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71Operating the Beam Profiler
Select the desired path and file name and choose the export format.
Raw is the true image from the camera (intensity value per pixel), with an
additional header, including information on pixel pitch and exposure
time. Raw data can be loaded to the Beam software and allow to
reconstruct the exact image; the data on exposure time allow to
reconstruct total power. Raw data format cannot be used for import to
standard Windows applications.
Bitmap standard uncompressed RGB 24bit bitmaps. As this is an
uncompressed image format, *.bmp files can be imported by the Beam
software.
Tiff 8bit; compressed 24 bit image
Png compressed 32bit image
Jpeg compressed 24bit image
Note
Compressed images cannot be imported by Beam software.
Intensity value text matrix
This is a CSV (comma separated variables) file format. The comment "Not for
import" is related only to Beam Software: A data file cannot be imported in order to
reconstruct a beam profile.
Intensity values are saved to a text matrix with a header:
The 1st value in the 1st line represents the intensity of the left upper pixel in the 2D
projection.