You can display sections of the original tile images instead of a thumbnail image in 2D view and edit them. In case the quality of the result is not satisfactory because for instance adjacent particles touch each other, you edit the analysis result. In the Image Gallery, you use the arrow key to scroll through the particle images, to update the Edit View.

The Edit View is available with or without the option to inspect and retrieve particles in live mode, see Configuring the TCA Job Template by Switching the Active Branch.

If your color camera is Axiocam 705c, the default setting for live speed should be changed.

  1. In the Extended Camera tool > Mode section > Live Speed drop down list, select High Res.

    See Extended Camera Tool.
  2. The live zoom factor for Axiocam 705c and Axiocam 705pol is aligned.
  1. You are in the Size Distribution view.
  1. In the Image Gallery, hover the mouse over the picture frame of a gallery image.
  2. The Opens the Particle Edit View icon in the upper right side of the picture frame is displayed.
  3. Click the icon.
  4. The Edit View appears and the tile image section with the selected particle is displayed in the left window of the center area. The Live mode is displayed in the right window of the center area and shows the selected particle centered. The Edit View with camera in Live mode is the default setting.
    Use the particle gallery at the bottom to navigate between the particles and inspect them in the live mode of the two cameras. With the Axiocam 705 pol you can switch between the different polarization orientations. With the color camera you get additional color information of the selected particle.


  6. If you open the Edit View without camera Live mode, the following view is displayed.
  7. The selected particle is displayed with a green frame.
  8. With the Edit Regions tool, edit the selected particle. For more information, see Interactive Segmentation.
    You have the following options:
    - Draw button: Adds the area drawn as a new object which extends an existing object.
    - Erase button: Removes the area drawn from an existing object.
    - Cut button: Splits an object into multiple objects along the line drawn.
    - Connect button: If the area drawn overlaps an existing object, the area and object are joined into a single object.
    - Remove button: Removes the selected object.
    Note: Keep the middle mouse button pressed and drag the mouse to move the image in the view.
  9. For Component Cleanliness workflows: Under Choose Camera, you can select between the Axiocam 705pol and a color camera (Axiocam 705c or Axiocam 305c). The color camera is useful to identify the origin of certain particle classes (colored fibers, different metals and plastics) and to add color images to the report.
  10. For Component Cleanliness workflows: Under Software AF, click Find Focus to start the autofocus search to determine the optimal focus.
    Under Exposure Time, click Auto to apply the exposure time automatically or click Manual, the set the exposure time manually by means of the slider or the spin box.
  11. For Component Cleanliness workflows with Axiocam 705pol: Under Camera Control: Under Live Polarization, select the desired polarization orientation channel (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°).
  12. For Component Cleanliness workflows with a color camera, under White Balance you can adjust the white balance. You have the following options:
    - Auto: Selects the reference point for the white balance correction automatically and adjusts the hue of all other pixels accordingly.
    - Pick: Enables you to specify the reference point for white balance correction manually. The hue of all other pixels is adjusted accordingly.
    - Reset: Resets any other color changes and sets the white balance to 6500 K.
  13. For Component Cleanliness workflows with a color camera, under Offset Correction, you can correct the offset between the two cameras. By default, the option Use Offset Correction is activated.
    Select the camera on which the offset occurs and press Determine Offset. In Live View, select a particle and click on it. The stage moves to the particle and the offset is corrected for all images. See Correcting Camera Offset.
  14. For Component Cleanliness (loaded image): To see better if a very dark metallic particle is metallic shiny or not, with the Configured Polarization Channels switch, you can switch between different polarization orientations. The pre-configured channels of the image are displayed.
  15. Click Apply Changes to save after all desired revision steps are finalized. Note that editing of particles requires a confirmation by Apply of Changes before particle types can be changed in the Edit View.
  16. The edited particle is displayed with the applied revisions steps.
  17. To save and leave the Edit View, click OK.
  18. The segmentation annotation is updated and the revised particle shown in the Image Gallery of the Size Distribution view.
  19. The particle results, classification data and statistics are updated accordingly.
  20. The revised particle gets a new Particle ID, which is represented by the largest number in the Particle Result table.