================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.2.2.1 (released October 26th, 2019) ================================================================================================= The iQ-Analyzer is a stand alone software which is able to read TIFF, JPEG, BMP or RAW image files in 8- and 16-bit depth and with the video module even the most common video file formats. The Command Line Interface (CMD) allows you to integrate the capabilities of iQ-Analyzer into your custom workflow. Together with the high quality test charts and the illumination devices, this is the turn-key solution for testing image capture devices like cameras, video cameras and scanners and for acquiring reliable and accurate results. Available modules: OECF, Color, Resolution, Shading, Distortion, Histogram, Flare, UTT, 42, Measurement, Video For more information please visit http://www.image-engineering.de For technical support contact support@image-engineering.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We recommend the update to the latest build for all users. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *GENERAL* fixed - rotation of images failed for some languages ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.2.2 (released August 1st, 2019) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - on Windows machines, saving .myset files did not work in some cases fixed - XML output failed in case of analysis of multiple files fixed - "Edit viewing conditions" button did not work in some cases on Windows new - added the option "Flip+180" in Meta - help with images that are upside down and flipped *COLOR* fixed - manual mode did not work in some versions *RESOLUTION* fixed - "Free Edge Tool" did not start properly *FLARE* fixed - automatic detection failed for very high flare images or images with black lines (offset in RAW files) *42* improved - detection in TE42_LL chart *CMD* new - added the possibility to have a setting tag "RotateImage" for rotated images (e.g. RotateImage 90) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.2.1 (released June 13th, 2019) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* new - added buttons to Settings tab for opening explorer/finder window of Chart/Data/Setting folder fixed - some minor bugs due to getting rid of administrator privileges on Windows fixed - bug with loading TXT files, such as OECF results in Shading or Flare module fixed - removed unnecessary warnings *OECF* new - added preset for IEC 62676-5 (2018) standard in Advanced settings updated - digital value limits for background check of images with more than 8bit *RESOLUTION* new - optionally calculate missing low spatial frequencies in Siemens stars for vMTF new - calculate angle and orientation of slanted edges new - write center coordinates of Siemens stars into result files fixed - bug in japanese Advanced settings *COLOR* new - calculate HSV color values *SHADING* fixed - analyzing RAW images using dcraw *DISTORTION* improved - increased the maximum possible number of crosses/dots for analysis updated - assistance messages in Manual mode *FLARE* fixed - write illumination value from Advanced settings into result files fixed - missing image filenames in Metadata table and PDF export *42* new - TE42_LL support fixed - bug in reading .chart file *MEASUREMENT* fixed - bug in PDF reports *VIDEO* fixed - USB webcam support *UTT* fixed - removed dynamic range warning for Metamorfoze and other KB specs fixed - only warn once if dynamic range could not be calculated fixed - value violation indicators in visual noise plot *RAW* fixed - bug using dcraw due to getting rid of administrator privileges on Windows *CMD* fixed - internal image processing (some cases in CMD only) fixed - bug due to getting rid of administrator privileges on Windows ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.2.0 (released April 11th, 2019) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* new - administrator privileges are no longer necessary for program start on Windows new - color profile "BT.2020" is now available for analysis in the Meta tab updated - now using MCR 9.3 (Matlab R2017b), please update MCR separately improved - significantly reduced start-up time improved - performance while loading chart files and checking for new files improved - write color profile to text results instead of "via Meta" fixed - only apply changes (not all meta data) to all files in list in Meta tab fixed - 32-bit images handling *OECF* improved - detection for TE269_V2 chart improved - detection for poor quality images improved - checking for saturation in patches fixed - image width and height information in EXIF data for average results in text result files *RESOLUTION* new - warning if outer Siemens star circumference might not be detected properly improved - Siemens star circumference detection for high resolution images improved - Dead Leaves frequency range of DL_direct is now the same as for DL_cross improved - marker detection in noisy images improved - detection for TE261 chart improved - detection for TE276_lightSTUDIO-M chart fixed - bug in analyzing very small Dead Leaves patches (< 150 px height/width) fixed - added missing results of overshoot and undershoot to XML file fixed - set overshoot and undershoot results to NaN if calculation fails fixed - fixed some displaying bugs for "All/SFR" and "OECF/SFR" *SHADING* fixed - removed default value "45.0" from result if there are no optical center results fixed - manual mode fixed - R/G & G/B results and plot, R and B channel were switched fixed - OECF interpolation for not monotonic increasing OECFs *DISTORTION* fixed - added missing entries in the setting files "TE251_default.myset" and "TE251_inverted.myset" *FLARE* updated - now using profile from the Meta tab if no embedded profile available (with warning) fixed - show meta data in Meta tab (read only) fixed - bug in loading meta data for RAW images *42* new - added 2:1 image aspect ratio for input images (TE42_V2_16_9 only) improved - detection for TE42_V2_16_9 and TE42_V2_H_16_9 charts fixed - bug in using "Files in queue + ext." mode *MEASUREMENT* fixed - use RGB multiplier from Settings tab for luminance (Y) calculation *VIDEO* updated - now using VLC version V3.0.6 improved - abort criterion if streaming fails *UTT* updated - XLS spec files for ISO19264 updated - Visual Noise threshold for ISO_Level_C specs fixed - bugs with GainModulationExp values (ISO19264 only) *EXPORT* improved - removed unnecessary spaces in TXT files improved - the amount of decimal places in XML now matches the TXT output format fixed - PDF landscape mode for all color exports fixed - Module 42 batch export *RAW* updated - now using dcraw version V9.28ie1 updated - "Bitstream File" are now consistently called "Binary File" everywhere updated - "RAW File" is now called "dcraw File" in Meta tab's File Type pop-up menu fixed - bug in using binary data offset for binary images *CMD* new - added 'help' command updated - exporting XML results for default TE42_42_Data.42 (please contact our support for XML support from individual .42 files for CMD) fixed - distortion analysis using old distortion settings (*.myset) fixed - load patch size from setting files (*.myset) for shading analysis ================================================================================================ Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.9 (released February 1st, 2018) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* updated - company's address in "Terms and Conditions" fixed - bug when loading multiple images *OECF* new - TE270X_V2_dark_OECF20.chart with dark disc, renamed TE270X_V2_OECF20.chart with bright disc to TE270X_V2_bright_OECF20.chart changed - set number of decimals for SNR in GUI result table to 1 (was 2 before) fixed - small bug in PDF export fixed - bug in calculation of temporal noise *COLOR* improved - marker size in CIE xyY and CIE L*a*b* plot exports *RESOLUTION* new - option for manual axis scaling in MTF and SFR plots in general settings tab fixed - loading individual Siemens Star groups from setting files or from last session on startup fixed - bug in TE000 (free slanted edge) measurement fixed - wrong subchart centers for 3:2 images in TE283_Setup2 chart file updated - order of subcharts for TE283_Setup1 and _Setup2 to center/right/top/left/bottom and center/topright/topleft/bottomleft/bottomright *FLARE* fixed - bug in dark image subtraction *42* changed - use the viewing conditions parameters from the general settings tab instead from the .42 reference file *UTT* fixed - bug in dynamic range calculation according to ISO19264 fixed - returning dynamic range value as ">N" where N is the dynamic range of the chart if SNR does not drop below 1 *EXPORT* fixed - use the term "Average" in plot and export titles for the average analysis fixed - when using "Files in Queue + Ext." export all results in one pdf *GUI* improved - font size in meta and result tables on Windows ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.8 (released December 14th, 2017) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* improved - temporarily disable file list after double-clicking on a file while loading preview image fixed - problem reading meta information from some JPEG files *HOME* new - added Flare module new - added TE253H and TE253_single charts new - added TE284 chart fixed - bug when analyzing images with different resolution patterns from homescreen *OECF* new - chart files for TE264_V2, TE269_V2 and TE270X_V2 new - generic density files for TE264_V2, TE269_V2 and TE270X_V2 fixed - bug when analyzing raw files using "no processing" setting *COLOR* updated - reference files for Color Checker and Color Checker SG, now using X-Rite "after November 2014" data fixed - missing colors in CIE plot exports fixed - legend in CIE plot exports fixed - now hiding unused elements on module initialization fixed - IT8 reference files can now be loaded in Reference Data Editor from i1 data fixed - manual input of IT8 reference data in Reference Data Editor *RESOLUTION* improved - visualization of Siemens/MTF Overview in UI and exports improved - legend entries for Edge/SFR Mean/Edge view for TE283 updated - density reference files TE253_Linearization.den and TE253_OECF.den updated - TE261.chart, central slanted edge is now No. 1 and top left slanted edge is now No. 3 updated - legend entries for Dead Leaves patches in TE268 chart files fixed - numerical results table in TE283 Edge/SFR Mean/Edge export fixed - chart selection in manual mode now skipping already analyzed images fixed - missing meanC values for some Dead Leaves images fixed - line colors in some multiview legends fixed - multiview for Siemens/MTF Stars and Groups when also having images without Siemens Stars in the file list *SHADING* new - now reporting