MIB Toolbar
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Quick access to frequently used functions in Microscopy Image Browser (MIB).
Overview
The Toolbar under the main menu provides fast access to essential functions in MIB.
Toolbar buttons
Paste dataset from the system clipboard
Pastes an image from the system clipboard using the IMCLIPBOARD function by Jiro Doke (MathWorks, 2010).
Virtual mode switch
Toggles between memory-resident mode (default, full dataset in memory) and virtual mode (hard drive-resident, HDD icon shown)
for browsing large datasets.
Supports HDF5 and Bio-Formats files
(enable in the Directory Contents panel).
Warning
Segmentation in the virtual mode is limited, supporting only Annotations and 3D Lines for segmentation since MIB 2.40.
Development shortcut...
Reserved for development purposes.
Save model
Saves the model to a MATLAB file without prompting for a name, using:
- Default template:
Labels_NAME_OF_THE_DATASET.model
or - Name from last used Save model as... or
- Name from a prior Load model action
Also accessible via Menu → Models → Save model.
Zoom in
Increases magnification by 1.5x.
1:1
Sets magnification to 100%.
Fit to screen
Fits the image to the Image View panel.
Zoom out
Decreases magnification by 1.5x.
Fast pan mode
Enables fast panning (moving the image in the Image View panel) with
Info
Normally, panning fetches the full-sized image, causing lag for large images. The Fast pan mode reduces lag but hides the full image during panning.
Undo
Restores the previous dataset state (use also Ctrl+Z).
Demo
Set undo history length in Menu → File → Preferences → Backup and Undo.
Redo
Reapplies the last undone action.
Make snapshot
Start a dialog to captures the current slice.
See more details.
YX, YZ, or XZ
Switches viewing plane (default: XY).
Demo
Use shortcuts with the mouse over the intersection of colored lines (see below):
- Alt+1: XY plane
- Alt+2: ZX plane
- Alt+3: ZY plane
Warning
Some segmentation tools may only be applied to the dataset in the XY orientation.
Line measure tool
Measures linear distances.
See more Menu → Tools → Measure length.
Interpolation type
Sets interpolation for shapes or lines.
See more Menu → Selection.
Type of image resizing for visualization
Adjusts image resizing for display
Depending on the selected state:
nearest - fastest, raw pixels, best for zoomed-in views
bicubic - slowest, smooth, best for zoomed-out views
automatic - when zoom value is below 100% the bicubic resizing is used, when zoom is above 100% the nearest resizing is used.
Center marker toggle
Toggles the center marker on the image axes, useful for graphcut segmentation in grid mode.
Block-mode switch
Applies filters only to the visible dataset portion when enabled, speeding up performance for testing.
Warning
Incompatible with ROIs (full dataset used when ROIs are active).
Show ROI switch
Toggles ROIs visibility.
Volume Rendering
Renders the dataset using shear-warp transform (best for small datasets).
Demo
Warning
- Invert electron microscopy data for proper visualization.
- It is recommended to use newer 3D volume viewer for better and hardware accelerated visualization.)
Turn on parallel processing
Manually enable MATLAB parallel processing (requires Parallel Computing Toolbox).
Info
Typically unnecessary as MIB starts parallel processing automatically in many tasks.
Swap left and right mouse button
Swap left and right mouse button
- when the button is pressed (default):
- interact with segmentation tools, i.e. brush - pan image left/right and up/down
- when the button is unpressed:
- pan image left/right and up/down - interact with segmentation tools, i.e. brush
Also configurable in Menu → File → Preferences → User interface.
Mouse wheel modes
Tweaks the mouse wheel operation mode
- when the button is pressed (default)
- mouse wheel changes slices of the dataset or time frames with holding Alt
- zoom-out with Q and zoom-in with W
- when the button is unpressed:
- mouse wheel zooms in and out of the image
- changes slices with with Q for previous and W for next slice
Also configurable in Menu → File → Preferences → User interface.
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