Concept Question - IMAQ Vision

Hi everyone,
Before I start cranking away at code and seeing if I can do this, I just kinda want to see if anyone has done anything similiar or just knows if it IS possible to do with IMAQ Vision. 
So what I want to do is take the output of a ccd camera which is recording a flat target plate, but from an angle, and make it appear as if it's head-on onscreen.  Ie; the camera is viewing a flat plate from a 45 degree angle below the plate so the resulting image is skew like so /_\ but i would like to make it square again |_|.  It will be a video feed from a ccd, as near live as possible.
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                        /                        \                                        |                                  |
                       /                          \                      =               |                                  |                          ????         
                      /                            \                                      |                                  |
                     /                              \                                     |                                  |
                    /________________\                                    |_________________|
Like my ansi art?

Can do it but CPU intensive.  Look at image calibration functions in IMAQ.  You basically shot a picture of a calibrated image then let IMAQ figure out how to make it square again.  We tied it, it worked nice, but cost too much CPU for our application.  We used it to take the bend out of a wide angle lens.  You are better off shooting it straight on if possible.
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Matthew Fitzsimons
Certified LabVIEW Architect
LabVIEW 6.1 ... 2013, LVOOP, GOOP, TestStand, DAQ, and Vison

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