Acquiring images

You can acquire images into ImageWarp using one of the following methods:

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Load one of the supported file formats (IWD, BMP, PCX, JPEG, GIF, TGA, TIFF, FITS, AVI)

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Import an unsupported format

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Capture a live image or sequence from a video device (usually analog or digital camera)

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Acquire an image from a TWAIN device (such as a scanner)

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Paste an image from the Clipboard

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Drag-and-drop an image from another application

To open a standard image file

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From the File menu, choose Open Image or press CTRL+O. The Open Image dialog box appears, listing all bmp images available in the ImageWarp\Images directory. To change the type of file listed, click the drop-down arrow in the Files of type field.

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Click the files in the list to watch the thumbnail preview of the images stored and brief information about their size and type.

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Double-click the file you want to load. The image will open in an image frame.

            
To import a non-standard image file

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From the File menu, choose Open Image or press CTRL+O. Change the type of files to Raw.

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Double-click the file you want to load. The Raw Option dialog box will appear.

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Enter the size, pixel type, and other characteristics of the image you want to import. If you have no such information, you can determine it by repeatedly opening an image with different argument values, until you obtain a recognizable result on the screen.

To capture a live image

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From the Edit menu, choose Preferences and click Video tab. Select a video device installed in your system. ImageWarp has built-in drivers for standard DirectShow, Video For Windows, and IEEE-1394 devices, as well as full line of BitFlow framegrabbers. Refer to Video Preferences for more information. If no video device is present in your system, choose Simulation.

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From the View menu, choose Video. The Video window will appear showing the live video from a selected video device or video simulation.

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Click the Snap button on the left side of the Video window. The image will be captured into an image frame.

To capture a sequence

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From the Acquire menu, choose Capture, click Video tab and select the Sequence mode.

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Set the desired number of Frames to capture and the Delay between them.

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Click Apply. The sequence will be captured and opened in the Output image frame.

To acquire an image from a TWAIN device

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From the Acquire menu, choose TWAIN Select and select a scanner or camera from which you want to acquire an image.

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From the Acquire menu, choose TWAIN Acquire. A manufacturer's dialog box will appear offering you additional options for capturing the image.

To paste an image from the Clipboard

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Copy an image from another application to the Clipboard. For instance, if you are using Adobe Photoshop, select the image to copy, press Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+C.

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From the Edit menu, choose Paste or press Ctrl+V.

To drag-and-drop an image from another application

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Select a drag-and-drop compliant application (for instance, Internet Explorer or Desktop).

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Arrange another application and ImageWarp on your screen so that both are open and visible,

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Select the image you want to drag, press and hold down the left mouse button, drag the cursor onto ImageWarp's workspace and release the mouse button