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Mask Editor is intended for interactive selection of good and bad regions on 2D image and preparation of output files with direct and inversed masks. It works as a basic graphical editor with specific input of the image and output for masks.

User Interface

User interface of the Mask Editor works in a single window containing three pannelspanels; graphical window, left-hand and bottom side control bars. Content and functionality of these panels is described below. Most of control buttons have tool tip hints; when coursor cursor stops for a few seconds on control button, a pop-up window uppears appears with explanation of functionality of this button.

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Left control bar consists of stack of buttons, which are functionally splitted split for four groups; Forms, Modes, I/O, and SatusStatus, which content and functionality is explained in this section.

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Mode Zoom works for image and spectral limits.
Zoom-in image: left mouse button click-drug-release for desired region of image.
Set limits for spectrum: left/right mouse button click on desired min/max limit on spectrum.
Reset to full size: middle mouse button click on image or spectral box or "Reset" button.

Add

Add is an input method for forms. All forms, except Polygon, are presented by two 2D points each on image coordinate system. Input method for these forms is the same; in mode Add click-drug-release the left mouse button. Two points will be defined for click and release positions of the mouse.
Polygon is presented by the N 2D points, where N is a number of vertexes.
The N-1 points are entered by the left mouse button click, while the N-th point is indicated by the right mouse button click.

Move

In the Move mode choose the form, then use left/right mouse button click-drug-release on form boarder to move/edit the form.

Select

Forms can be used as regular "positive" for ROI, and selected (inversed) "negative" for blemish mask.
In the Select mode choose the form, then use left mouse button click on form boarder. Form color is changed at selection/deselection.

Remove

In the Remove mode choose the form, then use any mouse button click on form boarder.
As an alternative option, currently active form can be removed by the middle mouse button click on its boarder. The "Clear Forms" button from I/O section removes all forms.

I/O

Load Image

Loads and displays image from text file. The file name is selected through the standard pop-up dialog window.

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