Product Output Process

Product files can be requested by IRIS users or sent automatically to the following output devices:

• IRIS Focus
• IRIS Quick Look Windows (QLW).
• Disk files on networked workstations, where the products are available for local display and manipulation.
• DVDs or Large Disk Arrays for data recording (archiving).
• Printers for hardcopy.

IRIS supports many product file formats.

The Product Output process takes the product file, reformats or compresses it as required by the device, and transmits it over the appropriate interface. Custom reformatting is available through IRIS output pipes, which are open source software routines that can be linked to a network output.

IRIS can record to archive servers or DVD and retrieve any product file. This means that retrieved products are available for display as if they were generated normally. The RAW product allows ingest files to be restored so that they are available for future product generation.