Imatest Releases Version 2021.1

Imatest Version 2021.1 adds several new features to Imatest Master and Imatest IT, including edge tracking during live focusing, alignment […]

Calculating Exposure Quality Loss per IEEE CPIQ v2

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Imatest Releases Version 2020.2

Imatest Version 2020.2 adds several new features to Imatest Master and Imatest IT, including Improvements in Calculation Speed, Uniformity Statistics […]

Obtaining Uniform Flat-Field Images

When measuring uniformity, in order to minimize cosine falloff in imaging systems with wider field of view lenses, it is […]

Some Imatest calculations up to v5.1 inappropriately averaged zeros with summary metrics

Problem Certain imatest calculations in version 5.1 and below produced zeros when the calculation was not determined. These zero values […]

5.2 MacOS Mojave system freezes during file operations

On some MacOS systems, the 5.2 Imatest release has an issue where the system temporarily freezes for under 60 seconds […]

Which Imatest Charts Support Automatic Detection?

Using testing charts (also known as targets) improves the efficiency and repeatability of your testing workflow. Imatest offers several charts […]

Connectivity requirements for online or floating license activation

In order to perform online license activation or to use a floating license, Imatest needs to be able to perform […]

Error -4304: Users having problems activating licenses or starting trials

Recently we have been receiving reports of end-users in China being blocked from accessing the Imatest license servers (IP address […]

Color & density reference files in CSV or CGATS format

Color reference files read by Imatest can be CSV or CGATS format containing L*a*b* color and luminance reference data. The […]

Understanding collimator MTF loss using bronze and golden sample testing

by Henry Koren, inspired by Paul Romanczyk, edited by Norman Koren Not all MTF measurement systems will necessarily provide the […]

Henry’s Imatest Training Links

Here are Henry’s favorite Imatest Links that he often mentions during the Imatest Training Class: Day 1 Day 2 https://imatest.com/passfail/

Test Chart Substrate and Sizing Guide

This guide enumerates the possibilities and constraints of our test charts and provides resolution (MTF) information for the different options. […]

Reducing the cross-lab variation of image quality metrics

Abstract As imaging test labs seek to obtain objective performance scores of camera systems, many factors can skew the results.

New 2019 Imatest Licensing – Update Required to Activate

We are migrating to a better, faster licensing platform for our software on January 1, 2019. You may need to […]

Increasing the Repeatability of Your Sharpness Tests

By Robert Sumner With contributions from Ranga Burada, Henry Koren, Brienna Rogers and Norman Koren Consistency is a fundamental aspect of […]

Imatest does not start, unable to read MAT-file

If upon opening Imatest you get something like this:   Error: Error using load Unable to read MAT-file C:\ProgramData\Imatest\mcr_cache\5.0\Master\mcrCache9.2\imates0\.matlab\matlabprefs.mat. File […]

Undefined variable “py” or class “py.model.Message”.

With the addition of python routines in Imatest 5.0, several components require a working python installation. When some installation problems […]

High-contrast edge-SFR test targets produce invalid MTF results

The obsolete ISO 12233:2000 standard defines a resolution test target with a high contrast ratio. These are typically produced at […]

Running Imatest With High Sierra

Due to High Sierra’s new file system, old Imatest licenses no longer have the access they need to write properly. […]