules like they are in SFRplus
  • Restored old Colorcheck ROI method

New in Imatest Master 4.1.1 (Mar 27, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with installers occasionally not working due to quotes in path name
  • Fixed issue with saving CSV’s for several modules, including Multitest 36 patch density charts and Rechart SQF
  • Fixed invalid mex file bug
  • Fixed extremely rare sfrplus detection bug that would happen with certain crops
  • Fixed crash with wedge calculations caused by absent aliasing
  • Modified imatest.ini so that certain values are not overwritten for IT
  • Fixed sporadic failures to detect centers on OSX
  • General Changes:
  • Added INI setting that disables legend generation
  • Added barrel distortion to SFRplus
  • 16:9 aspect ratio dynamic range chart to Test Charts

New in Imatest Master 4.1 (Mar 27, 2015)

  • Interface changes/improvements:
  • Removed noise settings for eSFR ISO and SFRplus color targets in Multitest Setup window. These targets do not have valid noise calculations.
  • Improved “select all” functionality in ROI selection
  • Formatting for Mac in the “Unsuitable ROI” window in Colorcheck makes more sense
  • Added message box for when license support is expired
  • Added warning messages in OIS when selecting invalid JSON files
  • Improved resolutions for image thumbnails in certain modules
  • More license info included in the About window
  • Various Mac interface improvements, such as closing windows via the system close button
  • Added error message on improper RAW settings
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed error when selecting “Error Handling” button
  • Fixed bug that would interfere with video error reports
  • Rescharts no longer allows for faulty batch runs
  • Fixed issue where the “Mirror Image” button in Colorcheck would undo previous mirror settings
  • Fixed issue where very narrow, verticle crops in Colorcheck would crash
  • Fixed issue where Colorcheck would sometimes fail to generate the a*b* color error chart
  • Fixed global ROI detection settings so that they override local ROI settings
  • Fixed rare error for SFRplus region detection
  • Fixed occasional error where “crop borders” during SFRplus region selection would cause a crash
  • Fixed excessive errors that stacked up when doing batch runs
  • Fixed error in Multitest to prevent noise analysis in regions where it cannot work
  • IT settings window now creates a directory when one does not exist
  • IT settings window no longer writes to a redundant INI
  • Fixed bug in OIS where plots weren’t displayed properly and selected JSON files were ignored
  • Fixed issue where double clicking buttons fast enough would cause a crash
  • Fixed issue with pressing the “enter” key not working as expected
  • Fixed crash in OIS when selecting Multi-ROI plot type
  • Fixed issue in Multitest where checkboxes would be unselected when switching to a different chart type
  • Fixed issue in Imatest IS where auto-reloaded thumbnails did not update properly
  • Fixed obscure bug where the pass/fail monitor would cause other windows to be difficult to close
  • Fixed potential auto detection conflicts for Random and Siemens Star charts
  • Fixed various issues with log F contrast in Rescharts not working properly and causing crashes
  • Fixed DCraw failure on Mac
  • Fixed issue with IS evaluation mode not working properly
  • Allow for more devices list in IS to include new devices
  • Fixed bug in recharts when crashing after pressing display after cancelling a read
  • General Changes:
  • Added eSFR ISO to the main IT library dll

New in Imatest Master 4.0.29 (Jan 17, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed serious bug in Uniformity and Blemish modules that prevented them from running correctly

