Image Extraction Improvements

A bug: the file name field under "Save as image..." doesn't allow cursor navigation (using the arrow keys to move through the text).
And a feature request: the "Save as image" filetype and settings (quality) should either remember settings previously used for other images or automatically predict the output type (based on content of layer maybe?)

Hi pangolingo,
Thanks for the bug report and feature request.
We're trying to be clever about the default file type selected when you click on the Download Asset arrow icon. If the layer has a Generator tag, we will respect that, and preselect those settings. E.g., if the layer name is 'hero_01 jpg9' we'd preselect JPG and 90% quality.
If no Generator tag is present in the layer name, we default to JPG and 80%.
We'll consider some smarter defaults - good idea.
Bruce

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http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

IMAQ image to array vi not working with images extracted from avi file

Hi,
I downloaded some avi's and uncompressed them so that I can analyze them within labview. I am trying to convert images I am reading from the avi file to an array. When I use "IMAQ image to array" I get the following error " IMAQ Image To Array Invalid image type" -1074396080.
I am able to display each read image and save them to the hard drive, but I am unable to convert the vision image to array. I verified that the image extracted from avi is the same as the image type I created in memory to hold the image.
Please see the attached vi I created.
thank you
Ruz
Attachments:
example2.vi ‏62 KB

Hi all, this thread was useful for me...but i have another doubt... when I try to extract a single plane (Luminance, Saturation, R,G,B...anyone) and try to save it in jpg as gray image, it saves an image with blue tones. I have examinated it using Matlab and checked that Red plane has low values (but not zero), the same for G plane and high values for B plane. An image of the VI is attached.
Thanks in advance
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Image preview improvements

Mush as I love lightroom it sure could use a little TLC to improve preview quality and performance. Here are some of my issues:
Inital import and image culling. I want to be able to efficiently go through the images on my card and elliminate obvious culls with poor focus and composition. To do this I need to be able to check them out at 100%. The import module does this, but there is a problem with the caching algorithm, and after 10-20 images performance starts to bog down and the lag increases to bring up the next image. PhotoMechanic speeds through the images, and even the windows explorer is faster.
I know I could import them all, render 1:1 previews, and then cull. That can take an additional 30-60 minutes with an import of 500-1000 images. Perhaps if we had the ability to view embedded previews in the library module we could import all the images and quickly cull, then build LR previews. Also, see point #2.
I am continually frustrated by the way previews are rendered in LR. Occasionally after rendering 1:1 previews some images will not render sharp in the library, even when zoomed to 1:1. Here is an example of a screen shot of loupe view in the library:
and the same from the develop module:
I have tried zooming in to 1:1 and back and rebuilding a 1:1 preview to no avail. I had to reload LR to get the preview to render properly. I see this on a periodic basis.
It can take a long time for LR to get around to rebuilding previews of images that have been edited in develop and you get to see "Loading..." as you move through the library in loupe view. I frequently have to tell LR to render 1:1, go have a coffee and come back.
I find the same thing on both PC and Mac platforms. My library preview settings are: preview size 2048, medium quality, never discard 1:1. My ACR cache is 50GB. My executables, library and images are all on separate high speed HDs.
With larger imports (200+) it is much faster to do the initial image cull in PhotoMechanic, copy the keepers to the hard drive, and then add to LR library. It sure would be nice if the image previews performance and quality could be optimized to facilitate image culling and review after editing and at least be competitive with other software.

Hi pangolingo,
Thanks for the bug report and feature request.
We're trying to be clever about the default file type selected when you click on the Download Asset arrow icon. If the layer has a Generator tag, we will respect that, and preselect those settings. E.g., if the layer name is 'hero_01 jpg9' we'd preselect JPG and 90% quality.
If no Generator tag is present in the layer name, we default to JPG and 80%.
We'll consider some smarter defaults - good idea.
Bruce

Should I See 2012 Process Image Quality Improvements? Plus Minor Display Buglet.

