The ability to quantify acousto-optic images generated through conventional schlieren, Bragg and holographic techniques has been hampered in part by the massive amount of data contained within a single image frame. The rush of technology has produced state of the art advances in small computer design and fabrication, allowing for simple video image systems to couple directly for applications to real problems. We will discuss the data requirements of such a system with emphasis on the digitization, storage, and computer linearization processes necessary to reconstruct an accurate quantitative acoustic image; a pseudocolor technique to allow easier presentation of an image's resolution and dynamic range will also be considered.