MVTec Software will release Merlic 2 on December 1, 2015. The new major release of the all-in-one solution that makes it easy to create machine vision applications, will be available in Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States. Along with improved robustness and speed, the latest version also provides an entirely new feature: the Merlic Engine. This interface enables users to create Merlic applications using the intuitive Merlic Backend and then directly load, parametrize, and execute them within their C++ or C# framework. This makes the application creation process more flexible.

A new widget makes it possible to train machine vision applications right in the Merlic Frontend so that the system quickly learns new objects on the basis of sample images. It takes only a few clicks to define the regions of interest (ROI) in an image that are relevant for the entire evaluation process.
Another useful feature of the new version is the password protection for applications created with Merlic. This feature prevents unauthorized third parties from accessing MVApps and thus protects the owner's intellectual property.

"Merlic 2 makes it even easier to create professional machine vision applications. The Merlic Engine marks the beginning of a new Merlic generation, one that is particularly attractive to system integrators. It gives companies a tool that saves time in developing standard machine vision solutions and is easy to integrate into their own application environments. This saves our customers’ time and effort," says Thorsten Daus, Merlic product manager at MVTec.

A special benefit for existing customers: Starting on December 1, 2015, all companies who already own a Merlic 1.2 license will receive a free upgrade to Merlic 2, including the Merlic Engine.