Having played around with the Camera Raw 6.7 Release Candidate, and switching back and forth between the 2010 and 2012 processes (the latter only offering limited main panel adjustments), I'm left to wonder...
Question:
I really didn't see any discernable differences in Image Quality between 2010 and 2012.
Should I have expected any? If so, are there special places I should look?
Or is 2012 just all about control simplification, which doesn't apply to ACR 6.7? Keep in mind I don't use LR so I don't know what that simplification might be; I'm just going on what I heard.
The CA correction improvements appear to apply equally to 2010 and 2012 processes.
Buglet:
The one other thing I noted was that when you hover over the little warning icon on the image it puts up the message "Update to Current Process (2010)", which is a bit wrong given that it's actually a downdate to an older process. Maybe the wording should be different if it's the 2012 process? Something like "Change to Process (2010)"?
-Noel

Robin, Adobe adds functionality to Camera Raw in each new major Photoshop release. PV2012 is likely going to be touted as a new Photoshop CS6 feature.
I'm sure their Marketeers believe that if the team made Process 2012 fully available and controllable in Camera Raw 6 for Photoshop CS5 that some people would avoid buying Photoshop CS6.
On the other hand, they couldn't very well just leave the new release of Lightroom completely incompatible with the latest version of Photoshop...
What they've done makes them compatible because if you set a bunch of controls in Lightroom, then try to open the image in Photoshop CS5, you'll find that it will generate the same result. If they didn't add at least this much PV2012 support then they'd be getting bona fide complaints from Lightroom users that the new version isn't compatible with any version of Photoshop - which I guess is a major selling feature.
Seems more easily solved by just waiting until Photoshop CS6 is released, but I suppose this decouples the two just enough, and allows Adobe not to miss out on all the Lightroom sales.
A parting observation: Camera Raw 6.7 isn't actually released, so the majority of Photoshop users know nothing about it whatsoever. But a Lightroom user has the option of upgrading to 6.7 RC to solve his "incompatibility" problem. I wonder if Camera Raw 6.7 is actually going to release before Photoshop CS6...
-Noel

3502i image extraction failure from WLC

This is a basic CAPWAP connection with static address on AP to WLC. Fails on extraction of image.   Here is the console output from the AP:
examining image...!
extracting info (292 bytes)
Image info:
    Version Suffix: k9w8-.124-23c.JA2
    Image Name: ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2
    Version Directory: ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2
    Ios Image Size: 5612032
    Total Image Size: 5919232
    Image Feature: WIRELESS LAN|LWAPP
    Image Family: AP3G1
    Wireless Switch Management Version: 7.0.116.0
Extracting files...
ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2/ (directory) 0 (bytes)
extracting ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2/Z5.bin (29492 bytes)!!
extracting ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2/ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA2 (4721941 bytes)!!!!!
*Jun 21 18:29:31.000: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSEND: DTLS connection request sent peer_ip: x.x.31.61 peer_port: 5246
*Jun 21 18:29:31.000: %CAPWAP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to
*Jun 21 18:29:31.569: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSUCC: DTLS connection created sucessfully peer_ip: x.x.31.61 peer_port: 5246
*Jun 21 18:29:31.572: %CAPWAP-5-SENDJOIN: sending Join Request to x.x.31.61
*Jun 21 18:29:31.572: %CAPWAP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to JOINperform archive download capwap:/ap3g1 tar file
*Jun 21 18:29:31.578: %CAPWAP-5-AP_IMG_DWNLD: Required image not found on AP. Downloading image from Controller.
*Jun 21 18:29:31.581: %CAPWAP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to IMAGE
*Jun 21 18:29:31.581: Loading file /ap3g1...
Premature end of tar file
ERROR: Problem extracting files from archive.
archive download: takes 80 seconds
*Jun 21 18:30:49.633: %DTLS-5-SEND_ALERT: Send FATAL : Close notify Alert to x.x.31.61:5246
*Jun 21 18:30:49.636: %CAPWAP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to DISCOVERY
*Jun 21 18:30:49.636: %CAPWAP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to DISCOVERY
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Preview Image Extract Program for PC

I had an unfortunate hard drive crash where I lost my original Raw images, but left me only with Lightroom Previews. I had read that there was a technique which used a Mac program File Juicer to extract the JPEGs from the Lightroom Catalog Previews.lrdata files; however, I am using a PC. It would be great if someone knows of a similar application for PC or another method of going about this on a PC. Thanks!

http://www.ploki.info/index.php?pagename=Main.LightRoomRecover
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Image extractions by difference?

