Releases for Image Tools

Squashed Bugs

● changing the color for the background points no longer gives error if background points are not present
● background points now honor the color setting when being placed manually for the first time
● background method to ignore threshold now properly uses threshold rather than fill
● starting the mask processing now properly turns off control bar

Improved Code

● setting background points now works solely from the root directory
● threshold can be set to fractional values down to zero
● threshold, fill, background, mask (and eventually all other) processing results now go to the split view rather than replacing the main view

Improved UI

● min, max, ave, and stdev values on panel now show decimal points as needed
● adjusted positions and naming for some controls on the panel

Added New Features

● you can define your own image file loader (ask for information)
● you can remove a ZERO order plane as background —> subtracts minimum from image
● you can set image scale contrast ranges using numerical set variable inputs
● you can show split views at right or at bottom (used as starting default)

Known Issues

● you may need in some cases to click off and back on the panel to set or reset buttons or values
● Igor Pro line profile menu do the line profiles at the split view window on bottom

Squashed Bugs

● Multiple grayscale images now load correctly to one folder
● Threshold and fill exist functions now return correct value when images are in folders. This affected the mask processing operation and could have given wrong results when multiple files were stored in folders.
● Intensity calibration using equation now shows input line for equation.

Improved Code

● Now properly checks masking for existence of RoI, threshold, and fill when image is switched between tabs
● Dynamic range settings should now be retained without “glitching” when switching main <-> split images and when switching images.

Improved UI

● Rearranged color bar to make room for button to set window size
● Increased the range scale setting on the maximum to allow for dynamic range > 1. Increased the size of the maximum slider bar to adjust visually for this change.

New Features

● Added a button to change the image window size from free … to fixed minimum [..] to fixed preferred [ ]. When the window is in free size mode, set the current size to be preferred by clicking the button … with the shift key down. When the window is in preferred size mode, unset the preferred size by clicking the button [ ] with the shift key down. Clicking the button toggles between free and fixed minimum or between preferred and fixed minimum depending on whether a fixed minimum is stored.
● Added a calibration option to Zero Outliers in Intensity. Apply using a fraction of the maximum intensity. All values at or above that fraction maximum value will be set to zero. The operation is equivalent to I = I >= fmax*Imax ? 0 : I in code.
● When clicking on the expand image dynamic range button, hold down the SHIFT key to reset only the maximum slider or hold down the ALT/OPTION key to reset only the minimum slider.