New in Imatest Master 4.0.28 (Jan 17, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Added ISO 15739 Dynamic Range (DR) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) calculations
  • Added support for ISO 15739 Visual Noise to more outputs
  • Added JSON output to Distortion module
  • Added default color reference files for various substrates (e.g. matte, semigloss, etc…)
  • Added support for QPcard 202/203 target
  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Improved error reporting system
  • Added support for saving 3D plot views in Rescharts
  • Added support for user reference files for Rezchecker and Colorgauge targets
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed problem with Log-F Contrast plots
  • Fixed occasional crash when canceling Batchview window
  • Fixed crash when exiting new ROI selection window without selecting a region
  • Fixed problem when SFRplus/eSFR ISO setup windows are canceled
  • Fixed bug where clicking in the Format list when it is empty in the Device Manager caused a crash
  • Fixed rare crash in Imatest IS installation that prevented Imatest from running properly
  • Fixed bugs in Android interface where some settings would not properly set
  • Fixed bug in JSON output writing that occasionally prevented file from being written
  • Fixed bug related to generating thumbnail images
  • Fixed several crashes in Imatest IT when certain opmodes and argument combinations were used. All combinations now work correctly
  • Fixed bugs related to using monochrome eSFR ISO images
  • Fixed issue with starting automatic trials that incorrectly started as educational licenses
  • General Changes;
  • Improved detection of eSFR ISO charts

New in Imatest Master 4.0.27 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Added ISO 15739 Dynamic Range (DR) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) calculations
  • Added support for ISO 15739 Visual Noise to more outputs
  • Added JSON output to Distortion module
  • Added default color reference files for various substrates (e.g. matte, semigloss, etc…)
  • Added support for QPcard 202/203 target
  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Improved error reporting system
  • Added support for saving 3D plot views in Rescharts
  • Added support for user reference files for Rezchecker and Colorgauge targets
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed problem with Log-F Contrast plots
  • Fixed occasional crash when canceling Batchview window
  • Fixed crash when exiting new ROI selection window without selecting a region
  • Fixed problem when SFRplus/eSFR ISO setup windows are canceled
  • Fixed bug where clicking in the Format list when it is empty in the Device Manager caused a crash
  • Fixed rare crash in Imatest IS installation that prevented Imatest from running properly
  • Fixed bugs in Android interface where some settings would not properly set
  • Fixed bug in JSON output writing that occasionally prevented file from being written
  • Fixed bug related to generating thumbnail images
  • Fixed several crashes in Imatest IT when certain opmodes and argument combinations were used. All combinations now work correctly
  • Fixed bugs related to using monochrome eSFR ISO images
  • Fixed issue with starting automatic trials that incorrectly started as educational licenses
  • General Changes:
  • Improved detection of eSFR ISO charts

New in Imatest Master 4.0.22 (Dec 6, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for multi-image/page TIFF files
  • Added support for 32-bit image data
  • Added automatic wedge detection/measurement to eSFR ISO module
  • Algorithm Changes:
  • Fixed bug in Colorcheck noise calculations causing inaccurate measurements, added option to continue using old calculation
  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Added new pixel plot to Log F-Contrast results
  • Improved logic of Error Reporting windows
  • Improved warning message displays
  • Minor improvements to Imatest, Monochrome selection window, and Uniformity settings window
  • Added bayer raw channels to color channel selection lists
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed several crashes in new ROI selection window related to missing variables
  • Fixed very rare bug when reading certain types of JPEG files on certain computer setups
  • Improved stability of Probe tool
  • Fixed occasional crash in Batchview related to x-axis settings
  • Fixed bug in error reports that garbled descriptions
  • Fixed bug in Studio edition of Batchview related to limitations on files that could be used
  • Fixed bug in color shading plots for bayer raw images
  • Fixed crash in Multitest Setup window when accessing from Multicharts
  • Added missing java jar for Imatest IT
  • Fixed bug in P-code related to file paths
  • General Changes:
  • Added IT Acquisition sample project showing how to find, select, and acquire from devices