Does anyone know a way to create a single picture from a series of burst shots that resembles the picture below (but in color)? I know I can just extract all layers by hand but I was hopeing for something more automated, so I could have this effect on a busy street. (think windows arrow pointer with "tails")
I have been experimenting and have come up with something that mostly works. by thresholding the difference between one frame and and "empty" backkground frame you get a black and white mask to separate the difference from the background, BUT this process is iffy and noise is a major factor. Anyone have a better/faster way? possibly by using "refine selection"? Keep in mind I would ultimately like to make this a macro in some sense.
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It can be done, but it's not trivial. (as in: I'd go write a plugin to do it more easily)
But there is a commercial plugin that already does that:
http://www.flamingpear.com/polymerge.html

Tools Photoshop Image Processor improvement needed

If I use the Image Processor feature to convert images and I click on "Save in same location", then the images should be saved in (wait for it)...
The same location!
Please add an option to create a new directory for the converted files.

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From the most recent version (available from the site I linked to):
// 4/20/2006 9:00 --- tpr
// Rudy's version runs Action at end of process.
// c2005 Adobe Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
// Produced and Directed by Dr. Brown ( a.k.a Russell Preston Brown )
// Written by Tom Ruark
// UI Design by Julie Meridian
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How do I save an imovie as a disk image to improve playability?

I have been advised that if I save my movies as disk images then burn them onto DVDs I have a better chance of having them work.
Problem: I can't work out how to save as disk image - there seems to be no way to do it, as in the applications-utilities there is no provision for it.
Help please.
Mac OS X (10.3.9)

It's not clear exactly what your goal is, so I'll try to cover a couple bases.
Creating a disk image that contains your iMovie project will not help you burn a DVD in either iDVD or Toast. When these programs burn a DVD, they encode (convert and compress) the iMovie project movie to a format that can be played in a DVD player. They do NOT burn the iMovie project onto the DVD. They make their own version of the movie and format the DVD so a DVD player can play it. So if the goal is to burn a DVD, creating a disk image of the iMovie project won't help.
If your goal is to move the iMovie HD project to another computer, that can be done by connecting the two computers with an Ethernet cable. Or if you have a FireWire drive, you could use it move the project from one computer to another.
If none of that is possible, you could use the Finder to burn the iMovie project onto a DVD, as a file, if the project will fit. (The Finder copies it to the DVD as a data file, NOT a TV-playable DVD.) The Finder lets you copy files to a DVD just like copying them to a hard disk. Your project has to to small enough to fit, however, and many projects are too large.
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If I've misunderstood everything, please say more.
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Can I extract images from PDFs using Batch Processing as I have many separate PDFs all with images t

I have about 500 separate PDF pages all that need their images extracting, surely there must be a way to run a batch command on it?
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Extracting AVI frames - converting to readily accessible BMPs

Hi, Im at a roadblock currently, I need to extract frames from an AVI video then convert it to BMP images and load/apply it as a texture to an object in a 3D scene. Now the problem is not extracting the frames, Ive managed to extract the frames using the IMAQ AVI Vis available but Im stuck after that.
I found the 'write file as BMP' VI under Vision Utilities, one of the terminals of the VI says 'File Path' now does that mean the path it will write the file to? Or...?
Secondly, I can't seem to find a way of simultaenously loading/saving lots of BMPs. The texture I apply to the object is from a BMP picture (and in this case lots of BMP images extracted from the AVI video) just using the 'Read BMP file' vi, which leads back to the path/directory of the BMP on the PC. Which is where the problem lies, I need the 'Read BMP file' vi to continously update every "x" seconds to account for the number of frames / FPS of the video so it reads each frame from the video as its updated. But if I need to save the accquired AVI frames as BMPs I don't see a way of doing this.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi
As I understand from your post you have acquired your data, so the problem is writing the extracted files to bmp and saving the files.
I have been looking into your issue and have found some documentation which may help with your application.
1) You asked about the path input to the bmp.vi's, the input path is for the file that you wish to write the data to, as the data is input through the image data terminal.
When in LabVIEW there is a handy context help tool, if you type ctrl+h a small window opens, when you hover your mouse over a function the window will display the basic description for that item, in the window clicking on detailed help will take you straight to the correct document.
2) You were also asking about continuously reading and simultaneously loading/saving the bmp data.
The link below is for a presentation on design patterns which may help you make an informed decision about the architecture of your vi.
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7605
I am going to continue to look into this for you, if you have any questions please feel free to ask and I will get back to you.
Thank you
Stephanie L
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Image size in iBooks Author 'Gallery' when at full page

