Micron User Guide

Micron Imaging Software

User Guide Manual part number: ZP-PKG-0156[B]

June, 2008

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Table of Contents 1. Micron Features ........................................................................... 1

Micron System Requirements ................................................................... 1

2. Installing Micron Software .......................................................... 2 Uninstalling Previous Version .......................................................................... 2 Installing New Version ..................................................................................... 2

Microsoft DirectX Drivers ........................................................................... 5 When to Run Micron for the First Time ...................................................... 5

3. Found New Hardware Wizard ..................................................... 6 If You Have the Micron Installation CD ...................................................... 7 If You Do Not Have the Micron Installation CD ......................................... 8

4. Operation ................................................................................... 10 Getting Started .............................................................................................. 10 Running Micron ............................................................................................. 11 Adjusting the Image ....................................................................................... 12

Resolution ................................................................................................ 12 Other Adjustments ................................................................................... 13

Capturing an Image ....................................................................................... 13 Returning to Live Image .......................................................................... 14

Annotation and Measurement ....................................................................... 14 Submenu Options .................................................................................... 15 Select All .................................................................................................. 16

Saving an Image ........................................................................................... 17 Printing an Image .......................................................................................... 17 Print Previewing an Image ............................................................................ 19 AutoSaving an Image .................................................................................... 20 Calibration ..................................................................................................... 21

5. Micron Menus and Their Items ................................................. 27 File Menu ....................................................................................................... 27 Edit Menu ...................................................................................................... 28 View Menu ..................................................................................................... 28 Tools Menu .................................................................................................... 29 Annotation Menu ........................................................................................... 31 Measurement Menu ...................................................................................... 33 Window Menu ................................................................................................ 38 Help Menu ..................................................................................................... 38

6. Micron Toolbars and Their Icons ............................................. 40 Main Toolbar ................................................................................................. 40 Annotation Toolbar ........................................................................................ 41 Measurement Toolbar ................................................................................... 42

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Status Bar ...................................................................................................... 43

7. Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 44 More Help ...................................................................................................... 45

8. Customer Support ..................................................................... 46

9. Warranty ..................................................................................... 47

10. Index ......................................................................................... 48

Figure Figure 1. The main Micron window ..................................................................... 11

Table Table 1. Resolutions and modes ......................................................................... 12

1. Micron Features Micron is the Westover Scientific imaging software that lets you make the best use of a camera attached to a microscope. Among Micron’s features are:

• Simple and quick installation.

• Easy and intuitive user interface.

• User can quickly switch display among:

o High-resolution 1280 x 960.

o Full-resolution 640 x 480.

o Full-resolution windowed mode, 640 x 480.

• User chooses between a high-resolution 3, 7, or 15 frames per second or a lower-resolution 30 frames per second.

• Can freeze images.

• Saves images to disk files on the PC.

• Recalls previously saved images for later review.

• Prints images.

• Annotates images.

Micron System Requirements • PC with Pentium® III 1.0 GHz processor or higher.

• Operating System: Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or better, or Windows XP Service Pack 1 or better.

Note: The software instructions in this manual are written from a Windows XP viewpoint. If you have Windows 2000, some of the directions—such as names of Windows buttons—may vary slightly from what you see on your screen.

• One available USB 2.0 port.

• 256 MB RAM.

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2. Installing Micron Software This chapter contains these sections:

Uninstalling Previous Version

Installing New Version

Microsoft DirectX Drivers

When to Run Micron for the First Time

Uninstalling Previous Version Before installing the Micron imaging software, remove any previously installed versions of Micron:

1. Click the Start menu button.

2. Select Programs > Westover Scientific > Uninstall Micron.

The uninstall program will run and remove the previously installed version.

Another method for removing Micron uses the Control Panel:


2. Click Settings > Control Panel.

3. Click Add or Remove Programs.

4. Scroll through the list of installed programs and select Micron.

5. Click Remove.

Installing New Version To install Micron, exit all Windows programs you have running and place the installation disk in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Wait a few seconds for the computer to recognize the new disk. The setup program should start automatically.

If the setup program starts automatically, skip down to step 5, below.

If the setup program does not start automatically:


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2. Click Run.

3. In the Run dialog box, type: D:\setup assuming that D is your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If D is incorrect, substitute the appropriate drive letter.

4. Click OK.

This should start the setup program that installs Micron.

The Welcome screen appears:

5. Click Next, and the License Agreement screen appears:

6. To install Micron, you must accept all the terms of the software license agreement. If you agree, click I accept the agreement to continue. If you do not agree, click I do not accept the agreement, and the installation is cancelled.

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If you accept the agreement, the Select Destination Location screen appears:

7. Accept the default location and click Next, or select another location where you want Micron to be installed and click Next.

The Select Additional Tasks screen appears:

8. To create a desktop or quick launch icon for Micron, check the boxes and click Next.

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The Ready to Install screen appears:

9. Click Install. The Micron files are copied to your computer, and the Micron Release Notes screen appears. Take a moment to read the Release Notes.

10. Click Next. The last screen appears. We recommend that you leave the checkmark in the View User Guide option.

11. Click Finish. If you have an application—usually Adobe Reader—on your computer that can read pdf files, this User Guide appears on your screen. (If you don’t have a reader, perhaps you are looking at a copy of this User Guide printed from another computer.)

Note: You can get a free copy of Adobe Reader by downloading it from this URL:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Microsoft DirectX Drivers Micron uses Microsoft DirectX® and DirectShow® technology to support real-time video capture over the USB2 port. The Micron installation program checks to see if the required system files have already been installed on your computer. If the files have not been installed, or if a later version is available, the installation program detects this and alerts you.

For your convenience, DirectX is also on the Micron install CD in the Direct X folder.

When to Run Micron for the First Time You should follow the directions in the next chapter to connect the USB2 cable to the camera and to the PC before running Micron for the first time.

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3. Found New Hardware Wizard Connect the USB2 cable to the microscope’s camera and to a USB2 port on the PC. Then follow the directions below to complete the installation of the USB2 device drivers.

USB2 requires device drivers that are not completely installed as part of the Micron software installation. Instead, they are installed by the Found New Hardware wizard when you first plug the USB2 cable into the PC.

