AGFA ADC Software User manual
Annotation
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Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introducing the Annotation Software................. ........... .......... ....... 5
About the Annotation Software.................................. ......................................6
Annotation Software features.......................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Using the Annotation Software......................................................9
Adding an annotation...................................... ........... ....................................10
Showing/hiding annotations....................................................................... 10
Showing/hiding grid lines...................................................................... ..... 11
Measuring a distance................................................................................. 13
Calibrating distance measurements........................................................... 15
Measuring an angle......................................................... ........... .......... ..... 19
Calculating th e scan average level within a region of interest (ROI)............21
Calculating a dens ity profile....................................................................... 23
Drawing a line............................................. ..................... ..................... ..... 25
Drawing an arrow .................................................. .......... ........... .......... ..... 27
Drawing a geom e tric form................. ..................... ..................... ............... 29
Adding text................................................................................................32
Setting predefined texts.................... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ..... 34
Editing an annotation...................................................................... ...............36
Deleting an annotation.......................... ......................................................... 38
Saving an annotated image................................................. ........... ...............40
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Introducing the Annotation
This chapter covers the following topics:
Chapter
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q About the Annotation Software
q Annotation Software features
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About the Annotation Software
The Annotation Software is an add-on program extending the basic
annotation functions of the QC Viewer Software.
The Annotation Software User manual provides general and practical
information on using the Annotation Software. For full details on using the
Annotation Software in combination with the QC V iewer Software, refer to the
QC Viewer Software Reference manual or the QC Viewer online Help.
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Annotation Software features
The Annotation Software permits you to add annotations to images and to
perform measurements. You can:
• Measure distances.
• Calibrate distances.
• Measure angles.
• Calculate the scan average level within a region of interest (ROI).
• Calculate density profiles.
• Draw lines.
• Draw arrows.
• Draw geometric forms (rectangles, ellipses, polygons).
• Add custom texts and predefined texts.
As an aid when performing measurements or calculations or when adding
annotations, you can display grid lines on the image.
Annotations can be shown or hidden.
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You can access the above annotation functions via the buttons on the
Annotation toolbar
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Select button Delete button
Distance button Angle button
Line Calibration button Circular Calibration button
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Revert Calibration button
Line button Arrow button
Rectangle button Circle button
Polygon button Grid button
Density Profile button Rectangular ROI button
Circular ROI button Polygonal ROI button
Text button Predefined Text button
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Using the Annotation Software
This chapter covers the following topics:
q Adding an annotation
q Editing an annotation
q Deleting an annotation
q Saving an annotated image
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Adding an annotation
The ADC Annotation Software permits adding the following annotations to
images: lines, arrows, geometric forms (rectangles, circles, and polygons),
predefined text, and custom text. Additionally, distance and angle
measurements can be performed. Distance and angle measurements can be
calibrated if the image includes a calibrated object. Images can be viewed
with annotations turned on or off.
Furthermore, the scan average level and the histogram can be determined for
regions of interest and density profiles along lines can be displayed.
Showing/hiding annotations
If annotations have been added to an image, you can choose to show or hide
the annotations.
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Turn on annotations before adding annotations or performing
measurements or calculations.
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If you turn off annotations and save the result, the annotations are not
lost. At any time, you can turn annotations on again.
To turn annotations on or off:
On the View menu, click Annotations.
A check mark means that annotations are turned on. If the image has annotations,
the image with its annotations is displayed in the image pan e .
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Showing/hiding grid lines
When you wish to add annotations to an image or perform measurements, it
can be useful to display grid lines on the image.
To turn grid lines on:
1 Make sure annotations are turned on.
Refer to
2 On the Tools menu, click Annotation.
Alternatively, you can click the Annotation button on the Standard toolbar.
The Annotation toolbar is displayed.
’Showing/hiding an notations’
on page10.
3 Click the Grid button.
The Grid Spacing dial og box is displayed.
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4 Type the grid spacing.
The regional settings of your ADC QS Station determine the unit of length.
5 Click OK.
Grid lines are displayed.
To turn grid lines off:
1 On the Tools menu, click Annotation.
Alternatively, you can click the Annotation button on the Standard toolbar.
The Annotation toolbar is displayed.
2 Click the Grid button.
Grid lines are hidden.
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Measuring a distance
Via the Annotation toolbar, you can measure the distance between specific
features in an image. If you have not calibrated the distance measurement
using a reference object in the image, the measurement is referenced against
the image plate dimensions.
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If you wish to use calibrated distance meas urements, calibrate first. Refer
to ’Calibrating distance measurements’ on page 15.
To measure one or more distances:
1 Make the image on which you wish to measure the active image.
You can click the image either in the thumbnail pane or in the image pane.
2 Turn on annotations.
Refer to
3 On the Tools menu, click Annotation.
Alternatively, you can click the Annotation button on the Standard toolbar.
’Showing/hiding an notations’
on page10.
The Annotation toolbar is displayed.
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