multiple measurement values for Optical Center for flat field images improved - shading ROI location in TE42_V2_H.chart and TE42_V2_H_Shading.chart fixed - y-axes label in f-stop plot fixed - error in shading analysis if OECF is not strictly monotonic increasing fixed - axis font type in Chromaticity view *DISTORTION* fixed - polynomial for "CA - GR vs image height" and "CA - GB vs image height" views *FLARE* fixed - switching from Flare to Homescreen now works fixed - fixed passing frames from Video module *42* new - added TE284.chart from iQ-Selfie Studio fixed - now using dedicated density data from .42-file for Siemens Stars linearization fixed - now deploying individually measured density reference data in .42 and .den files *EXPORT* improved - Export tab is now accessible in locked mode *UTT* improved - GainModulation axis scaling improved - export now contains image file name in report file name improved - now highlighting outliers in numerical results export updated - Specification xls-files for Metamorfoze V1.0 with respect to MaxGainModulation for TonalReproduction (changed from 5,000 to 10,000) *MEASUREMENT* fixed - now possible to leave Measurement module recurrently fixed - text labels in the Statistics panel *VIDEO* fixed - multiple file selection for captured frames *CMD* fixed - using Color module when using *.txt control file instead of *.myset fixed - missing UTT entry in IEA_set.txt fixed - error message when trying to use UTT module ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.7 (released August 10th, 2017) ================================================================================================= *OECF* new - TE270_dark_OECF20.chart with dark disc, renamed TE270_OECF20.chart with bright disc to TE270_bright_OECF20.chart fixed - displaying requirements in graphs and result tables *COLOR* fixed - set "Color Difference Formula" to pop up menu by loading settings fixed - set TE42_V2_(16_9_)default.myset white point settings according to settings in .42 files *RESOLUTION* new - default density reference data TE275_Linearization.den improved - added OECF patches to TE275_ISO12233_slantedEdge.chart file improved - scale range for TE276_V2 and TE276_V3 improved - DeadLeaves detection for low quality images improved - DeadLeaves analysis time improved - Siemens star radius detection for high resolution images fixed - calculation of MTF[%], vMTF1, vMTF2 and vMTF3 for SFR_Edge fixed - DeadLeaves contrast calculation fixed - QA62_SFR_single.chart, OECF patches now in correct order *SHADING* fixed - set "Patches", "Norm Size" and "Smooth Filter" by loading settings fixed - analyze new files if there are already analyzed images in file list fixed - show OECF file selection if "Load OECF" is selected by loading settings *DISTORTION* new - LineGD horizontal, vertical and total changed - LGD is now called LocalGD fixed - value for LocalGD_CPIQ now refers to worst fit (image field) *HISTOGRAM* new - added "7 Sigma" and "8 Sigma" to thresholds changed - added axes labels to pixel map view fixed - disabled threshold input if "Sigma" is selected *FLARE* changed - moved dark image settings from Advanced settings panel to Settings panel improved - presentation of "F vs field" view, "All" line now shows correct polynomial fit fixed - ROIs with individual size centered in the black holes fixed - Flare settings can now be saved and loaded by .myset *EXPORT* improved - captions text format in reports fixed - color analysis export in 42 module fixed - batch report export for All/SFR *UTT* new - UTT module now complies to ISO 19264 archiving standard changed - added iQ-Analyzer version to UTT results fixed - check only the first 16 patches for noise threshold according "Metamorfoze light" and "Metamorfoze extra light" fixed - calculation of "Lines" for some rare cases *RAW* updated - now using dcraw version V9.27ie3 fixed - write images and check images of input bitstream files with more than 16 bit to 16 bit TIFF images *META* fixed - "File Type" in meta data for languages other than English fixed - now using correct meta data for "Width [mm]", "Height [mm]" and "Pixelpitch" for every individual image fixed - clear meta data when clearing complete file list *CMD* new - XML results from command line interface fixed - setting color difference formula fixed - force edge profile source "Original data" in 42 module *GUI* fixed - plot titles for some cases ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.6 (released April 6th, 2017) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* changed - waitbar text "Display results" to "Save results..." when actually saving data fixed - some falsely subscripted legend titles *HOME* new - added default shortcuts for TE280 *OECF* new - warning message if OECF is not monotonic increasing new - warning message if more than half of the fields are in full saturation new - reporting Lmin and Lsat in TXT and XML results new - reporting mean digital value of R, G, B and Y for background in TXT results changed - set illumination value fix to 1000 lx when using density reference data (was 1 lx) changed - number of decimals in TXT and XML results from 3 to 5 for luminance data and from 2 to 3 for the color noise difference coefficients C1 and C2 changed - renamed CIE columns to CIE_L, CIE_C and CIE_h in TXT results changed - set "Luminance" as default reference data (was "Ill 2 Lum") in the default settings file