Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.2.4 (released 26-June-2020) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in calibration procedure for TE292 chart. - Added option in calibration panel for TE292 chart. - Measurement starts with 400nm filter for TE292 chart. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.2.3 (released 06-May-2020) >>>>>>> feature/fixTE292 =========================================================================== * Added check box in "Advanced settings" for paraxial correction when characterizing cameras with wide angle lenses. * Some bug fixes in UI and improvements in reading raw images. * Bug fix in XML export. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.2.2 (released 02-March-2020) =========================================================================== * Spectral measurement / iQ-LED module: - Added regularization parameter to MSE method for minimizing differences in computed and reference spectral sensitivities. - Improved smoothing algorithm. - Added checkbox "Use all channels" for EVA and PCA method, which, if unchecked, can be used to determine the minimum number of measurements on the production-line. - Added parameter "Significance" for EVA and PCA method, which is used as a level for determining the minimum number of measurements on the production-line. - Saves new file LEDstrengths.txt to images directory, which contains the relative LED strengths for each channel. If the strength for one channel is 0 for all three RGB color channels, it does not need to be included in the dataset for the level of significance. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.2.1 (released 31-January-2020) =========================================================================== * Renamed all occurrences of 'camSPECS Express' to 'camSPECS' * Bug fix in calculation of spectral sensitivity with iQ-LED device and PCA method. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.2.0 (released 27-November-2019) =========================================================================== * New features / improvements: - Calibration support support for the TE 292 test chart (camSPECS filter plate). - Improvement of the MSE method in iQ-LED spectral sensitivity module. - Added ACES and InSitu training data in the Color Transforms module. - Support of display color management. - Added new luminance transform =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.1.2 (released 16-May-2019) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in spectral sensitivity and validation measurement module: Avoid errors in file opening dialogs. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.1.1 (released 29-April-2019) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in filter detection algorithm for some kind of special images. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.1.0 (released 09-April-2019) =========================================================================== * Spectral measurement / iQ-LED module: The creation of a spectral sensitivity database for use in the iQ-LED module is now simplified. A series of captures of the camSPECS filter plate with representative camera modules can now be evaluated. The results of the spectral sensitivities can then be used in the iQ-LED module. Additional benefit of the spectral database is the potential application in the End-Of-Line production. Please contact Image Engineering for further information. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.0.4 (released 19-March-2019) =========================================================================== * iQ-LED module: - Bug fix: Enable support of text files with spectral data exported from iQ-LED version greater 3. - Added measurement of quantum efficiency. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.0.3 (released 29-November-2018) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in spectral sensitivity measurement module: The drop-down menu for switching the display of raw or corrected spectral sensitivities does not disappear anymore, when actions in other modules were performed. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.0.2 (released 08-October-2018) =========================================================================== * Color Transform module: - Added ACES profile. * Calibration module: - Added support for old calibration device EX 1. * Spectral measurement module: - Added saturation check for images. * Many other major and minor bug fixes. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.0.1 (released 04-July-2018) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in Color Transform module: Does not cause error message when ICC profile option is selected. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 4.0.0 RC (released 15-May-2018) =========================================================================== * Added support of new calibration device * Added support for new version of camSPECS Express XL with larger filters * Added support for spectral measurement with iQ-LED technique and flat-field captures. * Complete redesign of Matrix calculation and ICC profile generation module. Now known as "Color Transform" module. * Improvement of ICC profile evaluation module. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.2.4 (released 07-July-2017) =========================================================================== * Bug fix: In spectral sensitivity measurement module error occurred when dark image was not a RAW file, but some other RGB format, like TIFF. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.2.3 (released 21-June-2017) =========================================================================== * Bug fix: Only show RGB image if input file is valid raw. Program crashed when there was no valid RAW file loaded. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.2.2 (released 06-June-2017) =========================================================================== * Bug fix: Fixed program crash when display window with detected filters in spectral sensitivity module was closed. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.2.1 (released 26-May-2017) =========================================================================== * Bug fixes in the calibration procedure for camSPECS express with filter range 380 - 900 nm. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.2.0 (released 18-May-2017) =========================================================================== * The new filters from 380 to 760 nm, used in camSPECS express V2 can now be used in the spectral sensitivity measurement module. * CCM / ICC profile modules 1) Training data and test data are independently selected 2) CIECAM method uses CIECAM16 3) Evaluation module is simplified, ICC profiles are applied to images for display and comparison on sRGB monitors. 4) Added Delta E evaluation of generated CCMs for ColorChecker and ColorChecker SG * Some minor bug fixes. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.6 (released 05-February-2015) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in spectral response module: The exported text file for the results does no longer add NaN to out of range values when data is interpolated in 5 nm steps. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.5 (released 07-January-2015) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in spectral response module. Improved filter detection of images from standard camSPECS device. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.4 (released 04-December-2014) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in calibration module. When "Calibrate IR range" is selected and a camSPECS express calibration file was selected program crashed. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.3 (released 02-December-2014) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in calibration with spectrometer EX1 and camSPECS Express =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.2 (released 28-November-2014) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in calibration with spectrometer EX1 and camSPECS Express * Added feature for manual detection of filters in camSPECS Express images: Manual detection with interactive dialog is used in any case with this option. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.1 (released 17-October-2014) =========================================================================== * Improvement of filter detection for camSPECS Express: If the automatic detection fails, an interactive manual selection of the filters is now available. Possible causes for failure of automatic detection are mostly images with high distortion due to wide-angle lenses or insufficiently exposed images. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.1.0 (released 29-September-2014) =========================================================================== * Added measurement module for the calibration of the standard camSPECS device with the spectrometer EX1. