Imagine you just need a camera and our video vibration analysis software to visualize complex structures! WaveCam uses motion magnification technology to make invisible vibrations visible – no expensive hardware, no sensors, no cabling. Get professional operational deflection shapes (ODS) and full-field vibration measurement within minutes. Perfect for rotating machinery vibration analysis, predictive maintenance, and structural dynamics testing.
WaveCam is not a closed camera system, but an open analysis platform. Choose the perfect camera for your measurement task – from high-speed industrial cameras, existing systems, to smartphones. Reuse your current hardware without vendor lock-in or forced upgrades. Investment security and scalability guaranteed: You don't buy a camera. You solve a vibration problem.
WaveCam uses motion magnification technology to highlight vibration patterns that are too small to see with the naked eye. It turns subtle structural motions into clear, intuitive animations so engineers can immediately spot problematic areas. This gives teams a fast visual entry point before they dive into detailed spectra and ODS analysis.
Instead of a handful of sensor points, WaveCam evaluates the motion of the entire structure in one shot. Every pixel becomes a measurement point, enabling full-field ODS animations that show how components actually move under real operating conditions. This helps you detect unexpected hotspots that traditional point sensors can easily miss.
WaveCam analyzes rotating machinery without attaching a single sensor to the shaft, rotor or housing. You simply record a video of the machine in operation and let the software extract vibration information from the motion. This reduces preparation time, avoids unsafe setups and makes it easier to inspect assets that are difficult to access.
WaveCam allows you to focus on specific frequency bands and visualize only the motion that matters for your diagnosis. Phase-based visualization helps distinguish in-phase and out-of-phase movement so you can understand how different parts of a structure interact. This makes complex vibration behavior easier to interpret, even for mixed mode shapes.
WaveCam supports predictive maintenance programs by making changes in vibration patterns visible long before failures occur. At the same time, it fits seamlessly into structural dynamics workflows for modal testing, design validation and troubleshooting. This combination makes the software useful for both day‑to‑day maintenance teams and advanced test engineers.
WaveCam employs motion magnification (also known as motion magnification video) to reveal vibrations invisible to the human eye. Using AI-powered optical flow algorithms, every pixel becomes a vibration optical sensor.
Key advantage: See vibration patterns immediately without specialized vibration analysis knowledge.
Applications: Works with rotating machinery, structures, components – anything that vibrates can be analyzed.
| Frequency range | 0 – 20 kHz |
| Minimum displacement | 100 nm (at 1 m with 50 mm lens) |
| Supported video file formats | avi, m4v, mj2, mov, mp4, mpg, wmv |
| Supported image file formats | dng, png, jpg, bmp, tif, tiff |
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WaveCam supports uncompressed video files, which can be recorded using most high-speed or smartphone cameras.
Perfect for rotating machinery vibration analysis including motors, pumps, fans, turbines, and gearboxes. Also ideal for machinery vibration diagnostics on compressors, engines, and stamping machines.
Common diagnoses: Bearing faults, misalignment, unbalance, resonance, looseness
Enable predictive maintenance video vibration programs with baseline scanning and continuous monitoring. Detect faults early and reduce unplanned downtime.
Benefits: Early fault detection, condition-based maintenance, reduced costs, improved safety
Comprehensive structural vibration visualization for bridges, buildings, wind turbines, and aerospace components. Video-based structural dynamics testing without expensive sensor techniques.
Applications: Modal testing, damage detection, design validation, fatigue analysis
Fast operational deflection shape analysis for product development, quality control, and troubleshooting. Compare designs quickly with modal operational analysis.
Use cases: Noise reduction, vibration optimization, manufacturing quality control
Exported animations of deflection shapes – distinct results and easy interpretation with our pixel-as-sensor technology.
Multibody analysis and various display options for highlighting of user-defined components.
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WaveCam - Video Vibration Analysis of a Large Office Building in Tokyo
Changes in the vibration pattern of a building can indicate damages to the structure. During a visit in Japan, a video of these large office building in Tokyo was taken. Using motion magnification with the WaveCam software, the vibrations were quickly made visible to the human eye. An easy solution for quick vibration analysis on buildings.
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Video Vibration Analysis - Brake Test with Impulse Hammer WaveHitMAX and WaveCam
With the impulse hammer WaveHitMAX, a fully automatic, reproducible and highly precise excitation of the test object takes place without double hits. The high-speed camera records the video data and the WaveCam vibration analysis software amplifies the motion so that the vibrations are fast and easily visible and evaluated.
A fully automatic brake testing system with reproducible pulse excitation and full-surface vibration measurement.
