The Overview Scan function allows acquiring a mosaic containing multiple positions for identifying the imaging positions (e.g. cell positions):
- Scan Parameters: set the origin and number of tiles to acquire for X and Y.
- Set Initial Position as Current Stage Position: set the origin to the current position.
- Advanced:
- Frames Per FOV: set the number of frames to acquire per field of view.
- Stage Speed: set the translation mode to either Accurate or Fast.
- Focus Speed: set the focus mode to Accurate, Fast, or Off.
- Display Parameters: set the lower and upper threshold for the Percentiles contrast method.
- Channel 0/Channel 1: select the channel for preview and export.
- Run Scan/Cancel: start/stop the overview scan.
- Export To Tiff: export the rendered preview to a Tiff file.
Instructions
- Set the focus reference and enable the Z lock.
- Click on Overview Scan to open the overview window.
- In the pop-up window, set the origin and number of tiles for both axes, and click on Run Scan to start the scan.
- Once the scan is finished, navigate to a sample position by double-left-clicking in the rendered preview. Zooming in/out is also supported in the preview.
Click on Export To Tiff to export the rendered preview (wide-field) to a Tiff file if needed.
Discussions
- The overview rendering will be cleared if you close the window and it is recommended to minimize and maximize the window.
- The scan will always start from the position specified in Initial X-Position and Initial Y-Position.
- Export To Tiff will only export the current channel (either 0 or 1).
- Row-major (X first) snake scanning is used, in which the stage always moves along the positive Y direction.