TE269_ISO2013_ext.myset fixed - now reporting settings and polynomial fit in XML results (was only in TXT results) fixed - average dynamic range now calculated only using successfully calculated dynamic ranges *COLOR* new - color difference formula "CIE2000 SL1" available fixed - displaying maximum of dL, dC und dH in GUI results fixed - analyzing DIN A4 UTT charts (UTT_A4_color.chart) and IT8 Charts with a face (TE258_IT8_Face.chart) fixed - font color of dark patches in color visual comparison is now bright in export *RESOLUTION* new - multiple view "All/SFR" for all analysis types (Siemens stars, slanted edges and Dead Leaves) new - OECF graph now also available for slanted edges and Dead Leaves new - frequency unit LW/PH (line width per picture height) new - subchart groups can now be saved in and loaded from .myset files improved - calculation of overshoot and undershoot improved - calculation of edge modulation improved - detection of slanted edges in TE268 charts improved - now showing only one single warning message window for images with the number of calculated values lower than the number of values in "Reduce results to:" in Advanced settings improved - chart layout files for TE276_V2 and TE276_V3 fixed - semiautomatic and manual modes when GUI is set to a language other than English fixed - editing and adding subchart groups now possible fixed - shading correction fixed - legend for "Siemens/vMTF vs. Field" in GUI and PDF export *SHADING* fixed - calculation of average results *DISTORTION* new - popup menu in Advanced settings for selecting the calculation method of local geometric distortion LGD fixed - displaying ROI marker in GUI fixed - polynomial in GUI is now the same as the one in TXT results *HISTOGRAM* fixed - error when saving results *FLARE* new - possibility to set ROI size in the Advanced settings (non-compliant with the ISO standard) fixed - dark image as well as the "Original" and "ROI" image views are now cropped in the same way as the flare chart image in manual mode fixed - OECF is set to "Assume linearity" if "Current OECF" is not available fixed - displaying results in images with absolutely no flare (e.g. artificial images) *42* new - multiple view "All/SFR" for all analysis types (Siemens stars, slanted edges and Dead Leaves) *VIDEO* fixed - H.265 encoded video files are now supported *UTT* improved - ROI placement for shading, distortion and obtained sampling rate for DIN A4 UTT (UTT_A4.chart) fixed - small bugfix for white shading stripes *EXPORT* new - exporting PDF files only is now selectable and is now a default setting in all default .myset files improved - blank export plot set (BLANK.plotset) is now selected by default in the batch export list, also updated in all default .myset files fixed - now using export path from the Settings panel for data export fixed - avoid error message when cancelling the file opening dialog of data import fixed - importing single .iea result files fixed - export issues after manually moving around plot legends fixed - result table in PDF for "Edges Mean/Sub" fixed - decrease exporting time of TXT files for "Files in Queue + Ext." and "Average + Individual" *RAW* fixed - now converting 32-bit images to 8-bit for displaying in GUI only *CMD* fixed - displaying warnings and messages in the Windows command line interface ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.5 (released December 2nd, 2016) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* updated - options "include numerical results" and "convert ps to pdf" are now enabled by default in all .myset files updated - option "comma" is now disabled by default in all .myset files updated - dcraw (3rd party software) RAW converter new - color profile "Display P3" is now available for analysis in the Meta tab *HOME* new - added default shortcuts for TE276_V2 and TE276_V3 *RESOLUTION* new - calculation of acutance for slanted edges and Dead Leaves according to CPIQ new - Siemens chart layout file for transparent D35 chart TE253_9x_144_D35.chart new - Dead Leaves chart layout file TE276_V3_DeadLeaves.chart updated - renamed TE276_V2.chart to TE276_V2_DeadLeaves.chart improved - re-arranged the representation of result data in .ps, .pdf and .png exports improved - "Global" is forced as linearisation mode when "Local" is chosen for TE42 images *OECF* fixed - option "limit patch size to" in Advanced settings *SHADING* improved - detection of wide field of view images updated - renamed CAL3_highFoV.chart to TE000_Circular_Fisheye.chart *VIDEO* fixed - passing video stream to Measurement module *MEASUREMENT* fixed - ROI tools now working on video stream *UTT* fixed - image in "Original" view is not rotated after analysis anymore fixed - detection of shading lines for A4 charts *EXPORT* new - name of chart file used for the analysis is now displayed in .txt and .xml result files improved - handling of the Ghostscript executable file path *RAW* fixed - dcraw call is not overwritten by the default value when re-opening the RAW tab anymore fixed - dcraw call is now being saved and loaded using .myset files ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.4 (released August 9th, 2016) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* new - zoom and pan function for correcting patch roi positions in manual mode improved - confirming patch roi positions in manual mode with key press instead of double-click fixed - error in xml