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WaveCam - Video Vibration Analysis with High-Speed Camera
Structural vibrations are often not visible to the human eye. With a high-resolution video recording and a motion magnification by our software WaveCam, you can visually understand the vibrations of the brake disc yourself in this video.
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WaveCam - Video Vibration Analysis on a Car Engine
In this video, you can see our vibration analysis software WaveCam in action during a vibration measurement on an engine.
With the help of high-resolution video recordings and motion amplification, WaveCam visualises even the smallest vibrations in complex assemblies such as car engines. The software supports engineers in analysing the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) behaviour of drivetrains in detail - both on the test bench and directly in the installed state. In this way, optimisation potential for combustion engines and electric motors can be identified at an early stage of development in order to ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and comfort.
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WaveCam - Video Vibration Analysis on a Steel Frame
This is the easiest and fastest way to perform a vibration test on machines and installations. A video is created with a high-speed camera. Using an algorithm in the WaveCam vibration analysis software, we amplify the vibration motion and then visualize and analyze the results.
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WaveCam - Video Vibration Analysis of a Loudspeaker
We tested the entire measurement process on a loudspeaker. Never before has a vibration test been completed faster. The excitation was done with a sine sweep. The recorded video data was amplified in motion by software. The results are extremely precise compared to classic sensor systems.
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WaveCam – Video Vibration Analysis on a Wind Turbine
What is visible on a small scale - as in the measurement on this Lego wind turbine - also works for real wind turbines. Measurements on energy plants can be carried out easily, quickly and without complex preparations. Motion magnifications through our WaveCam software make it possible to visualize vibrations in a way that the human eye cannot see.
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Vibration Analysis on Bridge Model
By studying a bridge model's dynamic behavior under different forces like traffic loads and wind gusts, we gain crucial insights into its structural integrity and resilience.
Using our advanced simulation software WaveCam, even the tiniest fluctuations in the bridge's response can be detected.
This innovative approach not only allows for a more thorough understanding of a bridge's natural frequencies and mode shapes but also facilitates early detection of structural anomalies or damage.
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Octagon and WaveCam: Vibroacoustics in Mechanical Engineering
Noise and disruptive vibrations in machines and systems have long been a challenge for manufacturers and users alike. With the all-in-one Soundcam Octagon and the video vibration analysis software WaveCam, gfai tech offers two innovative solutions for extremely fast troubleshooting of acoustic or vibration problems.
By magnifying movements and visualising vibrations, WaveCam enables comprehensive analysis across time, frequency and order ranges and thus promotes a deeper understanding of machines and structures.
Look at the WaveCam video from minute 2:35.
| Feature | Traditional Sensors | WaveCam Video Analysis |
| Setup Time | Hours | Minutes |
| Equipment Cost | $10,000+ | Any camera + software |
| Measurement Points | 10-50 sensors | 100,000+ pixels |
| Full-Field ODS | Manual stitching required | Automatic |
| Motion Magnification | ✗ Not possible | ✓ Included |
| Contact Required | ✗ Yes | ✓ No (non-contact) |
| Cable Management | ✗ Complex | ✓ None |
| Rotating Machinery | ✗ Limited | ✓ Excellent |
Table 1: Comparison of traditional vibration measurement vs. WaveCam video analysis
WaveCam is not a show tool. WaveCam is a professional analysis tool.
Motion Magnification uses video processing algorithms to exaggerate subtle movements, making invisible vibrations visible to the naked eye. WaveCam amplifies motion by factors of 10-100x, revealing structural dynamics that are too small to see directly.
Yes – WaveCam is perfect for rotating machinery vibration analysis including motors, pumps, fans, and turbines. The software handles rotation automatically and provides accurate ODS animations even for spinning components.
Video ODS analysis extracts operational deflection shapes directly from video recordings. Unlike modal analysis, ODS shows how structures actually move under real operating conditions, making it ideal for troubleshooting.
No – WaveCam works with any camera from smartphones to high-speed cameras. Higher frame rates enable analysis of higher frequencies. Standard cameras (30-60 fps) work for most applications up to 20 Hz.
Results are cross-validated with laser vibrometers and accelerometers. WaveCam achieves sub-pixel precision down to 0.1 µm, suitable for most industrial applications. Accuracy depends on camera resolution, distance, and vibration amplitude.
You film your machine – we provide the professional Vibration Analysis! Detect unbalance, bearing faults & resonances early and avoid costly machine downtime.
Vibrations signal defects, cracks or unplanned downtime. Record a high-speed video (smartphone or pro camera), upload to our secure portal – we deliver RMS, Peak, Crest Factor, frequency & time domain analysis in a detailed PowerPoint report.
What You Get: Professional Machine Diagnostics
Optimize machine performance, detect faults early, minimize downtime – everything from your video upload.
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