XCAP Software Feature Comparison

Feature XCAP-Plus XCAP-Std XCAP-Ltd XCAP-Lite(A) XCAP-Demo(B)

File -
- Load New Image Yes Yes Yes Yes (C) No
- Load New Image Sequence Yes Yes Yes No No
- Image File Info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- TWAIN Select Source Yes Yes No No No
- TWAIN New Acquire Yes Yes No No No

Images -
- New Image Workspace Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Scripts -
- Record Yes Yes No No No
- Play Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Remote Control Yes Yes No No No
- Load Tool Bar Yes Yes No No No

Utility -
- Black Board Yes Yes No No No
- Message Log Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Audio Clip Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- RS-232 Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Screen Capture Yes Yes Yes No No
- I/O Port Peek & Poke Yes (D) Yes (D) Yes (D) Yes (D) Yes (D)

PIXCI® -
- Open/Close -
- Single Board Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Multiple Identical Boards Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Multiple Different Boards Yes Yes No No No
- Frame Buffer Memory Limit None (E) None (E) None (E) 64 Mbyte(E) N/A
- Driver Assistant/Wizard Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Video Setup Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Save Video Setup Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Load Video Setup Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- TWAIN Sourcery Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Image-Pro Sourcery Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Status Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Serial Peek & Poke Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Connections Info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Camera Info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Camera Specific Controls Yes (F) Yes (F) Yes (F) Yes (F) No

Help -
- XCAP Release Notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- XCAP Reference Manual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- PC Configuration Tips Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

File -
- Save Image Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Load Image Yes Yes Yes Yes (C) No
- Save Image Sequence Yes Yes Yes No No
- Load Image Sequence Yes Yes Yes No No
- E-Mail Image Yes Yes Yes No No
- Print, Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Print, PXIPL Yes Yes Yes No No
- Duplicate Image Yes Yes Yes No No
- Duplicate Image Sequence Yes Yes Yes No No
- Copy to Black Board Yes Yes No No No

View -
- Full Screen Yes Yes Yes No No
- Palette Yes Yes Yes Yes (G) Yes (G)
- Sequence Play Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Sequence Thumbnails Yes Yes Yes No No
- Cursor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Zoom, Pan, Scroll Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Launch 2nd Viewer Yes Yes Yes No No

Examine
- Pixel Peek Yes Yes Yes Yes (H) Yes (H)
- Pixel Peek & Poke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Pixel Plot Row Yes Yes Yes Yes (I) Yes (I)
- Pixel Plot Column Yes Yes Yes Yes (I) Yes (I)
- Pixel Plot Buffer Yes Yes Yes Yes (I) Yes (I)
- Pixel Plot All Rows Yes Yes Yes No No
- Pixel Plot 3D Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- SMPTE VITC Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Modify -
- Patterns Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Set Yes Yes Yes (J) Yes (J) Yes (J)
- Arithmetic Yes Yes No No No
- Binning Yes Yes No No No
- Contrast Modification Yes Yes No No No
- Convolution Yes Yes No No No
- Correlation Map Yes Yes No No No
- Edge Detection Yes Yes No No No
- FFT Yes Yes No No No
- Interlace & Flicker Yes Yes No No No
- Morphology Yes Yes No No No
- Noise Generator Yes Yes No No No
- Normalization Yes Yes No No No
- Rotation & Shift Yes Yes No No No
- Spatial Filtering Yes Yes No No No
- Spatial Normalization Yes Yes No No No
- Threshold Yes Yes No No No
- Threshold, Adaptive Yes Yes No No No
- Warp Yes Yes No No No
- Copy & Resize Yes Yes No No No
- Pair Arithmetic Yes Yes No No No
- Pair Normalization Yes Yes No No No
- Sequence Average Yes Yes No No No
- Difference Sequence Yes Yes No No No
- Tile Sequence Yes Yes No No No

Measure -
- Intensity Calibration Yes Yes No No No
- Spatial Calibration Yes Yes No No No
- Histogram Yes Yes No No No
- Histogram Pair Yes Yes No No No
- Mass & Moments Yes Yes No No No
- Line Profile Yes Yes Yes (K,L) Yes (I,K,L) Yes (I,K,L)
- Radial Mass Plot Yes Yes No No No
- Ruler Yes Yes Yes (K) Yes (K) Yes (K)
- Protractor Yes Yes No No No
- Cartesian Reticle Yes Yes Yes (K) Yes (K) Yes (K)
- Polar Reticle Yes Yes No No No
- Dist. & Angle Crosshairs Yes Yes No No No
- Shape Analysis Yes Yes No No No
- Blob Analysis Yes Yes No No No
- Particle Tracking Yes Yes No No No
- SubPixel Edger Yes Yes No No No
- Ellipse Fitter Yes Yes No No No
- Correlation Finder Yes Yes No No No

