SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 4 – Advanced Program ModeToolbarImage SequencesToolbarAllows the user to specify whether the onscreen toolbar icons in the SPOT program should bedisplayed in large or small format.Memory Usage LimitSpecify how much memory is allocated for image acquisition. Note that the entry parameters aresystem dependent.Cache Images During PlayWhen “playing” an image sequence (see Ch. 8), the SPOT program allows you to select how it loadsthe displayed images:• If Cache Images During Play is selected… The program pre-loads as many images from thesequence as your computer’s RAM allows. This enables a faster display of the imagesequence. But, if you have a sequence with many images, the size of the combined imagescould exceed the RAM, and in this case, the SPOT program will load as much of the sequenceas possible, play that part of the sequence, and then pause to load the remaining images.• If Cache Images During Play is not selected… The program loads each image in thesequence individually. In cases where you have a large sequence with many files, this allowsyou to work without being restricted by RAM limitations. The display of images will besomewhat slower than a display where images are cachedThumbnailsSpecify the size of thumbnails for the Show Image File Thumbnails optionSelect from one of the following options:• Small (60 x 60 pixels)• Medium (90 x 90 pixels)• Large (120 x 120 pixels)• User DefinedMinimum width and height = 20 pixelsMaximum width and height = 200 pixelsSpecify the resolution of image thumbnails (Show Image File Thumbnails option)Select from one of the following options:• Small (54 pixels)• Medium (84 pixels)• Large (114 pixels)• User DefinedMinimum resolution = 16 pixelsMaximum resolution = 200 pixelsLive ImagesAlways Show Full Chip in Live Image ensures that you will always see the Full Chip view whenviewing a live image. Keep in mind that the selection that you make here determines how the liveimage displays when viewing a region of the chip. Refer to the Chip Imaging Area section fordetails.84 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera