11  Screen elements and toolbar buttons

11.1  Window elements: the Library tab

11.1.1   Figure

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11.1.2   Explanation

  1. Folder pane.
  2. Program tabs:
    • Instruments (e.g., meters or infrared cameras).
    • Library .
    • Report .
    • Panorama .
  3. Thumbnail view of selected folders.
  4. Menu bar:
    • Templates .
    • Full screen .
    • Options .
    • Help .
  5. Thumbnail view of the infrared image.
  6. Thumbnail view of the digital photo (if available).
  7. Measurement pane.
  8. Parameters pane.
  9. Image information pane

11.2  Window elements: the Instruments tab

11.2.1   Figure

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11.2.2   Explanation

  1. Recordings pane.
  2. Log area.
  3. Recording speed, time interval controls, and temperature range.
  4. Camera-related controls:
    • Focusing the camera.
    • Calibrating the camera.
    • Recording a sequence, pausing a sequence, and resuming a sequence.
    • Saving a single snapshot as a *.jpg file.
    • Selecting the measurement range.
    • In the Options dialog box (opens by clicking the icon button):
      • Setting the file name prefix.
      • Setting the storage location for sequence files (*.seq, *.csq).
      • Setting the maximum amount of disk usage.
  5. Button to connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (e.g., a meter)
  6. Button to connect a camera.
  7. Program tabs.
  8. Image window.
  9. Toolbar buttons.
  10. Sliders to adjust the bottom and top temperature levels in the scale (in effect, changing the histogram).
  11. Temperature scale.
  12. Measurements window (results from the connected device, e.g., a meter)
  13. Toolbar buttons:
    • Show/hide thermal camera view.
    • Show/hide measurements view.
    • Show/hide plot view.
  14. Menu bar:
    • Templates .
    • Full screen .
    • Options .
    • Help .
  15. Measurements and parameters pane (devices).
  16. Measurements and parameters pane (thermal cameras).
  17. Annotations pane.
  18. Auto-adjust button.
  19. Plot window.
    For more information, see section 14.15 Creating a plot and 20.1.2 The Options dialog (for plot-specific options) .

11.3  Window elements: the Create imagesheet tab

11.3.1   Figure

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11.3.2   Explanation

  1. Thumbnail view of the current page.
  2. Tabs to go to the different imagesheets that are currently open.
  3. Detail view of the current imagesheet page.
  4. Page setup, where a company logo and the paper size can be selected.
  5. Page layout setup.
  6. Text box to search and filter the images.
  7. Zoom controls.
  8. Page controls.
  9. Images in the currently selected folder.

11.4  Window elements: the Report tab

11.4.1   Figure

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11.4.2   Explanation

  1. Thumbnail view of the current report page.
  2. Tabs to go to the different reports that are currently open.
  3. Toolbar buttons.
  4. Detail view of the current report page.
  5. Page setup, where logos and paper size can be selected.
  6. Area for image object details and voice comments.
  7. Text box to search and filter the images.
  8. Zoom controls.
  9. Page controls.
  10. Images in the currently selected folder.

11.5  Window elements: the image-editing window (for still images)

11.5.1   Figure

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11.5.2   Explanation

  1. Measurement toolbar.
  2. Thumbnail view of the infrared image (and digital photo, if available).
  3. Additional panes:
    • Notes .
    • Measurements .
    • Parameters .
    • Text annotations .
    • Image information .
  4. Temperature scale.
  5. Cancel button.
  6. Save and close button.
  7. Save button.
  8. Auto-adjust button, to adjust the image for the best brightness and contrast.
  9. Previous/Next buttons.
  10. Temperature span and level control.

11.6  Window elements: the image-editing window (for video clips)

11.6.1   Figure

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11.6.2   Explanation

  1. Measurement toolbar.
  2. Thumbnail view of the video clip.
  3. Information about the sequence file.
  4. Measurement and parameters pane.
  5. Image information pane.
  6. Temperature scale.
  7. Cancel button.
  8. Save and close button.
  9. Auto-adjust button, to adjust the image for the best brightness and contrast.
  10. Temperature span and level control.
  11. Play/pause and forward/backward buttons.
  12. Buttons to save a snapshot as a *.jpg file, to export the video clip as an *.avi file, and to change the playback speed (–60× to +60×).

11.7  Toolbar buttons (on the Instruments tab)

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Selection tool.
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Spotmeter tool.
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Area tool.
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Line tool.
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Circle and ellipsis tool.
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Rotate right/left tool.
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Color palette tool.
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Auto-adjust region tool.
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Zoom tool.

11.8  Toolbar buttons (in the image-editing window)

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Selection tool.
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Spotmeter tool.
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Area tool.
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Circle and ellipsis tool.
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Line tool.
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Difference tool.
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Rotate right/left tool.
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Color palette tool.
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Thermal MSX tool.
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Thermal tool.
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Thermal fusion tool.
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Thermal blending tool.
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Picture-in-picture tool.
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Digital photo tool.
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Tool to change picture-in-picture.
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Tool to change thermal/photo balance.
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Auto-adjust region tool.
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Zoom tool.

11.9  Toolbar buttons (in the report-editing window)

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Text annotation tool.
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Textbox tool.
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Arrow marker tool.
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Snap objects to grid.

11.10  The Panorama tab

11.10.1   Figure

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11.10.2   Explanation

  1. Buttons to switch between source file view and panorama view.
  2. Buttons to crop the panorama image, to correct the perspective, and to save the panorama image.
  3. Pane where all panorama images created from the selected images are displayed.
  4. Buttons to change the folder, select images by date, and search images.
  5. Buttons to zoom into and out of the panorama image.
  6. Pane displaying the source files in the currently selected folder.