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10<h2 id="collect_images">Plug-in for Collecting Particle Images</h2>
11<p>This plug-in collects the serial numbered images in the folder specified under Photoshop into a single image.</p>
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13<h3 id="collect_opt">Using the Tool</h3>
14<p>A dialog box will appear if you execute [Automatic Processing] -&gt; [NW4C_CollectParticleImages] on the [File] menu. Make all necessary settings and click OK to start collection and create a file of collected images.</p>
15<p><img src="images/CollectParticleImagesOpt1.gif" border="0"></p>
16<p><strong>Target Folder</strong> gives the folder name where particle images are located as a full path.<br> The target folder can also be selected in the folder seelction dialog by clicking the [...] button.</p>
17<p><strong>Number of pixels for one image</strong> is used to select the size of a single image (unit: pixels).<br> Select both the width and height from the list.<BR> Selectable values are 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128, respectively.<BR> Selecting the [same value] checkbox disables the Height list and selects the same value as selected for Width.</p>
18<p><strong>Number of images of one line</strong> is used to select the number of images to be located on a single line.<br> Select both the Horizontal and Vertical from the list.<BR> Selectable values are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16, respectively.<BR> Selecting the [same value] checkbox disables the Vertical list and selects the same value as selected for Horizontal.</p>
19<p><strong>The alpha channel is processed</strong> is used to switch alpha channel processing ON/OFF.</p>
20<p><strong>The pixel edge is painted out with the black</strong> is used to switch the fill in black for the edge pixel between each collected image ON/OFF.<br> Each edge pixel is filled with black if [Color Channel] is selected.<br> Each edge pixel of the alpha channel is filled with black if [Alpha Channel] is selected.<br> [Alpha Channel] only works if [The alpha channel is processed] is ON.</p>
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25<h4 id="collect_layer">Layers</h4>
26<p>Layers are automatically combined if there is more than one visible layer in the loaded image.<BR> If alpha processing is being used and the loaded image includes a background layer, the image is used by combining all visible layers other than the background layer.</p>
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28<h4 id="collect_interp">Image Interpolation Methods</h4>
29<p>Use [Bilinear] for the interpolation method when enlarging or recuding an image.</p>
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