New Modular Interactive Tools :: Image Processing Toolbox 5.0.2 Release Notes (Image Processing Toolbox Release Notes)

Image Processing Toolbox Release Notes

New Modular Interactive Tools

The toolbox includes several new modular interactive tools that you can activate from the command line and use with images displayed in a MATLAB figure window, called the target image in this documentation. The tools are modular because they can be used independently or in combination to create custom graphical interfaces for image processing applications. The Image Tool uses these modular tools.

The following table lists these modular tools along with the functions you use to create them.

Modular Tool
Description
Function

Adjust Contrast tool
Display histogram of image pixel values in the target image and enable interactive adjustment of contrast and brightness by manipulating the range.
Use imcontrast to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image.

Display Range tool
Display a text string identifying the display range values of the target image.
Use imdisplayrange to create the tool, associate it with an image, and embed it in a figure or uipanel.

Image Information tool
Display basic information about an image, along with any metadata the image might contain.
Use imageinfo to create the tool. To collect image information, use imattributes, imfinfo, and dicominfo.

Magnification box
Create a text edit box containing the current magnification of the target image. Users can type in the desired magnification.
Note: The target image must be contained in a scroll panel.
Use immagbox to create the tool, associate it with an image, and embed it in a figure or uipanel.

Overview tool
Display the target image in its entirety with the portion currently visible in the scroll panel outlined by a rectangle superimposed on the image. Moving the rectangle changes the portion of the target image that is currently visible in the scroll panel.
Note: The target image must be contained in a scroll panel.
Use imoverview to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image.
Use imoverviewpanel to create the tool in a uipanel that can be embedded within another figure uipanel.

Pixel Information tool
Display information about the pixel the mouse is over in the target image.
Use impixelinfo to create the tool, associate it with an image, and display it in a figure or uipanel.
If you want to display only the pixel values, without the text label, use impixelinfoval.

Pixel Region tool
Display pixel values for a specified region in the target image.

Use impixelregion to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image.
Use impixelregionpanel to create the tool as a uipanel that can be embedded within another figure or uipanel.

Scroll Panel
Display target image in a uipanel with scroll bars.
Use imscrollpanel to add a scroll panel to an image displayed in a figure window.

Modular Tool	Description	Function
Adjust Contrast tool	Display histogram of image pixel values in the target image and enable interactive adjustment of contrast and brightness by manipulating the range.	Use `imcontrast` to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image.
Display Range tool	Display a text string identifying the display range values of the target image.	Use `imdisplayrange` to create the tool, associate it with an image, and embed it in a figure or uipanel.
Image Information tool	Display basic information about an image, along with any metadata the image might contain.	Use `imageinfo` to create the tool. To collect image information, use `imattributes`, `imfinfo`, and `dicominfo`.
Magnification box	Create a text edit box containing the current magnification of the target image. Users can type in the desired magnification. Note: The target image must be contained in a scroll panel.	Use `immagbox` to create the tool, associate it with an image, and embed it in a figure or uipanel.
Overview tool	Display the target image in its entirety with the portion currently visible in the scroll panel outlined by a rectangle superimposed on the image. Moving the rectangle changes the portion of the target image that is currently visible in the scroll panel. Note: The target image must be contained in a scroll panel.	Use `imoverview` to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image. Use `imoverviewpanel` to create the tool in a uipanel that can be embedded within another figure uipanel.
Pixel Information tool	Display information about the pixel the mouse is over in the target image.	Use `impixelinfo` to create the tool, associate it with an image, and display it in a figure or uipanel. If you want to display only the pixel values, without the text label, use `impixelinfoval`.
Pixel Region tool	Display pixel values for a specified region in the target image.	Use `impixelregion` to create the tool in a separate figure window and associate it with an image. Use `impixelregionpanel` to create the tool as a uipanel that can be embedded within another figure or uipanel.
Scroll Panel	Display target image in a uipanel with scroll bars.	Use `imscrollpanel` to add a scroll panel to an image displayed in a figure window.

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