Also, if you move the USB2 cable to another USB2 port on your computer, the Found New Hardware wizard will again appear, just as though you had not already installed the drivers.

Once the USB2 cable is connected to the PC, the Found New Hardware wizard automatically starts to guide you through the driver installation process.

Note: Wait for the wizard to start—it may take a few moments.

When the wizard starts, this window appears:

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1. Select No, not this time, and click Next. This window appears:

2. Go to one of the two sections below, depending on whether you have or do not have the Micron installation CD.

If You Have the Micron Installation CD 1. Make sure the Micron installation CD-ROM is inserted in the

drive, and choose Install the software automatically (Recommended). This window appears:

Note: Westover Scientific has extensively tested Micron to verify its compatibility with Windows. You can proceed with confidence.

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2. Click Continue Anyway. The wizard installs and initializes the drivers. When the process is finished, this window appears:

3. Click Finish.

If You Do Not Have the Micron Installation CD 1. When the wizard’s second window appears, select Install from

a list or specific location (Advanced):

2. Click Next. This window appears:

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When you installed Micron, the drivers were copied to the Micron installation directory, which, by default, is:

C:\Program Files\Westover Scientific\Micron(USB2)

If your microscope is labeled USB Driver B, select the folder named Westover USB2-B Installation Disk.

If there is no driver label on your microscope, select the Westover USB2-A Installation Disk folder.

3. Select Include this location in the search and, if necessary, change the default path.


Westover Scientific has extensively tested Micron to verify its compatibility with Windows. You can proceed with confidence.

5. Click Continue Anyway. The wizard installs and initializes the drivers. When the process is finished, click Finish.

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4. Operation This chapter contains these sections:

Getting Started

Running Micron

Adjusting the Image

Capturing an Image

Annotation and Measurement

Saving an Image

Printing an Image

Print Previewing an Image

AutoSaving an Image

Calibration

Getting Started Before you get started, make sure:

• The camera is properly attached to the microscope.

• The latest version of Micron is installed on your PC.

• The USB2 cable is attached to the camera and to a USB2 port on your PC.

Note: You cannot tell by looking at a cable if it is USB or USB2, so make sure you have the correct cable by checking any labels.

• Make sure the microscope is turned on and ready.

Place a slide or specimen on the microscope stage under the microscope objective. Using the microscope’s focus control knobs, bring the image into focus.

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Running Micron To open Micron, double-click the Micron icon on your Desktop.

When you open Micron, a window similar to this appears:

Figure 1. The main Micron window

The Micron menus and toolbars are explained in detail later in the menus and toolbars chapters.

Menu bar

Main toolbar

Status bar

Measurement toolbar

Annotation toolbar

Image window

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Adjusting the Image On the View menu, click Adjust Camera. (You can also click the Adjust Camera icon on the Main toolbar.)

This window appears (it looks slightly different if you have a black-and-white camera):

Use the window’s options to adjust the displayed image, as explained in the two sections immediately below: Resolution and Other Adjustments.

Resolution Resolution: The number of active pixels utilized to capture an image. Generally, higher resolution will equate to better image quality if the image is displayed at a relatively large size (that is, PC monitor, large print, etc.)

Windowed in the 640 x 480 (windowed) option means you can select and view any 640 x 480 rectangle on the sensor’s 1280 x 960 active pixel array. In a live capture mode, use the up/down and left/right arrows that accompany this option to move the window across the image area to select the rectangular area you want to view. Table 1. Resolutions and modes

Imaging Area

Resolution

Black/white 1/2” sensor

Color 1/3” sensor

640 x 480 pixels 1/2" mode 1/3” mode

1280 x 960 pixels 1/2" mode 1/3” mode

640 x 480 pixels windowed 1/4" mode 1/6” mode


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Micron stores calibrations on a per-resolution basis. As a consequence, if you change the resolution of the camera, you need to create calibrations for the new image size. In order to make this task easier, Micron keeps track of all calibrations you have created, but displays only those created at the current resolution level. (For more information on calibrations, see the Calibration section.)

Other Adjustments Frame rate: how quickly an image updates on the screen. If you have an older computer or the user-interface is not responsive, try selecting one of the lower frame rates. Lower frame rates may also be preferred with low-light images.

Brightness slider: adjusts the average brightness of the image between 0% and 100%.

Contrast slider: adjusts the spread of brightness of the image between 0% and 100%.

If you have a color camera:

• Saturation slider: adjusts the amount of color in the image between 0% (black and white) and 100% (as colorful as possible).

• Hue slider: adjusts the relative gains of red, green, and blue camera pixels according to the location of the slider on the hue line.

Note: Hue wraps around so that very small values of hue are nearly identical to large values of hue.

Show advanced options: allows advanced adjustment of video capture settings. We recommend that you do not change these settings unless you are experienced with image acquisition issues.

Capturing an Image To capture the image on the PC screen, click either:

• the capture button on the camera, if the camera has one, or

• the Camera icon on Micron’s Main toolbar:

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Note: The Camera icon has a lighter background when you are viewing live video:

When you press the camera’s capture button or click Micron’s Camera icon, the Annotation and Measurement toolbars become active. You can then annotate, print, and save the image you have captured.

Returning to Live Image To return to a live image, either

• click the Camera icon again, or

• click Live Video on the View menu.

Annotation and Measurement Several items on the Annotation and Measurement menus—as well as their identical counterparts on the Annotation and Measurement toolbars—let you add lines, arrows, and text to the images you have captured. You can also draw geometric shapes to surround areas you want to highlight on the captured image.

Note: You cannot add these features to a live image.

The Annotation Menu section explains, item by item, how to add or draw these features.

If you choose a Measurement menu item or a Measurement toolbar icon and add a feature, Micron also calculates and displays the area or dimensions of the feature you have added. Micron does not do this for items on the Annotation menu or Annotation toolbar.

The purpose of this section is to show you what else you can do with these features after you have added them. We use an ellipse as an example.

