–Install StreamPix on a desktop computer (power/cost) or on a laptop/Portable PC (portability).

–Supports 100+ cameras and frame grabbers from top manufacturers.

–Will work with any camera which has a WDM Directshow driver. (Ex: Most webcams)

-Record to sequence file on disk (raw or compressed).

-Record directly to RAM for ultra-high-speed capture.

-Capture or export sequences to AVI or MOV (Quicktime) in real-time using any installed codec. (*)

-Capture or export to image formats including: BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, FITS, DPX etc.

-Customizable read-ahead buffer list to insure no frame will be dropped during recording.

-Continuous loop for video buffering for machine vision or security applications.

-Pre/Post Recording with variable Pre and Post duration. (**)

-Each captured image is precisely timestamped with microsecond precision.

-External time source can be used to syncronize with IRIG-B or GPS time using the ATS module.

-Automatic, customizable file naming schemes.

-Powerful recording manager allows lots of flexibility for defining recording scheme.

-H264 multi-channel recording.

-Simultaneous and synchronous multichannel audio and DAQ recording. (**)

-Support sequence & AVI playback at various rates.

-Playback according to the time stamps of the image.

-Playback forward, backward and at any speed (slow motion) or frame-by-frame.

-Browsing sequences is made easy by the sequence slider bar and the various VCR-like controls.

-Synchronized playback of multiple sequences or AVI based on frame index or time stamp.

-Sequence history allows to reload every sequence from a previous recording session.

-Thumbnail viewer: View captured sequences as individual, resizable thumbnails.

-Timeshifted Playback (TIVO style).

• Lossy JPEG (image quality and compression factors can be fine tuned).
• H264 (bit rate as a percentage of uncompressed image size).
• RLE encoding (loss less).
• Huffman encoding (loss less).
• LZ encoding (loss less).

When recording directly to AVI or MOV, StreamPix supports, in theory, all available DirectX codecs. Some codecs are freeware, while others are paid codecs. Also, some codecs may not support all of the image formats and resolutions that can be captured with StreamPix. You must check and test the codec with StreamPix to make sure the codec performance and compatibility is suitable to your needs.

Input Line Monitoring

StreamPix can monitor various input lines. Any level change on those lines can trigger various events into the software. Possible events are:

• Start recording
• Stop recording
• Toggle recording
• Mark a frame
• Generate a Pre-Post
• …

Those events can be applied for a single camera, or multiple cameras simultaneously.

Output Line control

• Recording started
• Recording stopped
• On Start Playback
• On Image Captured
• On Pre-Post Received
• …

• Microsoft Office Ribbon UI for increased ease of use (large buttons with captions).

Example of original ribbon

• Large toolbar allows StreamPix to be used on touch-screen monitors.
• Customizable interface background color for low-light environments (night vision like astronomers).
• Customizable multi-display image mode, with quadrant selection and hybrid mode (one large quadrant, others small). IMAGE of HYBRID mode.
• Full screen / Multi-monitor support.
• Customize your ribbon’s contents: Add or remove controls to suit your needs.
  • No programming: Great way to make StreamPix easier to use for non-technical users.
  • Add, remove or order tabs, panels or ribbons as desired.
  • Password protected access to prevent end user from modifying the layout.

Example of modified ribbon

StreamPix is bundled with a few utility applications that make daily usage of the software easy:

• Sequence Viewer is offering most common playback and viewing options for sequences (comes also as a free stand alone application that can be installed on any computer without the need for a license).
• Disk benchmarking toolbox to measure your hard drive performance: This will help you determine the maximum possible streaming and image recording speed to your computer hard disks.
• Sequence Header Editor to recover corrupted sequence files.
• The SendRM tool is a command line application that allows triggering various actions, such as starting/stopping a recording, on a running instance of StreamPix. This tool can be used by your custom application to interact with StreamPix. You can also use it along with the Windows Scheduler to set up multiple recording sessions over a long period of time.
• Matlab macro for reading Streampix .seq files. More info.

The Batch Processor is a separate stand alone application used for offline processing and image exporting. It requires a separate license.

Our relation with our end user does not stop with the purchase of a StreamPix license. As a StreamPix license owner, you get access to a handful of features:

• Software is continuously upgraded and maintained, technical support offered through phone, e-mail or remote session using TeamViewer.com.
• A free, fully functional demo is also available on demand.
• If you think StreamPix is almost perfect for you, but need an extra feature to fulfill your need, our development team is always available. We offer custom module development so that your StreamPix experience will match your exact request