Photron has announced the updated version of its Photron Fastcam Viewer (PFV) software, for advanced functionality in high-speed camera control and slow-motion video replay.
The software has a new user interface with access to creating and replaying image sequences from industry-standard file formats, including AVI (Windows video), MOV (Apple Quicktime video), TIFF ( 8-bit or 26-bit file formats), Jpeg, BMP (Bitmap), PNG (portable network graphics), RAW and RAWW (native camera file formats).
Videos saved using Photron's PFV software will automatically replay at the user-selected replay speed from one to 1,000 frames per second; when the video is opened with Windows Media Player or Apple Quicktime, it auto plays at the desired slow-motion rate.
PFV also asks the host computer to see which compression codecs are installed and provides a list so that users wishing to compress the saved files can easily do so.
Additional features available with Photron's PFV Version 3 and higher include: binning options to increase light gathering sensitivity; video trigger to detect motion within the image displayed; bit shift to select which eight of the 12 bits are displayed for increased light sensitivity; enhanced navigation mode that divides the display area into nine squares, each controlling a different and selectable camera function; and Matlab drivers for easy camera integration into an existing workflow.
