AscTec FLIR Converter Instructions

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1 AscTec FLIR Converter Instructions This document is valid for AscTec FLIR Converter version April 28, 2017 The AscTec FLIR Converter only works with ARA files created with AscTec RAW Data Logger firmware version or later. The AscTec FLIR Converter allows you to convert images from ARA to the original FLIR radiometric JPEG file format and videos from ARV to the original FLIR SEQ video format. The radiometric JPEGs as well as the FLIR SEQ video files can be opened and edited with FLIR Tools. Content AscTec FLIR Converter Instructions... 1 Content... 1 Starting the FLIR Converter... 2 Program Overview... 3 Step by Step instructions... 4 Good to Know... 8 Known bugs

2 Starting the FLIR Converter The FLIR Converter is delivered as part of the AscTec Navigator and can be started within the AscTec Navigator or the Windows start menu. Starting via AscTec Navigator 1. Start the AscTec Navigator 2. Click on Window / FLIR Converter or press F7 on your keyboard 3. The AscTec FLIR Converter will open in a new window Starting via Windows start menu 1. Click on a. Start / All Apps (Win 10) b. Start / All Apps (arrow below live tiles) (Win 8) c. Start / All Programs (Win 7) 2. Navigate to the AscTec Navigator program folder and expand it 3. Click on AscTec FLIR Converter 4. The AscTec FLIR Converter will open in a new window Alternatively you can click on Start and start typing Converter on your keyboard. All programs containing "Converter" will be listed, select AscTec FLIR Converter and it will open in a new window. 2

3 Program Overview The AscTec FLIR Converter has a very simple user interface, reduced to the relevant functions. 1. Tool bar Contains tools to add single or multiple ARA/ ARV files. add complete directory Remove single or multiple files from the file list. Clear the complete file list. 2. Drag & drop area and file list Allows you via drag & drop to add single or multiple ARA/ ARV files single or multiple directories 3. Target location Allows you to set the target location. 4. Convert to FLIR Starts the conversion to radiometric JPEG files. 3

4 Step by Step instructions Converting single files 1. Start the AscTec FLIR Converter. 2. Click on Add Files.* - The Add Files dialogue opens. - Navigate to the location of the desired ARA/ ARV files. - Select one or several ARA/ ARV files. - Click on Open. *Alternatively you can drag & drop files from the Explorer onto the grey area. 3. The added files will be shown in the file list below the tool bar. 4

5 4. Click on Browse to select the target location.* - A new dialog opens up. - Navigate to the desired location. - Click on Select Folder. *Alternatively you can enter a location directly into the white field on the left of the Browse button. 5. Start the conversion by clicking on Convert to FLIR. - No progress bar is shown. - If the conversion was successful, the file list will be cleared.+ 6. The converter will create new directories named after the directories of the original ARA/ ARV files. 5

6 Converting complete directories 1. Start the AscTec FLIR Converter. 2. Click on Add Folder.* - The Add Directory dialogue opens. - Navigate to the location of the desired directory. - Select the directory.** - Click on Select Folder. *Alternatively you can drag & drop directories from the Explorer onto the grey area. ** When using the Add Folder button, only one directory can be added at a time. 3. All files within the selected or dropped directory will be added and shown in the file list below the tool bar. 6

7 4. Click on Browse to select the target location.* - A new dialog opens up. - Navigate to the desired location. - Click on Select Folder. *Alternatively you can enter a location directly into the white field on the left of the Browse button. 5. Start the conversion by clicking on Convert to FLIR. - No progress bar is shown currently. - If the conversion was successful, the file list will be cleared. 6. The converter will create new directories named after the directories of the original ARA/ ARV files. 7

8 Good to Know No progress bar is shown when converting files. - Currently no progress bar is shown when converting files to radiometric JPEG. During the conversion the program may seem unresponsive. The conversion is finished when the file list is cleared. Only single folders can be added when using the Add Folder button. - When clicking on Add Folder only one single directory can be added. Using drag & drop allows you to add several folders at once. New directories will be created inside the target location corresponding to the directories of the ARA files. - When converting the added files, the program creates a folder structure corresponding to the original structure. E.g. if two ARA/ ARV files from two different locations are converted, the target location will contain two folders, each with the name of the original folder of the source images. Meta data is lost during the conversion. GPS location available when opening in FLIR Tools. - The additional information stored in the ARA files is lost during the conversion. The converted JPEGs do not have any EXIF information. After opening and saving a converted JPEG with FLIR Tools, some data is restored. Amongst others the location information (GPS). Editing radiometric JPEG files in any other program than FLIR Tools will remove radiometric capabilities. - The radiometric information stored in the converted JPEG files will be lost when editing the files with any other software than the FLIR Tools. However viewing the image without changing/ overwriting the file is possible. Converted videos contain GPS information for each frame When converting a video, the GPS information is contained. FLIR Tools will show the GPS coordinates of each frame when playing the video. 8

9 Known bugs Drag & drop area not highlighted after startup or when dropping complete folders. - When starting the program, the drag & drop area is not highlighted when dragging files over it. After adding files and clearing the list again, or after the first conversion, the drag & drop area is highlighted correctly when dragging files over it. - The drag & drop area is never highlighted when dragging folders over it. Converter can t create new folders via entering a target location path When entering a target location path manually (or via copy & paste) that includes the name of a new folder, the conversion will not work. Clicking on Convert to FLIR will clear the list of files, but the new folder will not be created and no files converted. Only target location paths to existing folders are working. 9