Imatest Documentation

 



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Tour of Imatest

Cross-reference tables - Tables to help you navigate Imatest
Colorcheck - Measures color quality and noise using the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker
Stepchart - Measures tonal response, noise, and dynamic range using step charts
SFR - Measures image sharpness using a slanted-edge target
Uniformity (Light Falloff) - Measures light falloff (lens vignetting) and sensor uniformity
Distortion - Measures radial lens distortion
Print Test - Measures print quality factors: color response, tonal response, and Dmax
Test Charts - Creates test charts for high quality inkjet printers
Multicharts - Interactive analysis of several test charts
Rescharts - Analysis of resolution-related charts
Imatest API - Executable programs for automated testing

Image Quality

Image quality factors - Overview and Imatest measurements
Sharpness - What is it and how is it measured?
SQF - Subjective Quality Factor
Sharpening - Why standardized sharpening is needed for comparing cameras
Sharpness comparisons - for several digital cameras
Chromatic Aberration - AKA Color fringing
Shannon information capacity - information that can pass through a channel without error
The Imatest Test Lab - How to build a testing lab

Training

Two-day training - July 10-11 in Boulder, Colorado)

Imatest Instructions

Installation - and getting started
Using SFR Part 1 - Setting up and photographing SFR targets
Using SFR Part 2 - Running Imatest SFR
MTF Compare - Compare MTFs of different cameras and lenses
Dynamic Range - Calculate Dynamic Range from several Stepchart images
Colorcheck Appendix - Algorithms and reference formulas
Using Multicharts - Interactive analysis of several test charts
Multicharts Special Charts - Additional charts, including circles arranged on a square
Using Rescharts - Analysis of resolution-related charts
Log Frequency - Analysis of log frequency-varying charts
Log F-Contrast - Analysis of charts that vary in log frequency and contrast
Star Chart - Analysis of the Siemens star chart
Using Uniformity (Light Fallof) - Measures light falloff (lens vignetting) and sensor nonuniformity
Uniformity (Light Falloff): Imatest Pro - Instructions for Imatest Pro
Using Print Test - Measure print quality factors: color response, tonal response, and Dmax
Using Test Charts - Creates test charts for high quality inkjet printers
Using Screen Patterns - Monitor patterns for Light Falloff, SFR, Distortion, and monitor calibration
SVG (Structured Vector Graphics) Test Charts - for improved MTF measurements
Imatest API/EXE instructions - Running Imatest API/EXE
Maskfill - Removes features that interfere with Imatest measurements

Appendix

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Version comparisons - Differences between versions. Which is right for you?
Customers and publications - A list of better-known customers and publications
Troubleshooting - What to do when Imatest doesn't work
Contact - About Imatest, and how to reach us
Imatest Change Log - Imatest release history
Complete PDF documentation - The whole website, over 8 MB and 215 pages, updated occasionally
License - The Imatest End User License Agreement (EULA)

 
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