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.9 (released 08-August-2014) =========================================================================== * Improvement of filter detection in camSPECS express * Bug fix module calibration with spectrometer: Application crashed after measurement of all 79 filters. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.8 (not released) =========================================================================== * Improvement of filter detection in camSPECS express =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.7 (released 13-June-2014) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in filter detection with images from projector device. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.6 (released 22-May-2014) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in image processing and filter detection with images with high offset level. This only affects the projector version of camSPECS. * Improved image display of 16-bit color images. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.5 (released 09-May-2014) =========================================================================== * camSPECS gives a warning and stops calibration process when in case of a missing master calibration file in the spectral response module. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.4 (released 05-May-2014) =========================================================================== * Improvement of filter detection with current camSPECS express hardware. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.3 (released 12-Apr-2014) =========================================================================== * Internal improvements =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.2 (released 10-Apr-2014) =========================================================================== * Fixed error that occurs in processing a spectral response measurement where the peak wavelengths in the calibration file differ more than 5 nm from the nominal value of the corresponding filter. This error appears only if the option "Interpolated results (5 nm increments)" in the "Advanced settings" settings panel is selected. * Some other minor bug fixes =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.1 (released 6-Nov-2013) =========================================================================== * Fixed bug in spectrometer driver installer =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V 3.0.0 (released September, 2013) =========================================================================== * Matlab Compiler Runtime MCR Version R2013a must be installed on your computer. Download and install the version for your operating system from: www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/ * Contains new module CCM evaluation: Open unprocessed TIFF images (RGB) and applies the measured Color Correction Matrices (CCM). The effect is visualized and can be compared to the original image. Create your own matrix by adjusting an existing one. * Improvement of user guidance and interface * Integration of interface for using spectral data from iQ in-situ database in calculation of CCMs * Calculation of device dependent RGB-to-sRGB matrices in addition to the RGB-to-XYZ matrices * Calculation of the white balance multipliers of the camera * Export all results optionally as XML files * Export results as displayed in the software as images for documentation purposes. * Calibration of filters with new micro-spectrometer in camSPECS express * Improvement of precision of the spectral response measurement. * Displays version of current 'dcraw' program in advanced settings of spectral response module * Can now save all calibration files from the user interface * Some minor bug fixes =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.8.4 (Build 026) (released June, 2012) =========================================================================== * Bug fix: An error occurred occurred when painting spectral curves under the following conditions: In "Advanced settings" the checkbox "4 channels in case of mosaiced image" is checked and a RAW image was selected for testing. * Bug fix: A message occurred when measuring the spectral response of RAW files saying that this file is already converted to a TIFF file although this image was not previously converted to a TIFF file. * Bug fix: The message box that is shown when a RAW file is converted to TIFF format in the "Validation" module did not disappear after converting. The program needed to be stopped using the task manager at this point. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.8.3 (Build 025) (released May 7rd, 2012) =========================================================================== * Adaptation of software to filter calibration values from a new spectral photometer. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.8.2 (Build 024) (released May 3rd, 2012) =========================================================================== * Bug fix in recalibration module: Error occurred during recalibration with result file from spectral measurement with the delivered monochrome camera. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.8.1 (Build 023) (released February 24th, 2011) =========================================================================== * Added utilization of new RAW file format for PhaseOne cameras (*.IIQ) * Bug fixes and improvement of filter detection in case of wide angle lenses =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.8 (Build 020) (released October 17th, 2011) =========================================================================== * New module "on-site recalibration", allows the creation of a new calibration file with the delivered monochrome camera. Changes in the characteristics of the lamp over time can be compensated at any time. * Implementation of Digital Still Camera / Sensitivity Metamerism Index (DSC/SMI), which is a measure for the goodness of the colorimetric reproduction of the camera. * Dark frame subtraction in module 'Validation' =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.7 (released Mai 25th, 2011) =========================================================================== * Implementation of the measurement of non-standard Bayer pattern images. Cameras with differing non-RGB patterns can now be measured. In the "Demosaicing" section of the advanced settings menu 'C' (for clear) can be chosen to simulate any other filter than R, G, or B for all four entries of the Bayer pattern. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.6 (released November 5th, 2010) =========================================================================== * Software adapted to new neutral filters in the hardware of Express version. * All three CCM matrices are displayed in GUI and saved to one text file. =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.5 (released October 7th, 2010) =========================================================================== * Added two methods for color correction matrix calculation: Least-squares, white-point preserving least-squares * Software gives a warning if ROI size for the filters is to small (number of all pixels less than 100) =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.1 - 2.4 =========================================================================== * Skipped and not released versions (only for internal development) =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V2.0 (released September 27th, 2010) =========================================================================== * New GUI layout and functionality * New hardware integration of Express version (all filters in one image) * Three new modules: validation of measurement with ColorChecker (ColorChecker 24 and ColorChecker SG) images, Color Correction Matrix (CCM) calculation and on-site recalibration * Automatic filter detection * Automatic RAW conversion * Batch processing for both versions: multiple images for Express version or multiple series of images for multishot version * Provides data sets of standard illumination sources and ColorChecker reflectance * Creates a tile images for the multishot version. All images are merged to an overview image for controlling the correct positions of the ROIs in all filters First version =========================================================================== Release Notes - camSpecs V1 first release =========================================================================== CamSpecs is a stand alone software which is able to read TIFF, BMP, PGM, PPM or RAW image files in 8 and 16 bit depth. The images of the filter array of camSpecs express or the images of the filters of the projector hardware, taken with a digital still camera, are automatically detected and the spectral measurement is performed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information please visit http://www.image-engineering.de For technical support contact support@image-engineering.de