XiAPI Offline Processing¶

xiAPI allows to process already captured images from camera those are stored in memory or loaded from disk.

Architecture¶

Application calls processing functions which are implemented in API library, such as unpacking or RAW color processing (de-bayering). All processing functions can be called independently to currently opened camera.

Functionality¶

Offline processing converts transport or RAW formats into other image data formats. It supports unpacking, debayering, Crop and Shift image processing blocks. See image data flow

Workflow¶

Typical application workflow is:

• Get images from camera while storing them to some media
• Get and store API_context for later processing
  • xiGetParamString XI_PRM_API_CONTEXT_LIST
• Open offline processing
• Set the API_context to processing
  • xiProcSetParam XI_PRM_API_CONTEXT_LIST
• Eventually modify some parameters to tune up processing
• For each captured image:
  • Push image
  • Pull image

Sample¶

Source code for capturing 10 frames then processing 10 captured frames is available for download - xiProcSample.cpp
Defect Correction in offline processing - xiProcSample_DefectCorr.cpp - supported with newer camera families (xiC, xiB, xiX, xiT) which can save and load defect lists.

Interface¶

There are the following 5 functions, which allow to control Offline Processing.

// Open processing instance
XI_RETURN xiProcOpen(xiProcessingHandle_t* h);

// Set the parameter to processing
// Same parameters can be set like in xiSetParam.
// Example: XI_PRM_WB_KR for Red channel correction
XI_RETURN xiProcSetParam(xiProcessingHandle_t h, const char* prm, void* val, DWORD size, XI_PRM_TYPE type);

// Set unprocessed image to processing chain
XI_RETURN xiProcPushImage(xiProcessingHandle_t h, unsigned char* first_pixel);

// Set unprocessed XI_IMG image to processing chain
XI_RETURN xiProcPushXiImg(xiProcessingHandle_t h, XI_IMG * xi_image);

// Gets next processed image from processing chain
XI_RETURN xiProcPullImage(xiProcessingHandle_t h, int timeout_ms, XI_IMG* new_image);

// Closes instance for Image Processing entity
XI_RETURN xiProcClose(xiProcessingHandle_t h);

Result codes¶

Functions return codes of xiAPI (0..999) combined with specific codes of Processing (1000-1999).
List of specific Image Processing codes:

Result code	Meaning
1001	Invalid argument detected (out of range).
1002	Implementation is not yet done.
1003	This value is not supported.
1004	Using of unknown parameter
1005	Input buffer is not allocated
1006	Output buffer is not allocated
1007	Output buffer allocation error
1008	There are no processors in chain
1009	Some requirement is not met.
1010	Processors chain is full.
1011	Processor is not initialized yet.
1012	Processor generates error.
1013	Unknown data format.
1014	Unknown color filter array pattern type.

Availability¶

Offline processing is available since release V4_01_76.