Quickly go from 2D array to bitmap?

[Drewskie]

Hey all,

Is there a fast way to go from a 2D-Array to a bitmap image? Right now I'm going from 2D Array -> Draw Unflattened Pixmap.vi -> Picture to Pixmap.vi -> Write BMP File.vi, and it's taking way longer to than it seems like should be necessary.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[altenbach]

How big is the array? What is the datatype? What is the picture type? How long does it actually take?

[Drewskie]

Altenbach,

Thanks for the response!

The array is 600 x 600, datatype is U8, picture type is BMP (depth 1), right now it takes about 2-3sec to cycle through 9 images.

[altenbach]

What is the meaning of "cycle through images"?

[Drewskie]

The bitmap images get written then displayed in the program.

I should've stated "It took 3 seconds to write 9 bitmap images".

Thanks for the help!!

[Hooovahh]

Well you could re-write the pixmap utility.  Of course I don't really think 3 seconds is that long for 9 images, besides I'm not sure how much of a improvement you'd see.

[GerdW]

You could also use a faster harddrive/SSD… 😄

[Drewskie]

My aren't you a sassy one...