New in Imatest Master 4.0.14 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Added manual region selection to eSFR ISO module
  • Added noise analysis to eSFR ISO module
  • Added support for 32-bit files
  • Added eSFR ISO module to Imatest IT
  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Corrected tooltip in the monochrome image selection window
  • Changed unused Refresh button in Multicharts in Master to a Settings button
  • Added Help button to Android Interface window
  • Improved tooltips in Options II window
  • Added Colormap option to Options II window to set colormap used in 3D maps and other plots
  • Added additional noise plot to Multitest
  • Added sub-region display to new ROI selection window
  • Improved OIS text
  • Added region size display to new ROI selection window
  • Improved Log F-Contrast display of saturation
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug where the Probe tool would cause the cursor to become invisible and crash after disabling
  • Fixed bug is Rescharts SFRplus where lux value was not used correctly under certain circumstances
  • Fixed issue where the Windows license manager would not open correctly when started from Imatest
  • Removed unnecessary text output from new ROI selection window
  • Fixed serious bug in Imatest IT related to missing mex functions
  • Fixed issues with canceling image selections from interactive modules
  • Fixed occasional bug where the thumbnail in interactive modules would not display correctly
  • Fixed crash in Screen Patterns module related to SFR squares
  • Fixed non-fatal crash when opening multiple modules simultaneously
  • Fixed out-of-bounds error when using Omnivision cameras
  • Fixed memory leaks in sample code for Imatest IT
  • Fixed various bugs and inconsistencies in Imatest IT sample code
  • Fixed pCode releases of Imatest IT
  • Fixed occasional failed detection with automated detection of eSFR targets
  • Fixed occasional crash in ISO speed calculations
  • General Changes:
  • Changed installer to install into a versioned subfolder for major version releases. Previous versions must be uninstalled manually.
  • Moved IS/acquire_image functionality for Imatest IT into a seperate library
  • Added LabView example code for IT

New in Imatest Master 4.0.10 (Oct 28, 2014)

  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Improved plots from Multicharts to better display results from HDR images with saturated regions
  • Changed “Detected range” to “Patch range” in Stepchart displays
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug in dynamic range calculations where pixel offset was not handled correctly
  • Fixed bug that prevented error reports from reaching the server
  • Fixed crash when pressing “Cancel” in the ROI selection interface while selecting a region
  • Fixed rare crash on starting related to MEX files missing certain DLLs
  • Fixed bug in multiple image sequence SFRplus automatic detection
  • Fixed bugs in Stepchart and Multicharts displays that sometimes showed inaccurate results

New in Imatest Master 4.0.9 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • New error reporting interface/handling
  • New video reader interface
  • Added new mean channel option to all modules
  • Interface Changes/Improvements:
  • Changed standard ROI selection interface so that canceling exits the run instead of selecting the entire image and continuing
  • Fixed text in Color dropdown in SFRplus Setup
  • Added SFRplus pattern to Screen Patterns module
  • Fixed bug in Android interface where some text boxes were incorrectly enabled
  • Added option is Test Charts module for SVG Squares to all be slanted in the same direction
  • Fixed bug in Multitest Setup interface where some reference files were not shown correctly
  • Improved Wedge displays to only show plots up to 1.5*Nyquist
  • Corrected text in some Wedge results and titles
  • Added optional Pass/Fail monitor updates to Multicharts
  • Added Auto-reload checkbox to the Device Manager
  • Fixed bug that cause the Probe tool to place text poorly in Rescharts
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed startup warning in Master and Studio related to Java paths
  • Fixed bug in installer on machines where the MCR was not previously installed
  • Fixed bug where SFRplus would sometimes not correctly detect the color chart when present
  • Fixed bug where SFRplus would sometimes not detect edges when the color chart is not present
  • Fixed crash where 64-bit Studio attempted to access 32-bit MCR incorrectly
  • Fixed bug where Blemish and Uniformity modules would not correctly use Mean(RGB) channel option
  • Fixed rare crash in Blemish related to Hot/Dead pixel measurements
  • Improved Reboot Device functionality on Android interface
  • Fixed rare bug in Multicharts when using linear stepcharts
  • Fixed timeout problem for some GigE Vision devices
  • Other Changes:
  • Changed the Omnivision INI settings structure, Omnivision users may need to reset their settings

