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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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3.9 Thermal Imaging Display and Diagnostic<br />

Software<br />

When the personal computer was introduced as part of thermal imaging<br />

systems, the typical imager produced raw radiometric data. whereas all of the<br />

diagnostic software was contained in an ancillary. separately packaged<br />

computer that performed all of the diagnostics back on the bench. With<br />

improved packaging technology in both computers and thermal imaging<br />

equipment, there has been a gradual trend toward providing more and more<br />

on board software so that more diagnostics can be performed on site.<br />

Depending on manufacturer and model, some software is incorporated into<br />

instruments and some is available only on computer driven software<br />

packages. Although thermographic diagnostic software packages are usually<br />

proprietary to a particular manufacturer, there is a trend toward universality in<br />

image storage. Common formats for storing electronic images include tagged<br />

image file format (TIFF) and other bitmapped formats. Retrieving images from<br />

these format is fast and easy.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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