Hi
I'me looking to make an image gallery (c 40 images) to fill a complete landscape page in IBAuthor
I now need to get the images from the photographers.
I was told to request them in the size below but I've just noticed that in the gallery format at full screen, the images look to be a different size due to the thumbnails at the bottom which I wish to include (I know you can untick this option)
Can anyone advise me if I need to ask for more or different information?
Specifically should I ask for images at 1024x768 pixels or at another size?
Many thanks.
Chris
Working with images
Photo should no larger than 500-600 kb each. iBookstore will ony accept books up to 2.0 GB for publication so I keep the size down for best results and to avoid performance issues.
The (older) iPad display has a 1024x768 pixel screen so this should be the maximum size of the image. To make sure that all ipad users can view images to the best effect.
Use JPG for opaque raster images and PNG for transparent raster images whenever possible.
Use an RGB color profile in your images to improve size and processing time
Cover images should be 1400 pixels wide in the smaller dimension

I'm guessing that they will be jpegs but I can ask for them in any format you consider best. I guess that's part of the question. The notes above say:
Use JPG for opaque raster images and PNG for transparent raster images whenever possible.
Use an RGB color profile in your images to improve size and processing time
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Aperture, Photoshop, and Apple's possible direction for Image Editing

All,
After using Aperture now for several days, and reading many different forum topics, in particular this one which speaks of desired enhancements to Aperture:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=253594&tstart=0
there is one thing that really sticks out on my mind. While all of us photographers have slightly different specifics to our workflow, in general they are very similar. And with respect to Aperture, there is one huge area where most of us seem to be hitting the brick wall: image adjustments, and by extension, image file management. Let me explain what I mean.
I think it is a fair generalization to say that the vast majority of serious digital photographers are using Photoshop (or some other image editing app, but I'm just going to refer to Photoshop for convenience) for post-processing of some kind. In using Aperture, and figuring out how to fit it into workflow, we've got this situation of how to move from organization and image library management to the full gamut of image adjusting functionality (photoshop) and back again to library management. The need to use photoshop then exposes the issue of how files are stored on the filesystem, etc. Stay with me here...
I have found myself thinking, and it is pretty clearly demonstrated in the forum topic mentioned above where folks are making suggestions for improvements to Aperture, that there's this barrel people are over in knowing whether Photoshop and Aperture should live in the workflow together, or whether Aperture should (or is intended to) replace Photoshop in the workflow. This got me to thinking about the fundamental question -- what is the intent, i.e. the vision for Aperture? Is it meant to replace Photoshop, or restated, is Aperture meant to be the app in which all image adjustments are to be made, OR is Aperture meant to just ease workflow, and is it intended not to be the primary app for image adjustments, but rather integrate with the primary image adjustment app?
The reason I bring this up is that the answer to this question makes all the difference in what enhancement requests and what people should expect from Aperture now, and in future versions. If Aperture is the primary place for image adjustment, then its obvious that there are some very significant additions that need to take place to Aperture, and likewise, the issue of putting images on the filesystem becomes much less important. However, if Aperture is a workflow-easer, then such image adjustment improvements are minimally important if at all, and filesystem / Photoshop / PSD file integration becomes paramount.
I know what Aperture does, what features it provides, etc. But I can't help but realize that its not really that clear (or I just don't understand yet) what the full scope of Aperture now and in the future is intended to be, and the forum topics are pretty decent documentation of the fact that the user base at this point is fairly cloudy on that too.
I can't help thinking that in the midst of the Apple pro line of tools, where we have tools that edit: video, audio, DVD creation, text effects, and now digital photography workflow, that there's one glaring hole: static image editing, i.e. a direct Photoshop competitor. I went through the Aperture video demos before Aperture shipped, and watched these photo pros talk incessantly about how "now there's an app that addresses how I work -- Aperture". That's great, but Apple has to know the role that Photoshop plays in present photography workflow -- for those pros too. So I'm sitting here thinking to myself, why would Apple roll out such a product with some clear workflow hurdles to common Photoshop usage.
Ok, here's the punchline: does anyone else here have a sneaking suspicion that Apple is not to far off from releasing their own image editing application that's a direct Photoshop competitor? I mean come on, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Sountrack, and by extension of the CEO to Pixar, Renderman. How can you not have a static image adjustment application entering the scene at some point?
I'm curious what others think. I'm just trying to make sense of how to fit the neat stuff I see in Aperture into a workflow that doesn't play very nicely with Aperture at some points (because I'm using Photoshop).
Brad
Powerbook G4-1.33GHz-17" / Powermac G4-1.4GHz Mac OS X (10.4.2) PB: 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600-64MB / PM: 1.25GB RAM, Radeon 9000Pro-128MB