Suppose you have gone to the Measurement menu or toolbar, chosen Ellipse Area, and drawn an ellipse around an object whose image you have captured. Your screen might resemble this (which is part of a bee knee):


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Change size. The eight little squares on and around the ellipse indicate that the ellipse is the currently selected object. You can change the size of the ellipse—and Micron will change the measurement accordingly—by putting your cursor over one of those eight squares. When your cursor changes to a line with two arrows, press your left mouse button and hold the button down as you ‘drag’ the ellipse inward or outward to change its size.

Submenu Options Place your cursor within the area bordered by the eight little squares. Note that the cursor shape changes to a diamond. When you click the right mouse button, this submenu appears:


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Zoom In, Zoom Out. Use your left mouse button to click on Zoom In and make the image larger. Click on Zoom Out to restore the image to its previous size.

For Zoom In, you can also hold down the Ctrl key while you press the + key. For Zoom Out, hold down the Ctrl key while you press the – key.

Reset Zoom. If you have zoomed in on an image to two or more levels, clicking on Reset Zoom restores the image to its original size in one step.

Cut. Click on Cut to remove the ellipse and put a copy of it in Micron’s clipboard. The clipboard allows you to use the Paste Screen Item on the Edit menu and your right mouse button to place your ellipse elsewhere in the main window.

Copy. Click on Copy to copy the ellipse. Go to another area of the screen and click the right mouse button. A list of choices appears. Select the Paste Screen Item choice to place a copy of the ellipse in that area.

Clear. This feature removes the ellipse from the screen. The ellipse is not placed on the clipboard.

Measure. This feature is available only on submenus for rectangles and ellipses. Use it to tell Micron which measurement of your ellipse you want: area or dimensions.

Lock Aspect Ratio. When you select this item and then ‘drag’ any of the eight little squares to change the size of your ellipse, the width and height of the ellipse remain in the same ratio to each other. If this item is not selected and, for example, you drag the right or left side of your ellipse outward, your ellipse grows in width, but not height, distorting its original shape.

Color. Selecting this feature lets you change the color of your ellipse.

Width. Selecting this feature brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify, in millimeters, the width of the boundary line that outlines your ellipse.

Select All Micron lets you quickly select all features you have added to an image.

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added are selected. You can then copy or delete them all at the same time, not one by one.

You can also place this rectangular ‘rubber band’ around only some features. You can drag your cursor in any direction to create a small or large rubber band, but the rubber band is always rectangular. You can copy or delete only those features that are within the rubber band’s rectangle.

Saving an Image You can save a ‘snapshot’ of the image in Micron’s main window.

Click the Save or Save As command from the File menu, or click the Save icon on the Main toolbar. This window appears:

Enter the file name you want for the image. You can also select the file format the image will be saved in (for example, .png, .bmp, or .jpg).

Note: If you choose the .png format, the system’s current calibrations and the image’s overlays will also be saved in the file for later recall and subsequent measurements.

Press the Save button to save the image.

Printing an Image Click the Print command on the File menu, or click the Print icon on the Main toolbar. The Print window displays the name of the printer currently selected:


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Click OK to print the image.

Micron uses a what-you-see-is-what-you-get structure. If you have drawn annotations or measurements (overlays) on an image and have those displayed when you click on Print, those overlays will appear on the printed image.

If you want to print the image without overlays, you can either delete them or temporarily hide them using the Show/Hide Measurements/Annotations features described in the chapter on Micron menus.


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Print Previewing an Image To see what a printed image will look like before you print it, you can select the Print Preview command from the File menu. The Print Preview window displays the captured image:

Click Print to print the image on the currently selected printer.

When the Zoom In button is active, you can magnify an area of the image by clicking on that area. You can magnify it to two levels. Clicking Zoom Out restores a magnified image to its previous size.

Note: The Zoom feature does not affect the printing size.

Press Close or the Esc key to leave Print Preview.


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AutoSaving an Image The AutoSave feature automatically saves any captured image to file at the instant the image is captured (before any annotations or other changes are added).

To autosave images, select the AutoSave item on the Tools menu. AutoSave remains turned on until you select it again to turn it off. Whenever this feature is on, a checkmark appears beside it on the Tools menu.

When you turn on AutoSave, the AutoSave dialog box appears so you can customize the autosave feature:

After capturing an image: the two choices let you turn AutoSave on or off for any images you capture from that point on. (You cannot turn on AutoSave and save a captured image that is already on your screen.)

AutoSave file naming: lets you specify the base file name and starting index. Using the default choices, Image0000.png would be the first image saved. The next image saved by AutoSave would be named Image0001.png, and so forth.

AutoSave format: lets you specify Portable Network Graphic (filename.png) or JPEG (filename.jpg) format for your files.

• Portable Network Graphic is a lossless data-compression technique in which no data is lost. In this format the image’s calibration and overlays are also saved for later recall.


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• JPEG is a lossy compression method. A lossy conversion process does not retain all the original information.

AutoSave folder: lets you specify which drive and folder your files will be saved in.

Calibration Note: For ease of calibration, we recommend the Westover Scientific Video Calibration Slide (part number: VCS-6T; see page 46 for ordering information) or any other calibration slide that has at least 10 calibration dots.

Calibration establishes the correspondence between ‘real world’ units and the same distance in pixels on the image. Micron implements a wizard to make this task easy for you.

In following the directions below, select your calibration dot carefully. For a given magnification, you want to find the one dot on the calibration slide that fills the greatest amount of the screen area without going beyond any of the screen edges. The largest dot you can get on the screen will give you the most accurate calibration. Each magnification level will, of course, have its own ‘best dot.’

Here is an example of a ‘good’ calibration dot:

Note: If you have not performed a calibration before, you will find it easiest to start with your microscope’s lowest magnification.


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1. Click Calibration on the Measurement menu. This window appears:

2. Click Add to start the calibration wizard. This window appears:

3. Enter a name for the new calibration scheme. (The name is usually the same as the magnification level of the calibration—for example, 4X, 10X, and so forth.)

4. Indicate if you are using a calibration slide or a circular calibration piece.

5. Click Next. This window appears if you are using a calibration slide:


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6. Place the calibration slide on the microscope’s stage.

