Figure 51: Bright light, cen‐
tered
Figure 52: Bright light from
right side
Figure 53: Brown light, cen‐
tered
8.2.12
Loading and saving image buffers
Workflow step:
Image
,
Data collection
When you save a 2D or 3D buffer, two separate files are created:
•
A binary file that contains the image data.
•
An XML file that describes the binary file.
In the
Image
workflow step, the currently displayed 2D image is saved. In the
Data collec‐
tion
workflow step, the complete buffer of the currently displayed image is saved. This
applies also if you have zoomed in so that only a part of the image is shown in the win‐
dow.
Save buffer when the data collection is stopped
1.
In the
File
menu, select
Save buffer to file
.
Save buffer while still collecting data
1.
Click
Snapshot
.
2.
Click
Save buffer to file
.
Record buffers during the data collection
When recording is active, each acquired buffer is streamed to the connected PC and
saved in a selected target folder.
NOTE
The recording is automatically stopped when the image acquisition stops.
1.
Click the correct workflow step:
Image
for recording of 2D buffers,
Data collection
for
recording of 3D buffers.
2.
Click
File
.
3.
In the dialog box that appears, select a target folder and a file name. The file
name will be used as a prefix for each saved file.
4.
Click
Save
to close the dialog box.
5.
Click
Record
to activate recording.
6.
Click
Start
to start the image acquisition.
✓
Each acquired buffer is saved in the selected target folder on the PC.
Loading image data
To load saved image data:
1.
In the
File
menu, select
Load buffer from file
.
2.
Click the XML file describing the image data.
✓
The
Evaluation view
window opens and the image data is displayed.
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