At any point in the system, model information or images can be examined as a picture or numerically analyzed and displayed. To complement the modeling environment, the multimedia design kit also provides interactive visualization tools called the video viewer and the image quality tester. The video viewer utility presents the resulting images from a model simulation in real-time for subjective analysis of artifacts. Thus, in an automated process, the simulation can proceed through different input images, algorithms, and fixed-point evaluations. This model reflects the specification of a sensor that is in design by a silicon vendor but will not be available until the camera prototype is near complete.
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The images resulting from this new method have fewer artifacts and sharper details, producing the best quality images from any CFA image sensor they tested in the SPW product. Cadence will continue to improve this design methodology to help customers bring digital imaging products to market faster.