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!

• MS-Windows XP / Vista / Windows7 (ZipFile, 6.1 MB)
• Linux (OpenSuse 11.4, 32bit) (ZipFile, 3.2 MB)
• Linux (OpenSuse 11.3, 64bit) (ZipFile, 11.6 MB)
• Mac OS-X (Self-contained disk image, 15 MB)
  for Intel-based systems running Mac OS-X 10.5 (Leopard) through Mac OS-X 10.7 (Lion)
  

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

• Vortex pair (ZipFile, 286kB)
• Turbulent Boundary layer (ZipFile, 610kB)
• Numerous test images can also be obtained from the PIV-Challenge website

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.