7. Adjust the microscope according to its manufacturer’s instructions to bring the dot into sharp focus. (The sharp focus is needed later for positioning crosshairs around the dot.)

8. Select the calibration dot’s diameter from the choices available in the drop-down list. (A dot’s diameter is included on the calibration slide, either above or below the dot.)



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10. Position the top and left crosshairs. Your goal is to have each crosshair barely touch the top or left of the calibration dot’s curve. You do not want any of that curve to show above or to the left of the respective crosshair.

You can use the Snap to Estimated feature, but you may also need to manually tweak the crosshair placement with the up/down and right/left position buttons.


12. Position the bottom and right crosshairs. Each crosshair should barely touch the bottom or right of the calibration dot’s curve. You do not want any of that curve to show below or to the right of the respective crosshair



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14. Select the vertical ruler’s color, length, and width.

Note: You can later change any of the ruler’s features with the Units and Scale Rulers item on the Measurement menu.


16. Select the horizontal ruler’s color, length, and width.

Note: You can later change any of the ruler’s features with the Units and Scale Rulers item on the Measurement menu.

17. Click Finish. A window similar to the one below appears, showing your new calibration listing:


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18. Click OK to save your changes. (If you do not click OK, you will lose the calibration you have just added.)

Repeat this calibration process for your microscope’s other magnification levels. The dot you select will be different for each magnification level—but in each case the appropriate dot will fill as much of the screen as possible without going past any of the screen’s edges.

Note: Once you have established calibrations, the name of the selected calibration appears in the calibration box on the Measurement toolbar. When you change magnification, you can use the drop-down menu in this calibration box to change the selected calibration.


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5. Micron Menus and Their Items This chapter contains these sections, dealing with the eight Micron menus:

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Tools Menu

Annotation Menu

Measurement Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

The previous chapter showed you how to perform several basic tasks in Micron. But Micron has many more features, which are explained in this chapter and the next chapter.

Note: to select any menu item, put your cursor on it and click the left mouse button.

File Menu The File menu contains 11 items. (If an item has a keyboard shortcut, that shortcut is shown in parentheses after the item’s name.)

New: (Ctrl+n) opens a new window.

Open: (Ctrl+o) opens a previously saved image.

Close: closes the currently displayed image.

Save: (Ctrl+s) saves the current Micron image. .

Save As: saves the current Micron image to a new or different image file. The Save As item is discussed in detail in the Saving an Image section.

Print: (Ctrl+p) prints the current Micron image.

Print Preview: displays the current Micron image as it will appear when printed.

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Print Setup: selects a printer and printer connection.

Send: sends the file of the currently displayed image through e-mail to the recipient you designate.

List of files recently viewed Exit: exits Micron.

Edit Menu The Edit menu contains four items. (Each item has a keyboard shortcut, which is shown in parentheses after the item’s name.)

Copy Image: (Ctrl+i) copies the image currently displayed on the screen.

Paste Image: (Ctrl+v) places the most recently copied image on the screen.

Copy Screen Item: (Ctrl+c) copies the selected items on the screen.

Paste Screen Item: (Ctrl+v) places the most recently copied items on the screen.

View Menu The View menu contains eight items:

Live Video: toggles between displaying live video and a single captured image.

Adjust Camera: brings up a dialog box that allows you to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue. This item is discussed in the Adjusting the Image section.

Image at Natural Size: the image in the sensor is displayed on the PC screen at a ratio of 1:1 or, in other words, one pixel of the image is shown in one pixel of the screen. (Depending upon the resolution you have selected, this item may be worded slightly differently.)

Full Screen: displays the image using the entire area of your screen, including the areas where the toolbars are normally shown. Press the Esc key to return to the usual display mode.

Annotation Toolbar: shows or hides the Annotation toolbar.

Measurement Toolbar: shows or hides the Measurement toolbar.

Main Toolbar: shows or hides the Main toolbar.

Status Bar: shows or hides the Status bar.

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Tools Menu The Tools menu contains three items:

Video Input: This item does not apply to the USB2 version of Micron.

Auto Save: automatically saves any captured image to file at the instant the image is captured (before any annotations or other changes are added to the image). The Auto Save feature is discussed in the AutoSaving an Image section.

640 x 480 Live Overlay: This item is not available in other resolutions. If necessary, go to the View menu, select Adjust Camera, then select one of the two 640 x 480 resolutions.

Clicking on this item brings up the Live Overlay dialog box:

This dialog box lets you superimpose a grid on the screen. You can select the number of rows and columns, and the color and thickness of the lines in the grid.

The Bitmap File option lets you call up a saved file and overlay it on top of your image. This feature is useful for video comparators.

In this feature:

• The screen overlay must be a Windows bitmap (.bmp) file, so only bitmaps or other image files—JPGs or PNGs—that can be converted to bitmap format can be loaded. (Micron automatically converts a .jpg or .png file loaded in this feature to bitmap.)

• If the bitmap file includes a transparency band (alpha band), the transparency information is applied on a per-pixel basis. If the information is not supplied, the dominant color is taken as the transparent background.

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example, if you are creating an overlay file with Microsoft Paint, select Image > Attributes and set the Width to 640 and the Height to 480.

The Micron Annotation File option lets you call up a saved annotation file and lays it over the current image. The file must be a .png file, and it must have saved annotations in it.

The Transparency feature governs how transparent or opaque the grid is.

Note: For Live Overlay to appear correctly on your screen, you need a high-end graphics or video card. Graphics cards that perform well with Live Overlay have the following hardware support built into them:

• Support for YUV and "non-power of 2" Direct3D texture surfaces.

• The ability to StretchBlt from YUV to RGB DirectDraw surfaces.

• At least 16MB of video memory if multiple video streams are to be blended together. The actual amount of memory required is dependent on the image size of the video streams and resolution of the display mode being used.

• Support for an RGB overlay or the ability to blend to a YUV overlay surface.

• Hardware-accelerated video (support for DirectX Video Acceleration) decoding.

• High pixel-fill rates.

Note: Live Overlay requires that the system monitor be set for a color depth of at least 16 bits. Live Overlay cannot run if the monitor is set for 256 colors.


