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Matrox Imaging Library enhanced!
Version 6.1 supports Matrox Orion, IEEE-1394 DCAM and Windows® 2000
April 4, 2000, Montreal, Canada - Matrox Imaging today announced version 6.1 of its award-winning software development toolkit for machine vision, medical imaging and image analysis - Matrox Imaging Library (MIL). This high-level programming library offers developers an extensive set of optimized functions for image capture, transfer, processing, analysis and display.
MIL 6.1
Designed to facilitate development and increase productivity, MIL offers a common API that supports the entire line of Matrox Imaging hardware - including the new Matrox Orion frame grabber and Meteor-II/1394 adapter board. It also offers an intuitive and easy-to-use function set, as well as a choice of programming environments - classic C/C++ or ActiveX - for Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000.
New and Enhanced Functionality
MIL 6.1 adds to an already comprehensive list of field-proven functions. The JPEG Software Codec, which performs baseline (lossy) or lossless compression/decompression on monochrome and color (RGB) images, has been enhanced to perform 400% faster than the previous MIL version, and offers more flexibility and image fidelity than before. Hardware permitting, MIL 6.1 also enables non-destructive graphics overlay of live video with no host CPU intervention and can eliminate tearing artifacts present during live video display. In addition, MIL 6.1 includes new symbologies in its Bar & Matrix Code Module - Datamatrix (ECC200), PDF417, BC412 and CODABAR.
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MIL 6.1's "C" programming interface consists of descriptive command names and parameters. Commands are not only intuitive but highly integrated, so applications are developed quickly with relatively few lines of code.
Rapid Development with ActiveMIL
For fast Windows® application development, MIL 6.1 comes bundled with ActiveMIL, a collection of ActiveX controls for managing image capture, transfer, processing, analysis and display. ActiveMIL fully integrates into Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual C++ rapid application development environments. This software package allows developers to quickly and easily put together an imaging application with a customized, professional-looking Windows® user interface that requires less coding and less debugging. OEMs and integrators save crucial development time by focusing on the imaging task rather than implementing the user interface.
About Matrox
Established in 1976 and headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, Matrox Imaging is a leading designer and manufacturer of PC-based hardware and software for machine vision, image analysis and medical imaging. Products include standard frame grabbers, real-time vision processors, integrated imaging platforms and device-independent development software. Specifically designed to decrease development time and costs, Matrox Imaging technology is used by OEMs and integrators in factory automation, process control, electronic and pharmaceutical packaging, semiconductor inspection, robotics, radiology and microscopy.
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