This modules enables you to acquire time series (time lapse) images. You can define the intervals between images, total acquisition duration and number of time points. Time series can be started and stopped manually, at fixed times or after a user-defined waiting period.
With this workbench you acquire time series (time-lapse) images with defined intervals between images. The acquisition can be unlimited or limited by duration or number of time points. Time series can be started and stopped manually. The acquisition is limited only by free space on the hard drive. The images are acquired at maximum possible speed if the minimal interval is chosen shorter than acquisition speed.
The workbench is available in Free Mode and in Job Mode.
To acquire time series you need to license the Time Series module.
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Live |
Starts the live camera image. |
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Start |
Starts the acquisition. To stop the acquisition, click the button a second time. If you decide to stop the acquisition, depending on the settings in the Time Series Setup tool and on the mode you are working in, the time series will be saved or not: In Free Mode, with any limitation, the time series will be saved. In Job Mode, the following applies:
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Pause |
Pauses the recording and switches the button to Continue. |
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Continue |
Continues the recording, if it has been paused. The button switches to Pause. |
With this tool you define time series. At the end the resulting time series image (CZI) is saved on hard drive or into the archive (as all other acquisition workbenches do). For exporting MPEG4 files, use the Movie Export tool, see Output Documents > Export Tools > Movie Export Tool tool, see Movie Export Tool.
To acquire time series you need to license the Time Series module.
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Limit by |
Sets the times series acquisition to a specific type. |
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None |
Default. No type is set. Acquisition has to be stopped manually. Click Stop to save the time series. |
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Cycle |
Limits the setup of the acquisition to a specific number. In Free Mode: Click Stop to save the time series. In Job Mode: If Stop is clicked before the cycle is expired, the time series is not saved. |
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Duration |
Limits the setup of the acquisition to a specific runtime. In Free Mode: Click Stop to save the time series. In Job Mode: If Stop is clicked before the duration is expired, the time series is not saved. |
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Time Points |
Only visible, if for the limit Cycle is selected. Sets the number of time points for acquisition. |
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Duration |
Only visible, if for the limit Duration is selected. Sets the length of the time series. |
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ms |
Sets the duration in milliseconds. |
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s |
Sets the duration in seconds. |
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min |
Sets the duration in minutes. |
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h |
Sets the duration in hours. |
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Days |
Sets the duration in days. |
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Min. Interval |
Sets the cycle, e.g., 3 s means, every three seconds an image is acquired. If the exposure time of your camera is longer, the interval is extended accordingly. |
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ms |
Sets the interval in milliseconds. |
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s |
Default: 1 s. Sets the interval in seconds. |
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min |
Sets the interval in minutes. |
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h |
Sets the interval in hours. |
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Days |
Sets the interval in days. |