output fixed - empty entries in meta are now empty in txt output (not 32 anymore) updated - TE253_OECF.den *RESOLUTION* improved - calculation of over-undershoot integral for edge profiles improved - ROI detection management for Files in queue + ext. with moving alignment *OECF* new - SNR and DR are now available in dB in UI, txt output and xml output new - TE269A, TE269B and TE268C density files *COLOR* new - chroma and luma level in txt output new - Chartfile for TE188 v5 fixed - added delta e/l/c/h in xml output *SHADING* new - polynomial fit in txt output new - support of high field of view images changed - "CIE Eab" is now called "CIE Eab / CPIQ D_c" in txt output fixed - orientation of colorbar for luminance 3D and contour plot in export *DISTORTION* new - "LCD_CPIQ" is now available in UI, txt output and xml output fixed - Distortion vs. field plot title *42* improved - chart files for TE42_V2(_Resolution) and TE42_V2_16_9(_Resolution) *VIDEO* fixed - issue with deleted objects in video module *MEASUREMENT* new - Lab and Lch colorspace values in UI fixed - performance issue with rectangle roi *UTT* fixed - display issue of shading based on grid *EXPORT* new - multi *.iea import fixed - issues with *.iea export fixed - now using export path from settings as batch export saving path ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.3 (released June 24th, 2016) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - Chart Height option in Meta tab improved - startup performance improved - Chinese translation updated - default settings file "iQA_V6_default.myset" *RESOLUTION* new - calculate mean value of C* on Dead Leaves patches using a white patch as reference ("C*WP(mean)" values in results) new - TE280_18 (18% gray) and TE280_48 (48% gray) chart files fixed - popup menu for edge profile source fixed - handling of bitonal Siemens Stars improved - chart layout files for TE276_V2 and TE42_V2 improved - removed displaying OECF patches if linearization mode is set to "profile" updated - ROI rectangles in semiautomatic mode not resizable anymore *COLOR* fixed - displaying color difference results when "Absolute Color Difference" is selected in Advanced settings *SHADING* new - percentage shading value "%lin" for linearized image data fixed - displaying correct meta data *DISTORTION* fixed - 2D colorbar *RAW* fixed - bitstream images can now be analyzed in the 42 module fixed - bitstream image width and height in meta data updated - dcraw (3rd party software) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.1 (released April 15th, 2016) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - broken 'Check for Updates' link in the settings panel *FLARE* improved - overall performance improved - memory consumption fixed - missing colorbar in 3D-Bar plot in PDF exports fixed - issue with 3D-Bar plot in multiview *RESOLUTION* new - semiautomatic detection mode new - possibilty to choose between original and linearized image data for edge profile processing, e.g. for undershoot/overshoot analysis (previously linearized data was always used) fixed - Siemens star groups are now rendered properly updated - numerical results in [LP/Pix] now showing up to five decimal places *UTT* new - added UTT and Scan Reference reference files according to Metamorfoze standard V1.0, previously used files were renamed to V0.8 *CMD* fixed - 64-bit version of CMD is now running again fixed - correct program version is now printed in the result files ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.1.0 (released March 11th, 2016) ================================================================================================= *FLARE* new - Flare module to analyze the amount of flare according to upcoming standard ISO 18844 *GENERAL* new - double-clicking on an image in the file list now opens its preview new - added a possibility to save bitstream files as TIFF improved - error handling for Ghostscript related issues fixed - some misplaced UI elements *HOME* new - added default shortcuts for TE153, TE283, TE276_V2, TE280_18 (18% gray) and TE280_48 (48% gray) *VIDEO* new - support for IP cameras supporting the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) fixed - unwanted user interface behavior when pressing "Reset Hardware" after connecting a device *OECF* new - dynamic range (DR) value will be marked yellow (when using Requirements) when using fallback method if the SNR threshold can not be used fixed - re-analyzing already processed images fixed - chart background value in warning messages is calculated correctly now fixed - removed wrong lower limit in OECF graph if the dynamic range (DR) can not be calculated *COLOR* new - added support for the 16:9 aspect ratio of TE188 (ColorChecker) fixed - wrong XYZ reference value for the patch B1 in TE188 (ColorChecker) *RESOLUTION* new - added manual selection of the complete chart in the manual mode new - added support for TE283 (iQ-FoV Box) new - added 16:9 and 4:3 support for TE268 new - added support for TE280 new - added support for TE276_V2 improved - detection and numbering for the single Siemens star chart files (TE253_single.chart and TE253H_single.chart) fixed - now correctly use the RGB coefficients for the calculation of Y for DeadLeaves subcharts from the settings menu fixed - selection of a Siemenst star to be used for the segments results view fixed - when using "Files in Queue + Ext." on Siemens