How do i save STACKS of images (e.g. TIFF) as a SINGLE file in IMAQ?

[bernhardschnurr]

I would like to save stacks of images (movies and time series) as single files (TIFF in particular) but i can only find support in IMAQ for saving single images to single files. Does anyone know how to save STACKS? (As far as i know that is a common feature in most frame grabbers).

I am using a PCI-1408 card for analog acquisition and NI-IMAQ driver in Windows 2000.

[BruceAmmons]

Bernhard,

There are no utilities in IMAQ to save image sequences in a single file.

One possible solution, if you aren't trying to compress the images, is to extract the 2D array of pixel intensities and save them as a standard array. You would be able to store as many arrays as you want in a single file.

If you want to compress the images, there are utilities for creating AVI files. I have used a wavelet compression utility that I wrote LV drivers for, also. If you are willing to spend a little money, that might be a good solution. You can contact me at bruce@ammonsengineering if you want to discuss it further.

Bruce