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Annotation Menu The Annotation menu contains 15 items that let you add text, arrows, and lines to your captured images. You can also add geometric shapes to outline or enclose features you want to draw attention to.

Note: When you have Live Video selected, only the Default Color item is enabled on this menu. Similarly, even when you are in capture mode and Live Video is turned off, only the Default Color item is enabled if the Show Annotations item is not checked.

Here is a description of the Annotation menu’s 15 items:

Erase All Annotations!: choose this menu item to erase all annotations from the screen. This item does not erase any annotations from the file if the image has been saved to a file in the .png format.

Show Annotations: uncheck this item to temporarily hide any annotations you have made on the image.

Default Color: lets you select the color for any annotation you add using an item on the Annotation menu.

Select Annotations and Measurements: check this item to enter the select-annotation-and-measurement mode. In annotation-and-measurement mode you can draw a ‘rubber band’ rectangle on the main window to enclose and select annotations and measurements. For more details, see the Select All section.

Arrow: to draw a line ending in an arrow, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the line to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the line to where you want it to end with an arrow. Release the mouse button.

Line: to draw a straight line, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the line to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the line to where you want it to end. Release the mouse button.

Text: to insert text, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the text to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the cursor to where you want the text to end. Release the mouse button. Type the text into the area you have designated. If the text exceeds the box, you can stretch the box.


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Hollow Rectangle: To draw one of these geometric shapes, select the appropriate item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the shape to begin. Press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the cursor to where you want the shape to end. Release the mouse button.

Solid Rectangle:

Hollow Ellipse:

Solid Ellipse:

Freehand Line: to draw a freehand line, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the line to begin, and press and hold down the left mouse button as you drag the cursor and draw the freehand line. Release the mouse button where you want the line to end.

Polyline: to draw a polyline, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the polyline to begin, and click and release the left mouse button. Move the cursor to where you want the first segment of the polyline to end, and click the left mouse button. Continue moving the cursor and clicking the left mouse button until you have completed the polyline.

Polygon: to draw a polygon, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the polygon to begin, and click and release the left mouse button. Move the cursor to where you want the first side of the polygon to end, and click the left mouse button. (If you hold the button down, you can freehand draw the lines and angles of part or all of the polygon.)

Continue moving the cursor and clicking the left mouse button until you have completed all the angles in the polygon. Click the right mouse button, and Micron ‘closes’ your polygon by adding a straight line connecting your final point to your beginning point.

In other words, you need to draw only two lines for a triangle, and Micron adds the third. You draw three lines for a square or rectangle, and Micron adds the fourth.

Solid Polygon: to draw a solid polygon, select this item, and move your cursor to the main window. Place the cursor where you want the solid polygon to begin, and click and release the left mouse button. Move the cursor to where you want the first side of the polygon to end, and click the left mouse button. Continue moving the cursor and clicking the left mouse button until you have completed all the angles in the polygon. Click the right mouse button, and Micron ‘closes’ your polygon by adding a straight line


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connecting your final point to your beginning point. Micron then fills in the outline to create a solid polygon.

Measurement Menu Among other functions, the Measurement menu lets you show, select, and add geometric shapes to your images. After you create a geometric shape, Micron calculates and displays its measurement.

Note: When you have Live Video selected, only a few items are enabled on this menu. Similarly, even when you are in capture mode and Live Video is turned off, only a few items are enabled if the Show Measurements item is not checked.

Detailed instructions for using the drawing items—such as Line Length, Circle Radius, and Polygon Area—are in the descriptions of the corresponding items on the Annotation menu, earlier in this chapter.

The Measurement menu contains 16 items:

Calibration: sets up calibration using a known standard. This item is discussed in detail in the Calibration section.

Units and Scale Rulers: options for measurement units (microns, inches, or millimeters) and for the vertical and horizontal scale rulers.

Erase All Measurements!: removes all measurements from the main window.

Show Measurements: when checked, this item enables most other items on the Measurement menu, including:

• Select Measurements and Annotations, which activates the Measurement and Annotation toolbars.

• all of the drawing items—that is, the last nine items on this menu.

Default Color: lets you select the color for any geometric feature you add using an item on the Measurement menu.

New Rectangles Measure: when you draw a rectangle, this item lets you choose whether to have Micron display the rectangle’s area or dimensions.

Select Measurements and Annotations: check this item to enter the select-measurement-and-annotation mode. In measurement-and-annotation mode you can draw a ‘rubber band’ rectangle on the main window to enclose and select annotations and measurements. For more details, see the Select All section.


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Line Length: helps you draw a line, then displays its length.

Rectangle: helps you draw a rectangle, then displays its area or dimensions, depending upon which measurement you have selected in the New Rectangles Measure item.

If you hold down the Shift key while drawing, the rectangle will be a square.

Ellipse Area: helps you draw an ellipse, then displays its area.

If you hold down the Shift key while drawing, the ellipse will be a circle.

Circle Radius: helps you draw a circle, then displays its radius.

Three Point Angle: helps you draw a geometric item with two lines and an angle, then displays the degree of the angle. This item is designed to measure wide angles.

Four Point Angle: helps you draw a geometric item with two lines and an angle, then displays the degree of the angle. This item is designed to measure shallow angles.

Polygon Area: helps you draw a polygon, then displays the measurement of its area. This item is designed for measuring regular or semi-regular polygon shapes.

Polygon Area (assisted): designed for measuring irregular polygon shapes. Micron helps you trace an irregular image’s shape by looking for well-defined edges and aligning to them. Make sure you click the left mouse button at points of high curvature. Once you have completed a polygon and clicked the right mouse button, Micron displays the measurement of the polygon’s area.

The window below shows the difference in outlining an irregular shape (shown on the left) using Polygon Area (the right outline) and Polygon Area Assisted (the more accurate outline figure in the middle):


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Auto Create Areas: this item, which works only on colored images, lets you identify objects by their color. When you select Auto Create Areas, this window appears:

1. Adjust your cursor to a size smaller than the samples you want to select.

2. Click Next. The main window reappears.

3. Select a few samples of the color you are interested in by clicking the left mouse button when the cursor is over that color. In the example below, note the white box where the cursor was clicked to select a sample:


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4. When you have finished selecting samples, click the right mouse button. A window similar to this appears:

5. If necessary, you can fine-tune the range of colors to be selected. Adjust the color by moving the black box around within the large color rectangle. Adjust the saturation by moving the box up and down the vertical rectangle on the right.