stars, ROIs are now detected individually for each file updated - renamed "DeadLeaves old" to "DL_direct" and "DeadLeaves new" to "DL_cross" updated - renamed "Noise Patch" to "SFR-DeadLeaves" in the Resolution module *SHADING* fixed - manual mode on TE255 works now fixed - now, in addition to different colors, also using different line markers in the result plot fixed - bitstream images can now be analyzed in the Shading module *42* new - colored requirements for the module 42 *UTT* Please note: Even though the UTT module in the iQ-Analyzer V6.1.0 has been improved, it is not yet fully tested and the manual has not been fully updated yet. We do not recommend it for production use before final tests have been performed. Upcoming versions will bring further changes and improvements. new - make one image your "Golden master" - create new reference file (.uttref) from image new - added support of CIE-DeltaE2000 calculation with linear L* - use CIE2000LinL in specifications to activate added - Supporting .chart files for both version (Standard and Extended) of Scan Reference Chart (TE263) added - UI shows the current date, useful if taking screenshots added - export the numerical results as a PDF report improved - Detection of TE263 - Scan Reference Chart improved - "Overview" shows more details, so it is easier to see what causes the fail. *CMD* new - now using a dedicated program iqa6cmd.exe instead of using iqa6.exe with a "cmd" argument new - added "input" and "observe" modes improved - significantly reduced start-up time *EXPORT* fixed - missing plots in OECF/SFR-Siemens export fixed - added (v)MTF/SFR(Set1/2/3) to plot titles fixed - group layout in PDF/PNG export (Siemens stars) *RAW* fixed - bitstream images can now be analyzed in the Shading module ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.47 (released October 26th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *RESOLUTION* improved - reduced warn popups for linearisation to one popup improved - minor changes in dead leaves marker detection for manual mode *GENERAL* improved - increased font size for home tiles and results fixed - missing colorbar indicator in exported graphs fixed - wrong axis dimensions on some graphs in multiview *42* improved - TE42_V2 chart files *COLOR* fixed - issue with missing patch names in TXT/XML export for TE230 ColorCheckerSG fixed - manual mode for TE42_V2 ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.44 (released September 4th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *42* fixed - PDF/PNG graph export from batch list fixed - an issue where metadata/results table in multiview have not been updated properly new - calculate mean value of C* on Dead Leaves patches *RESOLUTION* new - manual mode for Dead Leaves added - TE253H_9x_144_NoiseLab.chart improved - detection for TE276 (Dead Leaves) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.43 (released August 13th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - an issue concerning creating PDF reports in Mac OS X fixed - RAW bitstream image support improved - splashscreen issues a confirmation dialog when no dongle is attached instead of disappearing improved - removed always on-top splashscreen property in Windows fixed - resolved a splashscreen DLL conflict in Windows improved - readability of the numerical result tables changed - increased the number of digital places for exposure time in the TXT results from 4 to 6 (XML already had 6 decimal places) *HOME* new - added shortcut tiles for TE42 and TE42_V2 to Resolution, Color and OECF modules *MEASUREMENT* fixed - improved toggling between Video and Measurement modules *VIDEO* improved - updated VLC player to V2.2.1, nightly build for 32-bit Windows is not necessary anymore fixed - UI behavior when neither VLC nor appropriate video hardware was detected new - added check for outdated VLC versions (older than V2.0.0) *COLOR* fixed - switched patch references for TE226 (DTV Color Rendition Test Chart) improved - reference data for TE188D (Transparent Color Rendition Chart (X-Rite ColorChecker)) *RESOLUTION* improved - added manual mode to correct detected ROIs for TE261 *42* fixed - a rare issue with TE42_V2 concerning ghostscript on Mac OS X fixed - missing numerical results table in module 42 for non-english UIs *UTT* improved - detection of TE263 (Scan Reference Chart) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.41 (released July 8th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - fixed tooltip messages in the settings panel fixed - highlighting inappropriate numerical results when using requirements fixed - manual detection not working correctly with "Files in Queue + Ext." and a default value of "Maximum files in memory" *HOME* new - added Home screen shortcut for TE261 (slanted edges) *RESOLUTION* improved - improved automatic detection for TE261 (slanted edges) *OECF* fixed - fixed issue where "ExpBias" was written in wrong format to the result TXT files fixed - trying to display waveforms of the average data doesn't cause an error anymore *42* fixed - contents of the TE42 result TXT now behave like other results and will not be appended to the same file by default anymore fixed - analysis of TE42_V2 in the Command Line Interface ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.40 (released June 16th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* new - creating PDF reports on Mac OS X fixed - an