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Interaction with the live image



  1. Snap: To take a snap of the current image.
  2. Live: Start/stop the camera using the button.
  3. Scale bar: Double click it to modify its orientation and length.
  4. Tools to interact with the image:
    numerical_zoom Numerical zoom.
    tool_crop You can select this option to add ROI.
    tool_contrast You can choose this option to set the contrast automatically or manually. If it is manually, adjust the blue sliders on top of the camera view.
    tool_full_screen Press this button to switch to full screen mode. To close this mode, press this button again or click on the cross in the top-right corner.
    tool_lut You can change the LookUp Table (LUT) in real time using this option. You have 3 options:

    - no LUT;

    - LUT with one color;

    - Preset LUT.

    Note:
    Some LUT are presetted like:
    • Pixel indicator showing in red the overloaded pixels
    • Inscoper ratiometric dedicated to ratiometric images visualization
    • Conventional multicolor LUT as “fire”, “physics”, etc.
  5. Access tool to more advanced tools:
    numerical_zoom Numerical zoom: Turn the mouse wheel over the image.
    move Move the stage by a drag and drop directly on the image, and use the mouse wheel to navigate along the Z-axis.
    roi_access ROI access.
    roi_selection
    To create a ROI on the image, you can choose between two modes:
    roi_selection_pen The pen mode allows you to add one or multiple ROI.
    roi_selection_scissors The scissors mode allows you to cut (remove) into a full shape while retaining the surrounding selected area.
    Then, use the shape tools to draw desired shapes:
    draw_line Draw a straight line.
    draw_curve Draw a freehand line.
    draw_rectangle Draw the edge of a rectangle.
    draw_full_rectangle Draw a filled rectangle.
    draw_circle Draw the edge of a circle.
    draw_full_circle Draw a filled circle.
    draw_free_form Draw a free form edge.
    draw_full_free_form Draw a filled free form.
    fire Fire on Click function available only if the FRAP module is installed.
    crop Crop access. Can be set as either hardware or software crop. Draw an ROI, select Hardware or Software crop mode, then click Confirm Crop to apply.


    chart Histogram access. Display of the histogram or other visualizations below or to the right of the image. Once it’s confirmed, you can adjust the X axis according to the camera depth by placing your mouse at the top of the histogram.


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    When you make a right click on a ROI, you have access to a new window dedicated to the manipulation of all these areas. You can fill some areas, duplicate and/or edit ROI. By editing the ROI, you can manually give dimensions of this form and center it in the camera field of view. You can also remove one or all of them.

  6. Merged images: If you have more than one camera, you can merge the images from all the cameras in Live.
The contrast adjustment tools can be accessed by hovering the mouse over the contrast bar at the top of the image. You can modify the minimum and maximum contrast values and zoom in on the histogram by adjusting these values.