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The input dialog box for the first run is the same as for standard non-batch runs. Additional runs use the same settings.<br />

Since no user input is required they can run extremely fast.<br />

If the order of the files in a batch runs is different from the selection order, click Settings, Options and Settings... (in<br />

the <strong>Imatest</strong> main window) and change the setting in Batch run order. The sequence may be affected by Windows<br />

Explorer settings.<br />

One caution: <strong>Imatest</strong> can slow dramatically on most computers when more than about twenty figures are open. For<br />

this reason we recommend checking the Close figures after save checkbox, and saving the results. This allows a<br />

large number of image files to be run in batch mode without danger of bogging down the computer.<br />

Crop the image to minimize edge effects. Typical crops (for automatic zone detection) are shown below, indicated by red<br />

rectangles. Click outside the image for no crop. The orientation does not need to be correct; <strong>Imatest</strong> will rotate the image to the<br />

correct orientation. To display the exposure error correctly (for reflective targets only), select the entire chart, including any<br />

clipped highlight patches that may be present. If the aspect ratio (length:width) of the crop is less than 4:1, the selection will be<br />

rejected (<strong>Imatest</strong> Studio) or a dialog box for one of the Applied Image/ISO charts will appear (<strong>Imatest</strong> Master). If you plan<br />

to use manual Zone detection (selected in the Stepchart input dialog box, below), the selection can be approximate: a fine<br />

selection window will enable you to refine the crop.<br />

Crop of a Kodak Q-13 chart .<br />

Crop of a Stouffer T4110 chart (better without the tilt).<br />

This is an image processed by Stepchart, after cropping.<br />

Make any needed changes to the Stepchart input dialog box.<br />

Chart type A reflective target with density steps of 0.10 (the Kodak Q-13/Q-14) is selected by default. If you are<br />

using a transmission target, be sure to choose the correct target type. In <strong>Imatest</strong> Master you can enter a table of<br />

densities from an ASCII file (one density per line). Automatic (default) must be unchecked to enable Veiling glare<br />

measurements. (See Dynamic range, below.) Click OK to continue.<br />

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