New in Echoview 4.60 for all users
Welcome to Echoview 4.60!
Echoview Software is very pleased to announce the release of Echoview 4.60. This version contains many new enhancements across a broad range of program features. We are excited to bring it to you in the knowledge that it is almost guaranteed to improve the depth and efficiency of your acoustic data post-processing, regardless of your processing methodology.
New features are presented in these categories:
New features for all users
New features for users of sonars
New features for users of specific echosounders and sonars
New features for all users
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User interface enhancements |
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New single target export variable |
The Ping_number of a single target is exported with single target data, single target analysis and target length data exports. Ping_number can be useful in correlating single targets with original single beam data or multibeam data. |
A useful variable for in-depth analysis of single target data. |
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Variable and Geometry window enhancement |
You can now view and change the variable properties of unavailable variables. This change facilitates work with templates and work with EV files where variables or data files have been removed. |
New access to variable properties improves template and EV file workflow. |
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Auto-synchronized group enhancement |
Single beam echograms in an auto-synchronized group now identify the current ping by a dashed line. This line can be dragged with the mouse pointer to control the current ping in other synchronized echograms and cruise tracks. The feature is also available to single beam echograms associated with Looped multibeam replay. For more information refer to Auto-synchronization of echograms and cruise tracks. |
Better display usability means you can concentrate on analysis. |
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Create region enhancement |
The Vertical band tool is now available for use with the cruise track window for creating (marker) region creation on echograms. For more information refer to Using cruise tracks - Define a region. |
Flexible region creation can improve your echogram scrutinization workflow. |
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Line edit enhancement |
Line editing is now even easier. Use any selection tool together with Recalculate Line or Repick Line on the Shortcut menu to quickly change sections of your editable line. The Line source setting on the Source page (formerly the Extension page) of the Line Properties dialog box specifies how the selection is recalculated. The Source page is also used to specify line settings to extend the line during live viewing. For more information refer to:
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A flexible line edit technique that can improve your line edit workflow. |
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User-defined shortcut key assignment |
You can now assign your own key combinations to selected Echoview shortcuts. Select Edit under the Keyboard section on the Preferences page of the Echoview configuration dialog box. For more information refer to User-defined keyboard shortcuts. |
Better keyboard shortcut usability can improve your workflow. |
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Fish track detection enhancement and Fish track edit design change |
Improvements to the Fish track detection algorithm mean that you are less likely to create invalid fish tracks. For the cases where invalid fish tracks are created or where they were created in previous versions of Echoview, edit invalid tracks by selecting Remove Target on the Shortcut menu. |
Better techniques to deal with invalid fish tracks. |
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Additional variable for database exports |
The (species).csv file for an analysis export in database format now contains the Process_ID column. Process_ID is a unique identifier for the export. Refer to the Export page of the EV File Properties dialog box for information about the database format. |
This change makes in-depth analysis easier. |
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Display enhancements |
These changes to the echogram display bring consistency and better usability of features.
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Better display usability means you can concentrate on analysis. |
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New Operators and Operator enhancements |
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Enhancement to the Analysis export module |
The Analysis export module now allows the use of the TS to Sv and Sv to TS operators. This change enables you to create a suitable variable for single target detection. |
Equitable access to Echoview's single target detection operators for all supported data formats. | ||||||||||||||
Formula operator enhancements |
Echoview is pleased to offer significant improvements to the performance and usability of the Formula operator and Formula editor window. The Element toolbar (formerly the Operator toolbar) can now be moved and the selection tool displays the icon of the current element. The toolbar supports these new elements:
In addition, the Edit menu offers multiple action Undo and Redo. |
Better display usability and operator performance means that it is easier to create formula expressions. |
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TS substitution operator enhancement |
This operator now offers TS uncomp as value that you can substitute for TS. |
A wider choice of substitution values gives you more ways to analyze your data. | ||||||||||||||
New Echocheck file support |
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We are pleased to announce Echocheck support for the following file formats:
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Scripting and COM object enhancements
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COM object enhancements |
View the additions to the COM object navigation tree and updated COM object listing on the Scripting with COM objects page for information on how these new COM objects, methods and properties enhance Echoview's support for COM scripting.
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Clear information about Echoview COM objects makes writing COM scripts easier. |
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Performance improvements and other changes |
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Fish track detection algorithm bug fix |
A bug in the auction process of the fish track detection algorithm is fixed. The bug lead to a less than optimal fish track detection when the Exclusion distance setting on the Algorithm page of the Track Detection Properties dialog box was not the same order of magnitude as the expected changes in position. |
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Export task scripting design change |
The script command: Variable.Calibration.ApplyTVGRangeCorrection has been removed from the scripting code and the help file documentation. |
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Further documentation |
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New features for Multibeam, Imaging and Scanning sonar users
Feature |
How it works |
Benefit |
User interface enhancements |
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Display enhancements |
These changes to the echogram display bring consistency and better usability of features.
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Better display usability means you can concentrate on analysis
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New Operators and Operator enhancements |
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Operator performance enhancements |
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Improvements in display time saves you analysis time. |
Enhancements to the Multibeam target detection operator |
You can now specify how the TS of the detected target is calculated. The setting Target strength source on the Multibeam Target Detection page of the Variable Properties dialog box offers Mean Sv method or the new Maximum Sv method. Other changes to the Multibeam target detection operator include:
Following on, new target properties offered by the Target property threshold operator and included with single target exports include:
For more information refer to Target properties from multibeam data. |
These new features enhance multibeam target detection workflow and the analysis of multibeam targets. |
New Multibeam target overlay operator |
The new Multibeam target overlay operator allows you to display multibeam data under specified multibeam targets. This makes it easier for to compare the detected targets with the original raw data. |
This new feature enhances the analysis of multibeam targets. |
Performance improvements and other changes |
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Help file amendments |
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New features for users of specific echosounders and sonars
There may be specific 4.60 features for your echosounder or sonar, please take a minute to check what's new!
- New for users of data from BlueView 2D imaging sonars
- New for users of data from HTI echosounders
- New for users of data from DIDSON imaging sonars
- New for users of data from Kongsberg echosounders
- New for users of data from Simrad echosounders
- New for users of data from SciFish echosounders