Software for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)


PIVview
PIV Analysis Software

Features:

  • Developed for 'Quick-Look' PIV image analysis during and after PIV experiments
  • Interactive image interrogation, including view of correlation plane
  • Cross-correlation, autocorrelation and speckle-shift analysis modes
  • Supports TIFF (8bit, 16bit, with compression), BMP, JPEG, B16 (16bit PCO), PNG, PBM, and other image formats
  • Image pre-processing, contrast enhancement, transformation
  • Image batch processing
  • Multiple pass, multiple grid algorithms
  • Ensemble correlation (correlation averaging methods)
  • High precision processing using iterative image deformation
  • Batch and command-line processing
  • Extensive outlier treatment
  • Interactive calibration
  • Stereo-PIV calibration and processing
  • Data export in TecPlot (binary and ASC-II), netCDF and ASC-II
  • Plot export into PDF and other image formats (PNG, BMP, etc.)
  • Post-Processing: filters, vorticity, shear strain,...
  • Interactive measurement of circulation and entrainment
  • PDF/HTML-based documentation

PIVview probably is the only PIV-software available
for all of the major operating systems:

  • MS-Windows XP/Vista/Windows7
  • MacOSX
  • Linux (32 and 64 bit)

Screenshot of PIVview2C Version 3.0

 

New Features in Version 3.0

  • Direct PDF output (sample)
  • ASC-II parameter file support (in addition to NetCDF)
  • Parallelized code optimized for multi-core processors
  • Integrated mask editor (PIVmask)
  • Improved graphics and display

New Features in Version 3.3

  • Particle Tracking (PTV) –matching based on PIV-estimate
  • further graphics enhancements: transparent layers, logos, text annotation, background scene
  • minimum quadratic difference matching (MQD) in addition to cross-correlation
  • Parallelized batch processing for multicore systems (requires additional license)

For demo versions see below or our download page.

A software development kit (SDK) for developing own applications on the Windows platform is also available.


Download a demo version of PIVview

for any of the currently most common operating systems:
(Identical to the full version but with data export and batch processing disabled)

PIVview2C-Demo (Version 3.3.2) - new!

Sample image pairs (in case you have no images to try):

Installation instructions for Windows:
Unpack all files into a directory of your choice and double-click the PIVview2CDemo executable.
Make sure the file Qt***.dll dynamic library files and plugins directory are in the same directory as PIVview2CDemo.exe

Removal: Just remove the previously unpacked files.

Note: If Windows complains about missing libraries such as msvcp71.dll they can be found here.


Previous Versions: PIVview1.7 and 2.X (Windows-only)

- PIVview2C-Demo Version 2.5 (ZipFile, 3.8MB)
- PIVview2.4 Documentation (PDF-Format, 2.5 MB)

- PIVviewDemo Version 1.7 (ZipFile, 690kB)
- PIVview1.7 Documentation (HTML-Format, ZipFile, 610kB)
- PIVview1.7 Documentation (PDF-Format, 1.8 MB)

Installation instructions:

Unpack the files into a directory of your choice and double-click the PivViewDemo executable.
Make sure the file FreeImage.dll is in the same directory as PIVviewDemo.exe.
Removal: Just remove the previously unpacked files.


For more information about PIVview and our other software products
feel free to contact us directly at info@pivtec.com.


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Send comments or questions to info@pivtec.com
Last change: 2012-01-04