New in Imatest Master 4.0 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • eSFR ISO automatically analyzes one of three versions of the new ISO 12233:2014 Edge SFR chart (from the specification published Feb. 2014) using an interface similar to SFRplus. It can be run interactively in Rescharts or in fixed (batch-capable) mode (eSFR ISO Auto).
  • A Pass/Fail Monitor that can stay open during Imatest module runs provides immediate real-time Pass/Fail indication: valuable for testing Pass/Fail criteria for Imatest IT.
  • Support for Targa (TGA), ArriRaw (ARI), and DPX (digital cinema) files has been added. Not all DPX variants are supported: please send us files you have trouble reading.
  • Support for several video color spaces has been added: ACES, DCI-P3 (for projectors), Rec. 709 (Legal and Full), and Rec. 2020 (Legal and Full).
  • Automatic region detection is available for several test charts: Colorchecker, Imatest 36-Patch Dynamic Range, and Imatest Spilled Coins/TE265 Dead Leaves. Most settings can be made with the Options I ROIs… button in the Imatest main window.
  • Dynamic Range results have been added to the Multicharts/Multitest noise calculations. Density response can be displayed above the noise plot.
  • The Imatest main window has been redesigned to be larger with a more logical layout: buttons for Random/Dead Leaves, Log F-Contrast, Star, Wedge, and Any image sharpness have been added. A Last module button is displayed near the lower-left for convenience. The last module run by Multitest is displayed.
  • The Help mode button (bottom of Imatest main window) alters the window so that all buttons display their corresponding website instructions.

New in Imatest Master 3.10 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • The new Multitest module (known briefly as ColorTest) can analyze all the color and grayscale test charts supported by Multicharts in a fixed (i.e., non-interactive) module that can analyze chart image files in batches. It also includes most Stepchart and Colorcheck function.
  • Five new fixed modules that can also operate in batch mode have been created from Rescharts modules: Random/Dead Leaves, Star chart, Log F-Contrast, Wedge, and Any Image Sharpness. These modules can be accessed by clicking the Modules dropdown menu in the Imatest main window. These modules could be made into Imatest IT modules on customer request.
  • SFR and SFRplus run nearly twice as fast as version 3.9.
  • The Imatest IS (Image Sensor) edition has been upgraded in many ways. Auto reloads with the Edge/MTF plot are faster and more robust: they should be nearly unbreakable when the image is interfered with.
  • You can control Imatest with files other than the default imatest.ini by clicking Select INI file (in the INI File Settings dropdown or the Manage Settings window. This can be particularly valuable for testing control files for Imatest IT.
  • The new Chart Quality Index (CQI) measurement indicates how large a chart needs to be in order to provide accurate MTF measurements with a given camera.
  • Settings windows have been enhanced for most analysis modules with clearer, more consistent layout and colors. Expert/simplified modes can be selected in SFR, SFRplus, Stepchart, and Colorcheck.
  • The SFR: Current File button has been removed from the Imatest main window. Rescharts Slanted-edge SFR is a better way of modifying the image analysis.
  • The Image Stabilization module has been added for measuring effectiveness of image stabilization and comparing SFRplus results of different imaging systems.
  • Log F-Contrast displays the chart modulation and contrast ratio more clearly.
  • SFRplus settings can be updated by clicking Settings, SFRplus Auto settings in the Imatest main window without having to read an image file into Rescharts SFRplus Setup.
  • Generalized Read Raw includes a pixel offset (integer to subtract from input data).
  • Multicharts has new HS (Hue, Saturation from HSV and HSL color models) displays.
  • Random/Dead Leaves provides stronger support for Dead Leaves-type texture charts, particularly for the new Imatest “Spilled Coins” chart, which is more uniform and has better scale-invariance. More information in these pages: Texture Examples | Dead Leaves Measurement issue
  • SFRplus distortion and field of view calculations have been made more accurate and robust: the best of the 3rd order, 5th order, and arctan/tan calculations can be selected. A radial distortion plot has been added.
  • A new Functional Interface is available for test lab environments that need simple operation and consistent settings.

