How do I view an image without using imaq vision from file?

[S]

I am new to labview and learning how to display an image on a front panel from file. Is there a way to do this without using the imaq functions (Winddraw, etc).

Thanks.

[Enrique]

S;

In LabVIEW, you can use the picture tools. Check the following example:

Reading from JPEG/PNG/BMP Images into a LabVIEW Picture Control

Regards;
Enrique

[BruceAmmons]

There are a few ways to display an image.

One way is using an intensity graph. Convert the image to a 2D array and wire it to the terminal of the intensity graph. Change the Z scale on the intensity graph to only include black and white.

A second method is picture controls. This method is faster, but requires a little more effort. The tools for picture controls include routines for plotting bitmaps.

If you need a high speed display, you can access the basic IMAQ display without having the IMAQ Vision toolkit. There is an example on the NI Developer Zone that shows how to do it. This method can only do the basic display, with no zoom, scrollbars, ROIs, etc.

Bruce

[cld]

As mentioend above you can do it with picture controls, and as Bruce mentioned we have an example that allows you to view full frame rates w/o vision:
IMAQ Display w/o IMAQ Vision
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/explprog.nsf/6c163603265406328625682a006ed37d/22474456534202b086256aff005fc4f3?OpenDocument

If you need any other examples search our web page for your topic!

Best Regards,
Chris D
NI Applications Engineer