This is useful for large screens that are using very high resolutions. Sometimes the icons are so small as to be hard to click and unreadable.
Open Elements and select the View Menu, then Layout, then open the “Layout Manager”.
Next select the “Toolbar” Section on the Left (Step 1), then Select the “Large Icons” Checkbox on [...]
The Auto-calibration feature in Elements (beginning in version 3.1) is a great thing to have. You simply choose the objective you are working with, the software knows what camera you are running, so the calibration is calculated for you when you add the objective list.
While this is great for the compound scope systems out there, [...]
If you want to merge multiple channels in Elements here is a quick solution:
1. Make sure you have the channel tabs activated. Do this by clicking the Edit menu, then Options. Select the “Appearance” settings. Make sure the “Show Channel Tabs” box is checked.
2. open or acquire the first image. In the lower left corner [...]
If there is one simple question I get during training sessions it’s “How do I save an image, so that I can open it using Photoshop or other programs, and have the image appear exactly as it does in Elements?”. The reasons for this are complicated. Suffice it to say if all you want is [...]
Here is the latest build for Elements if you are running a Lumenera camera. Follow the directions explicitly if you plan on updating or installing without a local rep available!
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Happy New Year!
Laura Sysko from Nikon sent us a How-To on outputting live graphs that can be included with a timelapse or other ND file. You can find the How To Here.
Nikon has released it’s major revision of Elements in version 3.1. (Build 587). There are several new features in this build and from what i’ve seen it’s quite stable. You can download the build here.
- Austin
After installing a new imaging system it’s common to receive a phone call or email that goes like this, “The IT guys stopped by today and added our computer to our comany/university network. Now all of our settings are lost!”. Why does this happen and what can be done?
All settings for elements are stored on [...]
Yes this is a bit late. Things are busy these days!
Elements B 548 can be found here if you need to download it. As usual back up all of your optical configurations and take screen shots of any filter configurations (i.e. if you are using sutter wheels) just to be safe.
So far this build has [...]
I’ve been running into a lot of programming applications lately. The fun part about using the Elements (or other) programming system is the amount of utility and flexibility it can offer to end users. Most people think about programming in our industry only as it relates to image analytics. I wanted to point out some [...]