New in Imatest Master 3.9 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Imatest main window: Explore image file folder and Explore recent save folder have been added to the File dropdown. INI File Settings have been given their own dropdown to minimize clutter. Explore INI file folder has been added. The INI file Editor (useful for fixing errors and for setting up INI files for the Functional Interface and IT) has been greatly enhanced.
  • Most modules: Dialog boxes for selecting new regions and repeating regions for same-size images have been greatly improved, with clearer instructions and options for lightening and (where appropriate) zooming the image. The last image file name is saved and displayed in the File select dialog box (a time-saver for repeated runs). Region settings for several image sizes are now saved for most modules (except for SFR and SFRplus). JSON output has been added (in addition to XML and CSV).
  • Raw file support has been greatly strengthened (dialog boxes are somewhat changed).
  • Multicharts supports the following charts: general mxn grid, SMPTE/Hale color bars, Image Engineering TE226, DSClabs DreamCatcher 48, and Image Science Associates ColorGauge. Multicharts noise analysis has been extended to include several types of chroma noise as well as image sensor noise (from raw files). The Color correction matrix has improved linearization options (based on measured tonal response), and a file for weighting patches (for the matrix optimization) can be entered. The 3D Color difference display now includes split colors, making it very convenient to correlate ΔC and ΔE measurements with perceived color differences.
  • Multicharts and Stepchart support the Imatest 36-patch Dynamic Range chart, which is available in the Imatest Store.
  • Blemish Detect detects light (and both dark and light) blemishes in addition to the standard dark blemishes. It can perform nearly all functions of Uniformity. Third order exponential filtering (exp(-x3)) can be selected. Contiguous blemishes are counted (not just total blemish pixels) and can be displayed in the Blemish count plot. Additional display options show blemish regions more clearly.
  • SFRplus can run without the top and bottom distortion bars (select Auto- no bars in the Rows box). The Field of View calculation has been improved (particularly for distorted images). Rejection of interfering patterns outside the chart has been greatly improved. Additional region selection options include the Skype specification (3 regions) and custom regions specified by an Edge ID file.
  • SFR and SFRplus: Several rise distances in addition to 10-90% (e.g., 20-80%) can be calculated. The Image or Image & Geometry display has a crop to ROI feature the displays an enlarged region with edge and MTF plots below, providing an excellent visual correlation between appearance and measurements.
  • Log F-Contrast: The MTF/contrast 2D contour plot is more strongly smoothed for improved readability and accuracy.
  • Uniformity (formerly Light Falloff): Extra smoothing option greatly improves contour plots. Hot and dead pixel thresholds can be specified by percentage above or below neighboring pixels (in addition to absolute levels). An Optical Center calculation has been added.
  • Test Charts: The 12-patch ISO-14524 OECF chart, revised low-contrast (4:1) ISO-12233 edge chart, SVG checkerboard, and 36-patch Dynamic Range chart (for reference; not printing) have been added.
  • New web pages: Skype video specification support | Validating the Imatest slanted-edge calculation
  • IT/DLL (Industrial Testing – non-GUI version) can now receive images (raw or processed) directly from the calling program and pass detailed results back to the calling program via easy-to-parse JSON objects. Pass/Fail criteria can be entered (most useful for production testing, but available in GUI versions). Detailed IT Online documentation, including INI file references, is available.

New in Imatest Master 3.8 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • I3A CPIQ (Camera Phone Image Quality) enhancements: The Dot Pattern module has been added for analyzing distortion and lateral chromatic aberration (LCA). The Dot pattern and ISO-15739 charts have been added to Test Charts. The CPIQ Acutance measurement (similar to SQF) has been added to SFR and SFRplus. The CPIQ color uniformity metric (ΔCmax) has been added to Light Falloff and Uniformity Interactive.
  • Noise analysis has been added to Multicharts. Support for extremely distorted SFRplus charts has been improved.