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7. If you wish, choose either or both of the area options. There are two color options: select one or the other depending upon the color of the sample objects you selected—in other words, if your samples were, say, yellow, do not use yellow.

8. Press Finish. The areas are created in overlay on your main window:


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Every area in the main window that contains the color you selected is now outlined, and Micron has calculated and displayed its area measurement.

Window Menu If you have two or more instances of Micron running at the same time, this menu lists the number of screens, with a checkmark beside the currently displayed screen.

Help Menu The Help menu has four items:

Help Topics: displays this dialog box:

Follow the instructions to obtain help on any of the listed topics.

Troubleshoot Startup Error Message: lists several error messages that might appear when you start Micron, and suggests possible solutions to each one.

User Guide: brings up this User Guide if you have an application—usually Adobe Reader—on your computer that can read pdf files (If you don’t have a reader, perhaps you are looking at a copy of this User Guide printed from another computer.)

Note: You can get a free copy of Adobe Reader by downloading it from this URL:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


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About Micron: displays a dialog box similar to this one:

If, for some reason, Micron is having problems communicating with the camera, the Serial Number field is not displayed.


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6. Micron Toolbars and Their Icons This chapter contains these sections:

Main Toolbar

Annotation Toolbar

Measurement Toolbar

Status Bar

Note: to select any toolbar icon, put your cursor on it, and click the left mouse button.

Main Toolbar The Main toolbar lets you quickly open images, save images, and capture live images, among other functions.

Note: Most of the icons on the Main toolbar are identical or similar to items on the File, Edit, and View menus—and they are discussed in more detail on those menus.

The Main toolbar contains 10 icons:

New displays a blank screen to receive a new image from the camera.

Opens a previously saved image.

Saves the current Micron image. If the image does not have a title, the Save As dialog box appears. For more detail, see the Saving an Image section.

Copies the currently selected screen item to the clipboard.

Pastes the current image or annotation from the clipboard.

Prints the current Micron image. For more details, see the Printing an Image section.

Displays the current Micron version and other information about the software.

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Crops the current Micron image and places the cropped image in a new window.

Adjust Camera controls the camera’s brightness, contrast, and color display. For more details, see the Adjusting the Image section.

Toggles live video on and off.

Annotation Toolbar The Annotation toolbar, located toward the bottom of the main window, just above the Measurement toolbar and Status bar, lets you add text, arrows, and lines to your captured images. You can also add geometric shapes to outline or enclose features you want to draw attention to.

Note: When you have Live Video selected, none of the Annotation toolbar icons are available.

Note: Most of the icons on the Annotation toolbar are identical to items on the Annotation menu. Those items are discussed in more detail in Annotation Menu section.

The Annotation toolbar contains 13 icons:

Toggles annotation display on and off.

Selects annotations.

Helps you draw an arrow.

Helps you draw a line segment.

Lets you add text.

Helps you draw a hollow rectangle.

Helps you draw a solid rectangle.

Helps you draw a hollow ellipse.

Helps you draw a solid ellipse.

Helps you draw a freehand line.

Helps you draw a polyline.


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Helps you draw a hollow polygon.

Helps you draw a solid polygon.

Note: You can move the Annotation toolbar by dragging the selection line on its left side.

Measurement Toolbar The Measurement toolbar, located toward the bottom of the main window, just above the Status bar, lets you show, select, and add geometric shapes to your images. After you create the geometric item, Micron calculates and displays its measurement.

Note: Most of the icons on the Measurement toolbar are identical to items on the Measurement menu. Those items are discussed in more detail in the Measurement Menu section.

The Measurement toolbar contains 10 icons and a calibration box:

Toggles measurement display on and off.

Selects screen items.

Helps you draw a line, then measures its length.

Helps you draw a rectangle, then measures its area or dimensions.

Helps you draw an ellipse, then measures its area or dimensions.

Helps you draw a circle, then measures its radius.

Helps you draw a 3-point angle, then measures the angle.

Helps you draw a 4-point angle, then measures the angle.

Helps you draw a regular or semi-regular polygon, then measures its area or dimensions.

Helps you draw an irregular polygon area, then measures its area or dimensions.

Calibration box shows the current calibration scheme. The drop-down menu lets you select a different scheme.

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Note: You can move the Measurement toolbar by dragging the selection line on its left side.

Status Bar The Status bar is located at the bottom of the main window.

When your cursor is over a toolbar icon or a menu item, the left part of the status bar displays a brief description of that icon or item.

If your cursor is not over an icon or item, the Status bar usually displays a Ready status, meaning that Micron is ready to perform the next procedure.

The Count section of the Status bar, located in the right-middle section of the bar, tells you how many items are on your screen at any given time.

The section on the far right of the Status bar indicates if you have Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock activated.

7. Troubleshooting Is your computer screen blank and black?

A black, blank screen indicates that the camera is functioning, but there is a problem with it or with the illumination.

However, a black screen with the words No Image indicates that Micron is unable to detect or communicate with the camera.

Is the USB2 cable connected to the camera? If not, exit Micron, connect the cable, and restart Micron.

Is the USB2 cable connected to a USB2 port on the PC? If not, exit Micron, connect the cable to a USB2 port, and restart Micron.

Is the microscope turned on? If there is no light, the bulb may be burned out, or there might be a hardware problem with the microscope. Contact the microscope manufacturer for technical support.

Do you have the most recent VGA drivers for your computer? If the microscope illumination is on, but you still get an all-black screen, you should verify that you have the most recent version of the video card drivers. These drivers are commonly available for download on the computer manufacturer’s website.

Did the computer just come out of standby or hibernation?

The VGA drivers of certain computers are known to have problems with coming out of suspend-power mode. Upgrade your video driver to the latest version supplied by your manufacturer.

