Image Quality Services
WHAT ARE IMAGE QUALITY SERVICES?
ENHANCHED IMAGE QUALITY – SMARTER PERFORMANCE
With over 20 years of experience, we’ve mastered the best ways to utilize image processors from Qualcomm, Intel, IndieSemi, TI, Ambarella and others, ensuring your images always look fantastic.
No matter what camera or system you use, we make the image quality better. This works for automotive, drones, PCs, security, mobile, conferencing and more.
From the initial design to mass production, we ensure high-quality images and seamless collaboration with suppliers, guiding you at every step.
Our expertise spans from low level driver and software development to image tuning, ensuring seamless integration and exceptional image quality.
IMAGE QUALITY SERVICES
QUALITY EXPERTISE – SHARPER, BRIGHTER & BETTER
IMAGE QUALITY VERIFICATION
Objective Testing
Subjective Testing
Performance KPI
Benchmarking
CAMERA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Low Level Drivers
ISP FW Customization
Algorithms Implementation
Test Automation
IMAGE QUALITY CONSULTANCY
Support Vision System RFP/RFQ /RFI
Camera Components Selection Guideline
Manufacturing Support
On Camera Intrinsic Calibration
Customized Image Quality Test Plans
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS
Enhancing image quality for effective threat detection and comprehensive surveillance, crucial for ensuring safety and targeted vulnerability reduction.
In collaboration with OEMs and Tier 1s, we enhance image quality for applications like ADAS, In-Cabin, Mirror Replacement, Surround View, and Parking Assistance.
Leveraging our image quality expertise, we equip devices to deliver superior visual data, excelling even in challenging low-light conditions.
Our advancements in image quality services, supported by innovative algorithms and precise calibration techniques, significantly enhance the visual experience.
Our specialized image quality services refine display sharpness and color accuracy, giving superior visual standards for an enhanced personal computing experience.
Embracing Innovation
HUMAN vs. MACHINE
VISION CONSUMPTION
When it comes to digital images, two distinct approaches are taken to optimize them: one for the pleasure and usability of humans, and the other for the precision and utility of machines.
Human Vision Consumption
Enhancing images for the human eye, IQ Services enhances color richness, sharpness, and detail to bring out the best in every image. Our goal is to ensure that visuals are not only seen, but are a true and precise reflection of the moment, capturing and conveying content with the highest fidelity.
Machine Vision Consumption
Our image optimizations are designed for flexibility of machine vision applications. With advanced preprocessing, noise reduction, and dynamic range enhancements, we prepare images to be effortlessly interpreted by algorithms, ensuring adaptability for future technological advancements.
OUR
IMAGE QUALITY LAB
At our Image Quality Lab based in Sofia, Bulgaria, we ensure every camera meets exceptional standards. In a city known for its technical talent, our lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by experienced professionals dedicated to image excellence.
Our IQ Lab stands at the forefront of imaging perfection. Leveraging local expertise and global standards, we are dedicated to serving our clients with the commitment to deliver the highest quality imaging.
With over two decades of experience, we are leading the way in vision systems innovation. Our expertise is the result of many years of close collaboration with customers around the globe, gaining a deep understanding of their unique needs and challenges.
Our Image Quality Lab – Sofia, Bulgaria
Innovation and quality are at the forefront of everything we do at Immervision IQ LAB. Our dedication to advancing the science of imaging allows us to provide our clients with not just superior image quality, but also a vision for the future.
We are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible, ensuring that every product we touch sets a new standard in the industry.
Teodor Todorov
Vice President, Image Quality and
General Manager, Immervision IQLAB
About Teodor Todorov
With his visionary inception of “IQ Tuning Valley” in Bulgaria, he embarked on his journey of redefining image quality in 2007. As a leader in mobile and automotive imaging, he has played a pivotal role in launching over 50 cameras to the market, many of which have received accolades for their innovation. With 15 years of leadership, he has cultivated expertise as a team lead, manager, and educator. His portfolio, centered on pioneering image quality, includes:
IMAGE QUALITY VERIFICATION
Objective Testing
In our image quality lab, we check cameras with top-notch tools and clear steps to make sure they work great.
