Reference of Context Menu Commands

Add Attachment

Append an arbitrary file to the currently opened image document. The Select Attachment window appears, where you can specify the appended file.

Add Binary to Graticule Mask

This command appends the selected (visible) binary layers to the original contents of the Graticule mask.

Add Profile Line

Inserts a new profile line.

Add this Point to ND Acquisition

Appends a line to the current multipoint experiment table including the PFS offset.

Autoscale LUTs for channel

Applies the LUTs settings to the current channel.

Binary for channel

This function changes color of any existing binary layer.

Brightfield Opacity

Opens the Brightfield Opacity dialog window. Define opacity of the brightfield image in the window.

Bring to Front

This command changes the Z order of all vector objects so the selected ones are brought to front.

Burn Scale

This command inserts the current scale layer into the color image. The scale becomes part of the image. You will be prompt to select whether to process the current image, selected dimension, or the whole ND document.

Calibrate Using Objective

This command sets calibration with the mentioned objective to the current document in micrometers/pixel. Micrometers are expected as Units.

Clear All Objects and ROIs

Erases all vector overlay layers of the current image i.e. annotations, measurement objects, ROIs.

Clear Objects

Removes all vector objects from the current image.

Close

Closes the current document.

Colorize Binary Objects

This function displays the binary objects in several different colors. The algorithm is optimized so that two neighboring objects would never display in similar colors.

Colorize Binary Objects by 3D objects

Having a Z-stack image and a 3D binary. This command colorizes the 3D objects to easily determine if two neighboring objects are connected or not. This command is available on a context menu over Volume View and Slices View.

The 3D binary is created by one of these commands:

Connect 3D Objects in Binaries

Connects Z-stack slices of 2D binary objects into 3D binary objects. It equals the Binary > Connect 3D Objects in Binaries command and appears in the context menu when the image is displayed in Volume View.

Copy

This function copies all selected vector objects to the clipboard.

Copy Binary to Graticule Mask

This command copies the current graticule into the current binary image.

Copy Binary

This function copies current binary image (in case of ND) from selected (visible) layers into clipboard. The copied binary layers can be inserted into another image or as a new image.

Copy Binary Layers

The function copies binary layers into the clipboard. The layers can be pasted into different documents.

Copy Graticules to Binary

This command copies the current graticule into the current binary image.

Correlation Properties...

Displays the Correlation Properties dialog window used for defining the correlation view.

Channels

Set between which channels will the correlation be computed.

View Method

Select a correlation method:

Binary Objects - computes the Pearson's correlation coefficient for each binary object.

Pixel Neighborhood - Pearson's correlation coefficient is computed for a square neighborhood of each pixel. Define the neighborhood size in pixels using the spin box.

Pixel Deviations - is calculated as a covariance per pixel.

Correlation Range

Changes the correlation range (minimum and maximum values). Click Auto range... to determine a proper range automatically.

Keep color scale in view

If checked, the color scale stays in view when the image is zoomed in.

OK

Confirms the settings and closes the dialog window.

Cancel

Discards all the changes and closes the dialog window.

Apply

Applies the current correlation settings without closing the dialog window.

Help

Displays this help page.

Correlation View

Turns the Pearson's correlation on and off. It is used to visually interpret the relation between two image channels and to see which areas in the image are correlated.

Start by thresholding your image (see: Thresholding) to determine the areas where the correlation will be calculated. Then define the channels and method in the Correlation Properties dialog (Correlation Properties...) and confirm the settings by clicking OK. Now run this function to calculate the correlation.

Hovering over a thresholded area shows the Pearson's correlation value on the bottom right side of the image window. It takes values from -1 to +1 (default Correlation Range), where -1 is a total negative linear correlation, 0 is a no linear correlation and 1 is a total positive linear correlation.

Default Scale Position

Moves the scale bar into its default position.

Delete All Layers

Deletes all binary layers.

Deselect

This command removes the selection from all the vector objects in the current document.

Display User Events

Shows/hides information about user events if they are available.

Draw Background ROI

Draws a background ROI having the selected shape.

Edit Points

This command is used for vector object editing.

Extract Selected Channels

This function creates a new image document by copying the currently selected components (channels). Components which were not selected are cropped.

Graticule

Opens the graticule properties window and selects the Mask type. See Binary > Mask > Mask Properties. Mask will be activated after clicking the OK button.

Find this Point in Paired Document

If two images have matching XY coordinates, this function can be used to locate the position in one image inside the other one.

Fix Background Offset

Fixes the background offset to the current value and stops updating it by values retrieved from the background ROIs.

Keep Only Selected Channels

This function removes unselected components (channels) from the current image. Only the selected ones remain.

Keep Updating Background Offset

Sets the option if the background offset should be kept updated using the values retrieved from the background ROIs on the current image.

Unlock All ROIs

Unlocks the selected ROIs.

Lock

This command locks/unlocks the currently selected vector objects. It prevents the user from moving them by mistake.

Lock Scale

Locks/unlocks the scale bar in its position.

Move Probe to Center

This command moves the image probe to the center of the screen.