Are you running another program that is trying to use the camera as a capture device?

Only one program at a time can use the camera. You are not able to view live video images if you open Micron while another program that uses a capture device is already running. However, you are able to load and review previously saved image files.

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To fix this problem, exit Micron, close the programs that are using a capture device, and restart Micron.

Have you installed the USB2 capture device drivers? If not, exit Micron, and install the device drivers.

More Help Other Micron USB2 troubleshooting guides can be found in the Help menu:

• under Troubleshoot Startup Error Message.

• under Help Topics > Troubleshooting USB2 Video Problems.

If you still cannot solve the problem, contact Westover Scientific technical support for assistance. Our contact information is on page 46.

8. Customer Support For technical and customer support—or to place an order—please contact Westover Scientific in one of these ways:

• Westover Scientific, Inc. 18421 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Suite 150 Mill Creek, WA 98012 U.S.A.

• Phone: 1-425-368-0444 or 1-866-614-4022

We are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (Pacific Time in North America).

• Fax: 1-425-368-0555

• E-mail: [email protected]

• Web: www.amgmicro.com

If you need assistance, please have the following information readily available:

• A concise description of your problem.

• The type of computer you are using.

• The type and version of operating system on your computer.

• Micron serial number, setup size, and version information. (See the Help Menu section for how to find this information.)

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9. Warranty Westover Scientific, Inc. (WSI) warrants this software against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original shipment. WSI also warrants that this software will meet applicable specifications under normal use.

Important The warranty will become null and void if:

• the software has been tampered with or worked upon by unauthorized individuals or non-WSI personnel.

• the serial number has been altered, erased, or removed.

• the CD-ROM has been misused, neglected, or damaged by accident.

This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall WSI be liable for special, incidental, or consequential damages.

Liability WSI shall not be liable for damages resulting from the use of the purchased product, nor shall WSI be responsible for any failure in the performance or operation of any system of which the purchased product may be a part. WSI shall not be liable for damages resulting from improper usage or unauthorized modification of the software.

Exclusions WSI reserves the right to make changes in the design or construction of any of its products at any time without incurring obligation to make any changes whatsoever on units purchased.

Certification WSI certifies that this software met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory.

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10. Index

1

1/2" mode, 13 1/3” mode, 13 1/4" mode, 13 1/6” mode, 13

6

640 x 480 live overlay, 29

A

About Micron dialog box, 39 Adjust Camera icon. See Main toolbar,

View menu adjusting the camera, 12, 28 adjusting the image, 12 angle

measurement, 42 measuring shallow angle, 34 measuring wide angle, 34

annotating a captured image, 14 annotation

change size of, 15 Annotation menu, 14, 31

Arrow item, 31 Default Color item, 31 Erase All Annotations item, 31 Freehand Line item, 32 Hollow Ellipse item, 32 Hollow Rectangle item, 32 Line item, 31 Polygon item, 32 Polyline item, 32

Select Annotations and Measurements item, 31

Show Annotations item, 31 Solid Ellipse item, 32 Solid Polygon item, 32 Solid Rectangle item, 32 Text item, 31

Annotation toolbar, 14, 33, 41 Arrow (drawing) icon, 41 effect of live video, 41 Freehand Line icon, 41 Hollow Ellipse icon, 41 Hollow Polygon icon, 42 Hollow Rectangle icon, 41 Line icon, 41 moving or dragging, 42 Polyline icon, 41 Selection (arrow) icon, 41 showing and hiding, 28 similar to Annotation menu, 41 Solid Ellipse icon, 41 Solid Polygon icon, 42 Solid Rectangle icon, 41 Text icon, 41 Toggle icon, 41

annotations erasing, 31

area or dimensions, 14, 16, 33, 34, 42 arrow, 31, 41

adding to image, 31 auto-create, 35 AutoSave. See also Tools menu AutoSave dialog box, 20 AutoSave item, 20 autosaving an image, 20, 29

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B

bee knee, 15 bitmap file, 29

C

calibration, 20, 21, 22, 33, 42 available listings, 25 clicking OK to save, 26 crosshairs, 24 dot, 21, 23, 26 magnification, 21 Measurement menu item, 21 name, 22, 26 pixels, 21 slide, 22 Snap to Estimated feature, 24 wizard, 21, 22

calibration box, 42 drop-down menu, 42

calibrations and resolution level, 13 how Micron stores, 13

camera capture button, 14 getting started, 10 operations, 10

Camera icon. See Main toolbar capture button, 14 changing the size of annotation, 15 circle

adding, 34 radius, 34, 42

clipboard, 16, 40 color, 33

default, 31 computer

hibernation, 44 standby, 44

computer screen blank, 44

copying an image, 28 copying screen items, 28 customer support, 46

D

default color, 31 DirectShow, 5 DirectX drivers, 5 dragging a geometric shape, 15

E

Edit menu, 28 Copy Image item, 28 Copy Screen Item, 28 Paste Image item, 28 Paste Screen Item, 16, 28

eight squares, 15 ellipse

adding, 32 hollow, 41 hollow or solid, 32 making a circle, 34 measurement, 42 solid, 41

ellipse example, 14 e-mailing an image, 28 erasing annotations, 31 error messages, 38 exiting Micron, 28

F

file format, 17 bmp, 17 jpg, 17, 20 png, 17, 18, 20, 31

File menu, 17, 27 Close item, 27 Exit item, 28 list of files recently viewed, 28 New item, 27 Open item, 27 Print item, 18, 27 Print Preview item, 19, 27 Print Setup item, 28 Save As item, 17, 27 Save item, 17, 27

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automatic, 20 Found New Hardware wizard, 6

