Export tracing in image format (.tif, .jp2)

Purpose

This tool generates a raster image (also known as bitmap) (.tif, or .jp2) and enables you to save images along with tracings. You can choose to include just a portion of the tracing, modify colors, add a scale bar, specify the size of the exported image.

Options and Commands

  • Type a file name for your tracing export into the open box.
  • Click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location for the file.
  • Choose toLock size or Lock scaling by clicking one of the radio buttons.
    • Lock size: Constrains the exported tracing size to the exported image size. The size of the tracing will change relative to the user specified size of the image.
    • Lock scaling: Locks the scaling of the tracing. The tracing will be exported at its current dimensions regardless of the user specified size of the exported image.
  • Change the pixel dimensions of the Image size for export if desired by typing into the boxes. The default values are the current size of the tracings on the screen.
  • Export at ___ µm/pixel: Specify the desired number of microns per pixel. The smaller the value, the bigger the image size. You can enter a value smaller than 1.

Monochrome: The default is to export tracings in grayscale. If the background color is white, the color of the tracings is black.

Background color: Click the color picker and choose the color for your background

When you change View settings, you may want/need to adjust the Image size settings as well to specify the portion of the data that is exported and the size of the resulting file.

Center view on tracing: Click to zoom in and center on the tracing.

Use main window view: Click to export the tracing as it is displayed in the Main window.

Crop view: Click and drag the mouse to draw a marquee around the area you want to export.

Show images: Check the box to export both the displayed image and the tracing.

  • Type values for scalebar length and height into the boxes if you want to change them from the default values.
  • Click the Set Font button and modify settings in the dialog box that opens if you want to change the font for the scalebar label from the default.
  • Click the Color color picker to change the color of the scalebar and its label.
  • Check or clear the Show label checkbox to include the scalebar label in your tracing export.
  • Click the Place scalebar button and click in the preview window to place the scalebar. You can drag the scalebar to reposition it if desired.
  • Click Remove scalebar to delete the scalebar.

 

Microlucida software makes automatic adjustments to ensure that the export conforms to the resolution specified. If the resolution specified is higher than the resolution of your data file, pixels of the specified background color are added; if the resolution is lower, cropping occurs around the center of your data file or current view.