Move this Point to Center

Centers the XY stage to the selected point.

Move Graticules to Center

This command restores the default position of the current grid.

Move Z to this Position

Moves the stage(s) to a specified Z position.

ND Information Properties

Displays a dialog used for customizing the shown ND information.

Object Visibility

Sets visibility of the currently selected annotation/measurement object(s) over time.

Invert Selection

Inverts the frame selection.

Help

Opens this help page.

Finish

Applies the visibility and closes the settings window.

Clear Selection

Clears the frame selection.

Select All Frames

Selects all frames of the image.

See Working with the Measurement and Annotation Objects.

Open Attachment...

Opens the file attached to the currently opened document.

Open File Location

Opens the current image in Organizer (View > Visualization Controls > Organizer ).

Open Graticule Mask

Displays a dialog window which selects a file with the graticule, previously exported via the Binary > Mask > Save Mask command.

Oversaturated Pixels

Sets color used to highlight over-saturated pixels within the image.

Paste

This function inserts all vector objects that are currently in the application clipboard to the current image. Some vector objects should have been copied to the clipboard previously.

Paste Binary Layers

The function pastes binary layers from clipboard into current document. Clipboard must contain some binary layer.

Properties

This function displays the vector object properties dialog window of the currently selected object(s). When more objects are selected at once, only the shared properties are displayed.

Properties

Displays a dialog window where the channels present in the custom channel can be selected, autoscaled or extracted.

Properties

Shows a dialog where the properties (name, modality, wavelength and color) of a specified channel can be changed.

Remove

This function deletes the currently selected vector objects from the image.

Remove channel

Removes the specified channel (component) from the current image.

Remove Attachment

This function removes the attached file.

Reorder Channels

Opens the Reorder Channels dialog window enabling to change the order of the channels in the currently selected image.

Reset All to Default

This function resets all changes made in the volume view into default.

Reset Background Offset to Zero

Resets the offset calculated by the background probe and switches the background probe off.

Reset LUTs for channel

Removes LUTs settings of the current channel.

Rescaling Method

Sets the selected type of picture rescaling method.

Reuse Camera Settings

Sets the camera settings to match the settings of the specified image file. The *.TIF, *.ND2 and *.JP2 file formats are supported. This function is invoked on the context menu in Opened Images and Auto Capture Folder control windows.

Reuse Device Settings

Loads device-related metadata from an image file and sets the connected device(s) accordingly. The *.TIF, *.ND2 and *.JP2 file formats are supported.

Reuse ND Setup

Sets the ND setup to match the settings of the specified ND image file. The *.TIF and *.ND2 file formats are supported. This function is invoked on context menu in 'Auto Capture Folder' and 'Opened Images' control windows and also on the 'Reuse' button in 'Image Properties' dialog box.

Reuse Optical Configuration

Optical configuration is taken from the image and is reused.

ROI Properties

This command opens the ROI Properties dialog window where visual parameters of the ROIs can be set.

Save Attachment As...

Saves the attached file to a custom location.

Save Graticules to Binary

Saves the current graticule mask. A Save As Image dialog box is shown.

Scale Properties

Defines properties of the scale bar.

Select Camera

This command is used for selecting a camera.

Select Vector Objects

Selects all vector objects.

Send to Back

This command changes the Z order of all vector objects so the selected ones are sent to back.

Set Document as Uncalibrated...

Removes the current image calibration. The image becomes Uncalibrated.

Show Binary Object ID

This function displays/hides ID labels of the binary objects.

Show LUT Intensity

Shows or hides the LUT visualization bar. LUT visualization bar is overlaid on top of the image.

Show ND Information

This function displays summarized ND information (information about the current frame of an ND2 document or live image).

Show Physical Zoom

Displays value of physical zoom (real magnification of the sample) in a box in the top left corner of the image. To hide the box, right-click on it and select Hide Physical Zoom.

Note

Correct monitor calibration is required by this function to work correctly. See Monitor Calibration.

Show Scrollbars

Turns on/off visibility of the scroll bars when the image is zoomed in.

Show Thumbnail of Merged All Channels

Sets the option whether the sub-view with all channels should be present in the Split Components viewing mode.

Show Thumbnail of Merged Custom Channels

Sets the option whether the Custom sub-view should be present in the Split Components viewing mode.

Set selected channels as Custom

All channels currently selected for viewing will be saved to the Custom tab. The previous settings will be overwritten.

Undersaturated Pixels

Sets color used to highlight under-saturated pixels within the image.

Use all XY locations as preview in XYZ Overview

All multipoints present in the image are shown in the preview of the XYZ Overview panel.

Use as preview in XYZ Overview

Currently selected multipoint is shown in the preview of the XYZ Overview panel.

View Channel in Color

A single channel of an image can be observed as gray or colored. This function toggles between these two modes. The setting is applied to the current image only.

Toolbars

This function sets the appearance and behaviour of image toolbars.

Transparency

Sets the selected transparency of the overlay image.

Z

Changes the projection used for viewing the ND2 file. Can be used on maximum/minimum intensity views, Slices view and Tiled view. Not all projection types are available on each view.