the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing information in images pictured by infrared cameras comprising the steps of receiving radiation from at least one object in an area ; extracting radiometric information from the radiation ; transforming the radiometric information into at least one digital image file ; storing the at least one digital image file and at least one digital function file comprising an executable code characterized by the steps of merging the executable code of the at least one digital function file into or with the at least one digital image file , thereby generating an executable digital image file , wherein the executable code comprises at least one instruction and is written in a programming language independent of system architecture . the invention further relates to a computer program product .