PIVview PIV Analysis Software Features: Developed for 'Quick-Look' PIV image analysis during and after PIV experiments Interactive image interrogation Cross-correlation, autocorrelation and speckle-shift analysis modes Supports TIFF, BMP, JPEG, B16 (16bit PCO), PNG, PBM, and other image formats Image pre-processing Image batch processing Multiple pass, multiple grid algorithms Ensemble correlation High precision processing Batch and command-line processing Extensive outlier treatment Interactive calibration Stereo-PIV calibration and processing Data export in TecPlot, netCDF and ASC-II Plot export Post-Processing: filters, vorticity, strain,... PDF/HTML-based documentation

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 probably the only PIV-software available for any of the major operating systems: MS-Windows XP/Vista, MacOSX and Linux (32 and 64 bit)

Supported operating systems:
PIVview is available for current MS-Windows releases, Linux/Unix systems as well as MacOS-X.
-> See below or our download page.

A software development kit (SDK) for developing own applications is also available.

PIVview2C-Demo (Version 3.0 - new!) for MS-Windows XP/Vista
(ZipFile, 5.5 MB, integrated PIVmask image mask editor)

PIVview2C-Demo (Version 3.0 - new!) for Linux (Suse 10.3, 32bit)
(GZipped Tar File, 9.0 MB, includes PIVmask image mask editor)

PIVview2C-Demo (Version 3.0 - new!) for Mac OS-X
for Intel-based systems running Mac OS-X 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard)
(Self-contained disk image, 12 MB)

Sample images (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 is 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.

We continue to support the older PIVview1.7 and 2.X Windows-only Versions as well:

- 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.