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7.14.1 Auto-Contrast Enhancement (ACE)
Auto-contrast enhancement (ACE) selects a percentile of the camera output range to expand onto
the full display range. ACE is enabled by checking the box to the left of the ACE text with typical
settings of 2-5% in the box on the left and 95-98% on the right. ACE mapping is automatically
updated with changing imaging conditions. The Cumulative Histogram setting shows the camera
output and CE Low and CE High values indicate the upper and lower ADU limits of the mapping
range.
Auto-contrast Enhancement is set to 2.0-98.0% upon software startup.
7.14.2 Manual Contrast Enhancement (MCE)
The user can choose which portion of the camera’s digital output is mapped onto the display’s
digital range. This range is fixed once set.
7.15 Other Software Features
This section describes other software features except the Non-Uniformity Correction (NUC)
controls. For NUC control, please refer to Section
8 .
7.15.1 Export
The export feature allows the user to export the imaging data in various formats.
7.15.1.1 Export Image CSV
These buttons export CSV ADU values for each pixel to a single file from a static image or to a
group of 10 files from a video feed in real time. The video is stopped for the single image CSV and
is running for the 10 Images CSV and a Windows Explorer dialog box will prompt the user for a file
name and location.
7.15.1.2 Export Image PNG
These buttons export a static image in a portable network graphic (PNG) file to a single file. Export
Image PNG exports an uncorrected camera image. Export Processed Image PNG exports the
camera image with the applied image corrections. The video feed is stopped for these exports
and a Windows Explorer dialog box will prompt the user for a file name and location.
7.15.1.3 Export Video
This feature exports up to 30 seconds of the video feed in an .mp4 format. A Windows Explorer
dialog box will prompt the user for a file name and location.
Note: The exported video is encoded for a 30fps playback, regardless of the camera settings
during video capture. The video capture duration is determined by its time setting (default