So Apple adds curves adjustments,
we'll need noise reduction, greater sharpening
capability, etc., etc., and then when we have all
those features, surely we'll need masking and select
capability to perform those adjustments selectively,
etc. Where does it end?
Actually that could be a good cut-off point - add a few more/better 'global' adjustments but leave all mask, selection and layer based tasks to external editors. Personally, I used to swear by curves, but haven't really touched them in PS for a year since shooting more RAW and learning how to use the shadow/highlight adjustment properly. Sometimes for overall colour for JPEGs, but that bit can be done just as well in levels.
My workflow isn't particularly typical, but here goes.
Type of photography - stitched panoramas as a professional, plus general snapshots/nature/landscape as hobby. Single user with no network storage.
Currently I use a very organised folder structure in the Finder, along with aliases in DragThing docks for easy access to final stitched files, all with their own unique ID. RAW conversions are done in ACR/PSCS2, or Bibble if I'm in a hurry on the laptop. About 40% of the panos are shot in RAW, 40% are bracketed JPEG and the remaining 20% are 'single' JPEG. The panoramas go through quite a lot of post-processing in PS using a whole series of actions and AppleScripts.
I'm expecting my workflow to look something like this:
1) Download directly into Aperture, possibly with added help from Automator/Applescript when it comes to proper date-based names.
2) Divide download into a new album for each panorama.
2a) If it is a people pano there will be quite a lot of duplicate shots for each panohead position - make a stack for each position and choose picks - this bit will speed things up enormously by itself. Reorder stacks to fit correct order of images going around the scene.
3) Export to TIFF (sometimes JPEG) and stitch using PTMac (sometimes Realviz Stitcher). Oh, and any people who think Aperture is limited, buggy and bad value should go and look at Stitcher - it costs the same, has a far more limited feature set, is on version 5 and by comparison makes Aperture look bug-free.
4) Bring stitched panorama into Photoshop to adjust seams through layers if needed, flatten, final tone adjustments (usually using shadow/highlight), possibly some colour tweaks, sharpen. For bracketed shots I will blend together the three exposures at this point using a custom action - this kind of thing is unlikely ever to make it to Aperture.
5) Bring final print-ready file into Aperture for cataloguing/backup.
5a) If file is too big for Aperture, make a smaller version for cataloguing and store original file in Finder. This gives me a good file for 90% of purposes, with the huge file available with a bit more work.
Too big? I've found that Aperture gets sluggish with files over 18-20,000 pixels wide, and chokes totally somewhere between 25,000 and 32,000 pixels wide - 'image format unsupported'.
To summarise - organise and convert in Aperture, stitch in specialist software, do PS-specific stuff then bring final image back in to join the source images.
Ian

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