Thus ImageJ tools from the toolbar or the ImageJ API may be applied directly to the displayed live image stream. Moreover many functions of the Plugin may be called by ImageJ Macros.
- camera select
- control of shutter, sharpness (contrast), gamma, gain, saturation, and white balance
- applications of different LUTs to BW image streams
- averaging images
- debayering of live image streams
- selection of camera modes (Format 7 only)
- saving/recall of camera settings under preset buttons
- macro control of several functions
- partial scan of sensor area
- supports all external trigger modes of the camera
- saving of single image sequences at constant time intervals
- supports normal and high speed firewire (IEEE1394a/b)
We have developed the FireCam Control Software for use of firewire cameras in live science. The underlying Non-Microsoft firewire driver is supporting any firewire camera under Windows compliant to DCAM firewire standard.
FireCam Control is running fully independently from ImageJ. Even if ImageJ is not present, the user may do adjustments by the live controls (i.e. Contrast, exposure time, overexpose controls etc.) and capture single images or sequences of single images from the uncompressed live image stream shown in the preview. FireCam Control lets the user print or save captured images in standard graphics formats (BMP, TIFF). Even TIFF16 (gray) is supported. FireCam Control is written in C++ thus allowing to view live images in high frame rates at maximal resolution but scaled to the size of the viewing window. The image data, however, are remaining still available in full resolution.
As a new function, the user may now send a single image from live image stream directly to ImageJ by a single mouse click. In case of ImageJ is not already loaded, it is called up and the incoming image is subsequently displayed in the ImageJ work space (see also "To ImageJ" button in FireCam Control surface below). Moreover, the user is also able to trigger the acquisition of a single image and its export to the ImageJ work space by a special plugin in the ImageJ environment.
Any newer version of ImageJ under Windows may be used. The "Send to ImageJ" function alone does not require the installation of additional Plug-Ins or Macros to let ImageJ behave as described above.
