Measurement Sequence Function

To help with making the same sequence of measurements on multiple images, PCI now allows you to program and save measurement sequence files. The measurement sequence function guides you through making the series of measurements, automatically selecting the appropriate measuring tools, adjusting their settings and labeling the measurements.

New and Improved Measurement & Drawing Tools

PCI now includes tools for measuring the areas and perimeters of polygons and freehand shapes, as well as a four point angle measurement tool which permits angles to be measured when the vertex is not inside the image.

A space is now inserted between a measured quantity and its units, in keeping with ISO standards.

A drawing tool for closed freehand shapes has been added.

Burn CDs and DVDs from Inside PCI

PCI now allows you to export files directly to CDs and DVDs. Simply select the files to export and PCI will burn them directly to disc.

Recent Files Tab

A new tab has been added to the data manager that shows the images and other files that you have opened most recently. This makes it easy to reload data that you have been working with recently. In the case of the Enterprise database, the information on this tab follows the user. So, the images that you worked with in the lab will be immediately available on your office computer.

Improved Send-To Function

PCI now provides a more intuitive way to add external documents to the PCI database. The Send To function has been enhanced to include an icon on the desktop onto which the user can drag or paste files to have them added to the database.

Improved Image File Support

PCI’s file import functionality has been improved to provide support for the latest file formats, including PNG and JPEG2000. JPEG2000 offers lossless compression to allow you to compress images with no loss of image quality.

Support for Large Images

The maximum image size supported by PCI is now limited only by system memory and whatever limitations are imposed by the particular file format used to save the images. This improves PCI’s support for scanners and high resolution digital cameras.

Smooth Image Display

You can now choose to turn on smooth image display which uses interpolation and smoothing techniques to improve the display of reduced size images. This is particularly useful when PCI is used to display line art, including graphs and spectra.

Improved Image Resizing and Thumbnail Generation

PCI now uses bicubic interpolation instead of pixel replication to resize images. This improves the appearance of resized images. The same technique is applied to thumbnail generation, resulting in higher quality thumbnails.

Default Overlay Burn-In Option

PCI now provides an option to burn in the default overlay immediately upon image acquisition. This allows you to add a copyright or “Confidential” tag or any other information to your images automatically.

Runs on Microsoft Windows Vista™

PCI Version 8 is the first version of PCI that supports Microsoft Windows Vista. It will also run on Windows NT, 2000 and XP.