Subjective Testing
At the intersection of technology and perception lies our subjective testing methodology – a critical component of image quality verification that interprets how end-users will experience the visual output. Our sophisticated approach involves:
Performance KPI
Our evaluation of Performance KPIs sets the stage for superior camera functionality. Our comprehensive analysis lays the groundwork for subsequent optimization. Some examples:
Benchmarking
To define excellence, one must measure against the best. In our image quality verification process, benchmarking is a critical evaluation that establishes how tested cameras stack up in the competitive landscape. Through benchmarking, we:
IMAGE QUALITY TUNING
ISP
The core of the tuning begins with the precise characterization of the optical system, where we gather raw sensor data used to generate the Image Signal Processor (ISP) tuning configuration. Optimizing every processing block in the ISP is crucial to ensuring the highest quality of visual content for those who demand excellence.
The steps of the ISP tuning process, essential for transforming raw camera data into visually striking content.
3A (AF / AE / AWB)
The essential trio of Auto Focus, Exposure, and White Balance is fine-tuned to respond swiftly and accurately, guaranteeing the images are sharp, well exposed and color balanced in any lighting condition.
Automatically adjust the correct exposure without need of user input.
Image Processing Algorithms
Post-processing algorithms serve as optional yet complementary enhancements to the ISP output. They contribute significantly to the superior quality of the vision system output. We rigorously optimize these algorithms along with a full spectrum of tuning techniques to ensure every image meets the highest professional standards.
Peripherals
Our peripheral solutions are designed to complement your camera system, ensuring optimal performance even in challenging conditions. These enhancements prevent common issues such as poor lighting and unstable imaging, guaranteeing that no moment is lost. By integrating advanced peripheral technologies, we enhance the camera’s ability to capture every detail with precision, regardless of the external environment.
We intelligently regulate fill light with our fine-tuned flash systems, ensuring each photograph has the perfect balance of light and shadow, enhancing both the clarity and depth of your images.
Giving consistent, natural-looking videos and smooth adaptation.
Improves focus speed and precision in challenging condition where traditional contrast focus fails.
Enhances image clarity by compensating for camera shake and vibrations, ensuring sharp, focused images even in unstable or dynamic shooting conditions.
CAMERA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Behind every great camera, there is sophisticated software driving its performance. We specialize in creating and refining the digital components that empower cameras to capture the world with stunning clarity:
Low Level Drivers
These are the essential bits of code that enable the camera’s hardware and operating system to communicate smoothly. We develop drivers that ensure your camera’s features are fully accessible and operating at peak performance.
ISP FW Customization
The Image Signal Processor (ISP) firmware (FW) defines the image pipeline and steps needed to convert raw data into a useful image. FW customization can improve processing time, enable or enhance advanced features, such as high dynamic range imaging and noise reduction, resulting in a richer and more vibrant image output.
Image Post-Processing Algorithms Implementation
We can integrate algorithms into the camera’s software, ensuring that each image is automatically polished to perfection with advanced processing techniques like sharpening, color grading, and exposure correction.
Test
Automation
Speed and reliability in testing are crucial. We automate the testing of camera software to quickly find and fix bugs, and to accelerate the optimization process.
IMAGE QUALITY CONSULTANCY
Navigating the complexities of camera system development requires nuanced decisions and expert guidance. Our consultancy services are designed to align your vision with the tangible quality of your final product. From component selection to calibration and testing, we provide a comprehensive suite of consultancy offerings:
Support Vision System RFP/RFQ/RFI
We offer comprehensive support during the RFP (Request for Proposal), RFQ (Request for Quotation), and RFI (Request for Information) stages, ensuring you have the technical and commercial support you need. Our team provides detailed technical studies and documentation to supplement your information, and we assist in defining precise requirements and specifications to optimize camera components and overall system performance.
Manufacturing
Support
Our team ensures quality remains consistent throughout the product’s lifecycle, managing variations and establishing robust criteria for end-of-line testing. We provide comprehensive support to facilitate a seamless implementation and continuous quality monitoring efforts.
Camera Components Selection Guideline
We guide you in choosing the right components for your camera, balancing budget, expected quality, and specific use cases to ensure optimal selection.
Customized Image Quality Test Plans
Every camera use case is unique. We develop custom test plans and quality standards that highlight and support the specific needs of your main camera application, ensuring that your camera performs exceptionally in its intended environment.
On-Camera Intrinsic Calibration
We can integrate algorithms into the camera’s software, ensuring that each image is automatically polished to perfection with advanced processing techniques like sharpening, color grading, and exposure correction.
If you’re seeking further details about our Image Quality Services or are interested in a free quote, feel free to reach out to us.
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