Draw -
- Arrow Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Text Yes Yes Yes No No
- Point Yes Yes Yes No No
- Points Yes Yes Yes No No
- Bezier Curve Yes Yes Yes No No
- Circle Yes Yes Yes No No
- Circle Arc Yes Yes Yes No No
- Ellipse Yes Yes Yes No No
- Ellipse Arc Yes Yes Yes No No
- Line Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Parallel Lines Yes Yes Yes No No
- Path Curve Yes Yes Yes No No
- Polyline Yes Yes Yes No No
- Rectangle Yes Yes Yes No No
- Window Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Annulus Yes Yes Yes No No
- Annulus Arc Yes Yes Yes No No
- Bezier Region Yes Yes Yes No No
- Elliptical Annulus Yes Yes Yes No No
- Elliptical Annulus Arc Yes Yes Yes No No
- Rectangle Array Yes Yes Yes No No
- Path Enclosed Yes Yes Yes No No
- Polygon Yes Yes Yes No No
- Rectangular Frame Yes Yes Yes No No
- Graphic Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
- Paint Brush Yes Yes Yes No No
- Paint Fill Yes Yes Yes No No
- Image Overlay Yes Yes No No No

Capture -
- Snap (Video) Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Live (Video) Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- First Buffer Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Next Buffer Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) No
- Previous Buffer Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) No
- Last Buffer Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) Yes (M) No
- Adjustments -
- Snap, Live, Buffer Number Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Resolution (capt. window) Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- Camera Specific Controls Yes (F) Yes (F) Yes (F) Yes (F) No
- Color & White Balance Yes Yes Yes Yes (N) No
- Auto Gain Control Yes (O) Yes (O) Yes (O) No (O) No
- Load & Save Presets Yes Yes Yes No No
- Shortcuts Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- GIO Event Capture Single Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- GIO Event Capture Sequence Yes Yes Yes No No
- Waterfall Display Yes Yes Yes Yes No
- RGB Merge Yes Yes Yes No No
- Frame Average Yes Yes No No No
- Quad Pixel Merge Yes No No No No

Sequence Capture (Single Sequence and Continuous Sequence) -
- to Frame Buffers Yes Yes Yes Yes (P) No
- to Frame Buffers at Event Yes Yes Yes No (Q) No
- to Memory Buffers Yes Yes Yes Yes (P) No
- to Memory Buffers at Event Yes Yes Yes No (Q) No
- to Image Files Yes Yes Yes No No
- to Image Files at Event Yes Yes Yes No No
- to Disk File Yes Yes No No No
- to Disk File at Event Yes Yes No No No
- to StreamStor Yes No No No No

Notes: (A) For XCAP-Lite, the PIXCI imaging board is assumed installed and open for use. (B) For XCAP-Demo, images can't be loaded or captured, except example image files provided. (C) For XCAP-Lite, images may not be loaded directly from an Internet URL. (D) I/O Port Peek & Poke feature available only under Windows 95, 98, and ME. (E) For XCAP-Lite, a maximum of 64 Mbytes of PC based frame buffer memory can be used; limit does not apply to PIXCI imaging boards with on-board frame buffer memory. For XCAP-Plus, XCAP-Std, and XCAP-Ltd, software does not impose limitations on use of PC based frame buffer memory, but the maximum available frame buffer memory may be limited by the PC hardware, operating systems, and PC configuration. (F) Camera specific controls provided for most digital cameras supported by PIXCI® D, D24, D32, D2X, CL1, and CL3SD; the 'Camera Info' shows the specific, customized, support provided for each camera. (G) For XCAP-Lite and XCAP-Demo, the View, Palette feature does not include save, load, import, or export. (H) For XCAP-Lite and XCAP-Demo, the Examine, Pixel Peek feature does not include save. (I) For XCAP-Lite and XCAP-Demo, plotting features do not include statistics, save, or export options. (J) For XCAP-Ltd, XCAP-Lite, and XCAP-Demo, the Modify, Set feature does not include non-rectangular regions. (K) For XCAP-Ltd, XCAP-Lite, and XCAP-Demo, the Measure features do not include calibration. (L) For XCAP-Ltd, XCAP-Lite, and XCAP-Demo, the Line Profile is limited to straight lines. (M) Subject to the amount of frame buffer memory versus image resolution yielding more than one frame buffer. (N) For color cameras with Bayer output with software providing white balance and color corrections: The XCAP-Ltd does not provide more than one set of customized white & black balance settings, automatic white balance (except for SILICON VIDEO® cameras), nor custom color calibration. (O) Software implemented AGC is provided for selected cameras; of those, XCAP-Lite provides AGC only for SILICON VIDEO® cameras. (P) For XCAP-Lite, the Sequence Capture does not include the time stamp feature, nor the strobe features added by software (as selected in the Sequence Capture dialog); any strobe features provided by the PIXCI® imaging board or camera (either inherent or selected in the Capture & Adjust dialog) are available. (Q) For XCAP-Lite, the ''triggered'' sequence capture is provided when the camera is being triggered (often referred to as ''Async Reset Mode''); sequence capture from a free-running camera where the trigger or event is handled separately is not provided.