issue with manual ROI detection when the total number of "Files in Queue + Ext." was larger than the general setting "Maximum Files in Memory" fixed - added a missing .dll for the splashscreen causing an error on Windows in rare cases fixed - default installation path for 32-bit and 64-bit versions *HOME* new - added Home Screen shortcut for the TE188 ColorChecker chart within a lightSTUDIO *RESOLUTION* improved - significantly improved analysis speed of Siemens stars *COLOR* new - iQ-Analyzer now supports the TE188 ColorChecker chart within a lightSTUDIO *UTT* new - added support for the extended version of the TE263 Scan Reference Chart improved - detection of the standard version of the TE263 Scan Reference Chart ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.38 (released May 22nd, 2015) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - fixed displaying the EXIF value "EV" resp. "ExpBias" in the GUI and printing it into an XML result file fixed - fixed misplaced settings panels on small displays, e.g. on a MacBook Air 11" *HOME* new - added Home Screen shortcuts for TE42 (16:9) and TE42_V2 (4:3 and 16:9) *42* new - iQ-Analyzer now supports the 16:9 version of TE42_V2 fixed - fixed a rare issue concerning ghostscript on Mac OS X *SHADING* changed - the degree of polynomial fit was changed from 4 to 2 *DISTORTION* fixed - fixed a bug when displaying diagram title for "<..> vs. Field" plots (e.g. "CA - GB vs. Field") ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.33 (released April 14th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *42* improved - detection of OECF patches for TE42_V2 *RESOLUTION* new - added TE261D new - added TE280 *OECF* improved - updated TE165A_OECF.den reference densities *GENERAL* improved - export of PNG/PDF files ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.29 (released March 6th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *42* new - iQ-Analyzer supports new test chart: TE42_V2 improved - increased the number of post decimal positions of visual noise value (VN) in the result files *DISTORTION* new - iQ-Analyzer supports new test charts: TE251_Inverted and TE260_Inverted (white crosses/dots on a black background) *COLOR* improved - increased the number of post decimal positions of visual noise value (VN) in the result files fixed - now using the correct color profile information from Meta panel fixed - now displaying the correct color profile in the UI and in result files for each image when multiple images were analyzed using embedded profiles *RESOLUTION* improved - calculation of misregistration on slanted edges in noisy images *UTT* improved - calculation of misregistration on slanted edges in noisy images *OECF* improved - increased the number of post decimal positions of visual noise value (VN) in the result files *GENERAL* improved - fixed some typos in the user interface *UTT* fixed - fixed the out-of-specs color highlighting of the gain modulation values in the numerical results in the user interface ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.25 (released January 15th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *COLOR* fixed - visual noise values displayed in color and 42 module now refer to correct file *42* fixed - see color fix *UTT* fixed - linearisation of an image is not dependent on image order in file list *GENERAL* RAW - dcraw updated (3rd party software) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.22 (released January 6th, 2015) ================================================================================================= *COLOR* fixed - the used dE calculation method is now correctly printed in the result file *42* improved - added new .chart file for 16:9 TE42 charts *RESOLUTION* improved - ROI names can now be shown after analysis *MEASUREMENT* fixed - minor fix for exporting the measurement results ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.21 (released November 14th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *42* fixed - error preventing the CLI run successfully (NOTE: TE42_Data.42 updated) ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.20 (released November 7th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* improved - japanese language bundle updated improved - export of graphs now include file name of source file improved - some graphical adjustments in exported graphs *RESOLUTION* fixed - PPI meta data is now taken correctly from each image for displaying results *UTT* fixed - UTT charts greater than DIN A3 are now supported ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.19 (released October 20th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *RESOLUTION* new - calculation of over-undershoot integral new - iQ-Analyzer supports a new test chart: TE275 ISO 12233 *COLOR* fixed - the reference data of patches G4 and H4 are now stored corretly (TE226) *OECF* fixed - restored missing option to display waveforms like in the Waveform Monitor from Video module *42* fixed - restored missing option to display waveforms like in the Waveform Monitor from Video module fixed - diagram titles are now displayed correctly *LOCALE* fixed - instantly rename modules on the home screen when changing language *GENERAL* fixed - fixed minor issues with multiple files in list ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.18 (released October 15th, 