Living Image 3.1

Living Image ® Software User’s Manual
Viewing an Image
Histogram
The image histogram plots a frequency distribution of the pixel intensities in an image.
The software sorts the intensities into groups or bins (x-axis) and plots the number of
pixels per bin (y-axis).
To display the image histogram:
1. Open an image.
2. In the Image Information tools, click the Image
Histogram button .
Note: By default the Auto min/max range of the image data determines the histogram
range and bins (the software sets the min and max values to optimize image display
and suppress background noise). To display the histogram using the full intensity
range of the image, click Full in the Histogram window.
3. To edit the minimum or maximum bin intensity, enter a new value in the Min Bin
or Max Bin box, or click the arrows.
4. To edit the number of bins, enter a new value in the # Bins box or click the
arrows.
NOTE
In the Overlay display mode, the histogram plots the luminescent data. To obtain a
histogram of the photograph, select Photograph from the Display drop-down list.
Table 4.7 Histogram window
Item Description
Full Displays the histogram using the full intensity range of the image.
Min Bin The lowest intensity bin.
Max Bin The highest intensity bin.
# Bins The total number of bins.
Opens a dialog box that enables you to export the histogram (.csv).
Copies the histogram to the system clipboard.
Opens the print dialog box.
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