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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 1
Welcome .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Minimum System Requirements ................................................................................................................ 2
Registering and Activating the Software .................................................................................................... 2
Single-User License ................................................................................................................................... 4
User Administration .................................................................................................................................... 4
Technical Support ...................................................................................................................................... 7
License Agreement .................................................................................................................................... 8
Navigating the Software .............................................................................................................................. 10
Main Window ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Menus ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Toolbars ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Image Windows ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Using Plug-In Modules ................................................................................................................................ 15
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Positioning Plug-in Modules .................................................................................................................... 16
Histogram Controls .................................................................................................................................. 17
Digital Video Player .................................................................................................................................. 17
Image Controls Plug-In ............................................................................................................................ 21
3D Plots ................................................................................................................................................... 23
FTP Transfer ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Log Viewer ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Zoom/Pan ................................................................................................................................................ 24
Camera Plug-In ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Capturing Images ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Creating Templates ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Set-Up Templates .................................................................................................................................... 31
Edit and Delete Templates ...................................................................................................................... 31
Set-Up Canon Capture Templates .......................................................................................................... 31
Creating Colony Templates ..................................................................................................................... 32
Deleting Colony Counting Templates ...................................................................................................... 33
Editing Images ............................................................................................................................................ 34
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 34
Copy ......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Paste ........................................................................................................................................................ 35
Undo and Redo ........................................................................................................................................ 35
Using the Region of Interest Tools .......................................................................................................... 36
Using Image Filters ..................................................................................................................................... 37