2014) ================================================================================================= INTERNAL RELEASE ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.17 (released October 10th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *RESOLUTION* bugix - calculation of edge average *COLOR* bugix - for files + ext. individual results are shown and stored in result files correctly *OECF* fixed - averaging over several OECF files ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.13 to V6.0.16 ================================================================================================= INTERNAL RELEASES ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.13 (released September 19th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - images will be analyzed correctly if RAW and JPG files with the same prefix exist fixed - output of result files is now fixed if some files in list were ignored due to an calculation error fixed - fixed network based dongle protection issue *RESOLUTION* improved - TE276 detection optimized fixed - averaging of edge calculation fixed *COLOR* fixed - output files provide individual results if files + ext. were calculated *VIDEO* fixed - switching back to Video module after passing frames to another module doesn't lead to an error *UTT* fixed - various fixes in command line version ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.8 (released August 29th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - output format of result files (.txt; .xml) will be now stored in created .myset files *RESOLUTION* new - added TE253H_single.chart *42* fixed - edge and noise results can now be displayed *UTT* fixed - export of single graphs is now possible ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.7 (released August 27th, 2014) ================================================================================================= INTERNAL RELEASE *RESOLUTION* changed - undershoot/overshoot calculation of slanted edges changed *42* new - TE42_V2 is now available for analysis *UTT* fixed - "raw" and "meta" settings can now be accessed within UTT module fixed - for images with a low dynamic range or very high gradient in the OECF ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.6 (released August 20th, 2014) ================================================================================================= * RESOLUTION * new - added TE276 (new Dead Leaves chart) fixed - XML output for TE000_FreeEdgeChart ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.5 (released August 12th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - inital settings at first startup will be loaded correctly ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.4 (released August 11th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - export/batch export of graphs for resolution measurement *UTT* fixed - results will be displayed properly ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.3 (released July 29th, 2014) ================================================================================================= INTERNAL RELEASE ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.2 (released July 1st, 2014) ================================================================================================= *GENERAL* fixed - exported graphs now show correct legend *RESOLUTION* fixed - linearisation can now be deactivated (set to 'none') if image input is linear data *COLOR* fixed - color analysis via command line interface fixed ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.1 (released June 12th, 2014) ================================================================================================= *HOME* fixed - added missing .myset files for histogram analysis from Home screen *RESOLUTION* fixed - free SFR ROIs are now labeled corretly fixed - multiple files in one graph is now availalbe for MTF/group *HISTOGRAM* fixed - displaying results is now possible *COLOR* fixed - clicking color bar won't duplicate itself ================================================================================================= Release Notes - iQ-Analyzer V6.0.0 (released June 2nd, 2014) ================================================================================================= *HOME* new - offers a new and simplified user guidance for doing everyday measurements *GENERAL* *new - requirements can be set up to check treshold of key values easily new - XML ouput format supported new - multiple graphs can be displayed simultaneously new - selected graphs allow to display multiple files in one graph new - numerical results and settings can be hidden in GUI *OECF* new - implementation of improved VN algorithm *SHADING* new - chromaticity plot new - R/G & B/G and CIE E_ab color cast plots *RESOLUTION* new - implementation of improved DL algorithm new - OECF for linearization can be displayed new - linearization via profile *HISTOGRAM* new - seperate channel histogram *COLOR* new - L* & C* offset corrected color comparison *DISTORTION* new - chromatic abberation vector plot *MEASUREMENT* new - offers various fast measurements with still images or video streams incl. contour plot, histogram, 2D-FFT, R/G B/G, SFR(single edge), VN, Derivative new - supports interface for the developement of customized measurements new - part of the basic iQ-Analyzer software independent of the activated modules *VIDEO* new - part of the basic iQ-Analyzer software independent of the activated modules