New in Imatest Master 3.7 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • An analysis of Random (Spatial-invariant) patterns has been added to Rescharts. Since these patterns are unaffected by software sharpening but strongly affected by noise reduction, they reveal how well fine texture is rendered.
  • A temporal noise analysis (which requires reading two input files) has been added to Colorcheck and Stepchart.
  • A powerful noise reduction technique for slanted-edge MTF calculations has been added to SFR and SFRplus.
  • After a Color correction matrix has been calculated in Multicharts the corrected image used for the calculation can be saved. Images can be read in, color-corrected with the matrix, and saved.SFRplus region selection is much more tolerant of large amounts of barrel distortion.
  • An Edge Roughness plot that distinguishes noise from aliasing has been added to SFR and SFRplus.
  • Universal Test Target (UTT) color and grayscale (stepchart) patterns are now supported by Multicharts and Stepchart
  • MTF patch levels are displayed on the SFRplus Tonal response plot.
  • The Edge & MTF plot in SFR and SFRplus can now display unnormalized edges, which are useful for diagnosing situations where a channel can saturate.
  • Secondary readout has been added to several Rescharts modules: Star Chart, Wedge, Log Frequency, and Random.
  • Imatest can be run with saved settings using Custom Icons or shortcuts.

New in Imatest Master 3.6 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Several modules have been added:
  • Find Sharp Files allows batches of files to be ranked for sharpness.Blemish Detect detects visible sensor defects, using a filter based on the Human Visual System. It is highly tunable to match viewing conditions for individual applications.
  • Uniformity-Interactive performs all Light Falloff (vignetting and sensor nonuniformity) measurements in an interactive window, compatible with the Imatest Image Sensor edition.
  • Wedge (part of Rescharts) analyzes hyperbolic and trapezoidal wedges (part of the ISO 12233 and other charts) for the onset of aliasing (“vanishing resolution” in CIPA DC-003) and MTF.Generalized raw read capability enables noncommercial raw files (not supported by dcraw) to be read. A new Lens-style MTF plot is similar to MTF displays in the Canon, Nikon, and Zeiss websites. Batchview can display lines as well as bars. Data Cursor (now available in all Figures and most interactive modules— Rescharts, Multicharts, etc.) displays numeric values of plots and image pixels. Multiple 3D plots can be produced by SFRplus (running in auto mode). Test Charts can create a USAF 1951 resolution chart. Diffraction-limited MTF is displayed in SFR and SFRplus MTF plots when the pixel spacing is entered. Angular frequency (cycles/milliradian and cycles/degree) is available for MTF measurements.A new web page shows the relationship between MTF Curves and Image Appearance.

New in Imatest Master 3.5.1 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Additional geometric information has been added to the Image & Geometry display in SFRplus. Numerous small improvements have been made to the interface: User interface locations are much more tightly controlled. XML data for SFR and SFRplus has been restructured in preparation for an upcoming Database product.

New in Imatest Master 3.5 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Sensitivity (ISO speed) measurements have been added to Stepchart, Colorcheck, SFRplus, and Multicharts. The dcraw interface has been updated to include gamma selection and an option to turn off auto white level (import for sensitivity). A new region selection in SFRplus allows detailed 3D plots to be generated from charts with two contrast levels (selecting all important high contrast edges). SFRplus CSV output has been enhanced. Corrected a bug in SFRplus batch (multi-file) runs

New in Imatest Master 3.4.1 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • SFR and SFRplus calculations have been sped up significantly. A Speedup checkbox in both modules provides additional speed by removing some calculations (SQF, noise statistics, clipping check, etc.) A Top/Default view toggle button has been added for SFRplus 3D plots. Color correction matrix calculations have been enhanced. A Speedup button Light Falloff skips calculations when the corresponding plot is not called.