G

geometric shape drawing, 32

graphics card, 30 grid

superimposed on screen, 29

H

help for startup, 38

Help menu, 38, 45 About Micron item, 39 Help Topics item, 38 Troubleshoot Startup Error Message

item, 38 Help Topics dialog box, 38 horizontal ruler, 25, 33

I

image adding a circle, 34 adding a freehand line, 32 adding a line, 31, 34 adding a polygon, 32 adding a polyline, 32 adding a rectangle, 32 adding a solid polygon, 32 adding an arrow, 31 adding an ellipse, 32, 34 adjusting, 12 annotating, 14 autosaving, 29 Autosaving, 20 brightness, 13 capturing, 14 closing, 27

color saturation, 13 contrast, 13 copying, 28 cropping, 41 e-mailing, 28 frame rate, 13 full size, 28 hue, 13 live video, 14 measuring, 14 measuring an angle, 34 natural size, 28 opening, 27 overlays, 18 pasting, 28 print preview, 19, 27 printing, 18, 27 resolution, 12 save as, 27 saving, 17, 27 selecting all features, 17 snapshot, 17 submenu options, 15 windowed, 12 zoom, 16

inserting text, 31

J

JPEG format, 21

L

line adding to image, 31, 34 freehand, 32, 41 measurement, 42 straight, 31

line segment, 41 list of figures, iv list of files recently viewed, 28 list of tables, iv Live overlay, 29

dialog box, 29 graphics card, 30

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system requirements, 30 live video, 14, 28, 31, 33, 41

effect on Annotation menu, 31 effect on Measurement menu, 33 toggling on and off, 41

M

Main toolbar, 14, 17, 40 Adjust Camera icon, 12, 41 Camera icon, 14, 41

background, 14 Copy icon, 40 Crop icon, 41 New icon, 40 Open icon, 40 Paste icon, 40 Print icon, 18, 40 Question Mark icon, 40 Save icon, 40 showing and hiding, 28

manual based on Windows XP, 1 suggestions, ii

Measurement menu, 14, 15, 33, 42 Auto Create Areas item, 35 Calibration item, 22, 33 Circle Radius item, 33 Default Color item, 33 Ellipse Area, 15 Ellipse Area item, 34 Erase All Measurements item, 33 Four Point Angle item, 34 Line Length item, 33, 34 New Rectangles Measure item, 33 Polygon Area Assisted item, 34 Polygon Area item, 33, 34 Rectangle item, 34 Select Measurements and Annotations

item, 33 Show Measurements item, 33 Three Point Angle item, 34 Units and Scale Rulers items, 33

Measurement toolbar, 14, 42 Calibration box, 26, 42

drop-down menu, 26

Circle icon, 42 Ellipse icon, 42 Four Point icon, 42 Irregular Polygon icon, 42 Line icon, 42 moving or dragging, 43 Rectangle icon, 42 Regular Polygon icon, 42 Selection (arrow) icon, 42 showing and hiding, 28 Three Point Angle icon, 42 Toggle icon, 42

measurement units, 33 measuring a captured image, 14 menu item

selecting, 27 Micron

about, 39 desktop icon, 4 features, 1 installation directory, 9 installing new version, 2 main window, illustration, 11 menu bar, illustration, 11 opening, 11 quick launch icon, 4 release notes, 5 Run dialog box, 3 running, 10, 11 serial number, 39 setup size, 39 software license agreement, 3 status bar, illustration, 11 system requirements, 1 toolbars, illustration, 11 uninstalling previous version, 2 version information, 39

Micron annotation file, 30 microscope

troubleshooting, 44 Microsoft DirectX drivers, 5

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overlays, 18, 20 on printed image, 18

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pasting an image, 28 pasting screen items, 28 Pentium III, 1 pixel

1-to-1 ratio, 28 pixels, 12, 13 png format, 18, 20 polygon

adding, 32 hollow, 42 measuring irregular polygon, 34 measuring regular polygon, 34 measuring semi-regular polygon, 34 solid, 42

adding, 32 polyline, 41

adding, 32 Portable Network Graphic format, 20 Print Preview window

captured image, 19 zoom, 19

print previewing an image, 19 Print window, 18 printer

selection, 18 setup, 28

printing an image, 18 processor

1.0 GHz, 1

R

RAM, 256 MB, 1 rectangle

adding, 32 area or dimensions, 33 hollow, 41 hollow or solid, 32 making a square, 34 measurement, 42 solid, 41

resolution, 12 1280 x 960 pixels, 1, 13 640 x 480 pixels, 1, 13

640 x 480 pixels windowed, 13 and modes, 13 frames per second, 1 full, 1 windowed mode, 1 windowed option, 12

rubber band, 17, 31, 33

S

Save As dialog box, 40 saving an image, 17 screen

copying image, 28 pasting image, 28

selecting all features, 17 select-measurement-and-annotation

mode, 33 sensor

black and white, 13 color, 13

showing and hiding toolbars, 28 SI standards, ii snapshot, 17 startup help, 38 Status bar, 42

Caps Lock, 43 Count section, 43 describes menu item or toolbar icon,

43 Num Lock, 43 Ready status, 43 Scroll Lock, 43 showing and hiding, 28

straight line drawing, 31

Submenu, 15 Clear item, 16 Color item, 16 Copy item, 16 Cut item, 16 Lock Aspect Ratio item, 16 Measure item, 16 Reset Zoom item, 16 Width item, 17 Zoom items, 16

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technical support, 46 text, 41

inserting, 31 toolbar icon

selecting, 40 Tools menu, 29

640 x 480 Live Overlay item, 29 AutoSave item, 20, 29

file naming, 20 folder, 21

AutoSave item, checkmark, 20 AutoSave item, turning on and off, 20 Video Input item, 29

transparency feature, 30 troubleshooting, 44, 45

U

USB2 device drivers, 45

USB2 cable, 6, 10, 44 USB2 port, 5, 10, 44

V

vertical ruler, 25, 33 VGA drivers, 44 video capture settings

advanced options, 13 video card, 30 View menu, 12, 28

Adjust Camera item, 28 Annotation Toolbar item, 28 Full Screen item, 28 Image at Natural Size item, 28 Live Video item, 14, 28 Main Toolbar item, 28 Measurement Toolbar item, 28 Status Bar item, 28

W

Westover Scientific contacting, 46 email, 46 webpage, 46

Westover Scientific Video Calibration Slide, 21

Width dialog box, 17 window

new, 27 Window menu, 38 windowed, 12 windowed area

selecting, 12 Windows

2000, 1 XP, 1

Z

zooming Ctrl key, 16 in and out, 16

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