Pannoramic SCAN II 2.2.0 User’s Guide 5.1.1 Profile Settings Panel
Image settings
You can choose the following predefined image formats (and a subsequent custom option) from the
Image Quality drop-down list in the Image Encoding section of the window:
• Excellent (JPEG: 90)
• Good (JPEG: 80)
• Medium (JPEG: 60)
• Low (JPEG: 30)
• Custom...
If choosing this option, the Image compression setting is displayed on which you can select
from different image formats. Accordingly, further adjustments can be made, except if PNG or
BMP image format is selected.
Figure 23 – Image encoding window
◦ JPEG – The quality can be adjusted with the JPEG quality factor slider. Greater values
result in better quality, but larger files. The default setting is 80%.
◦ PNG – Lossless compressed image format.
◦ BMP – Lossless uncompressed image format, but larger files due to less effective
compression. It is a raw data file.
• Stitching: Use Stitching function enables the seamless stitching of digital tiles.
• Use save compensation image: The Use saved compensation image function enables the
use of previously recorded reference images for all slides. Use this function when the slide is
completely covered by the specimen (for example, blood smear) thereby making
compensation image capture impossible. For such slides, use an empty slide with coverslip to
grab a compensation image. If you select this, the software will not create new compensation
images for each slide. Compensation images are reference images used for white balancing
and shading.
• Save focus quality: The measurement of focus quality (correctness of average focus on
layers) is saved. This option is inactive when Extended focus option is activated.
• Save image in original Bayer size function is only available if pco.edge 4.2 camera is installed
on the scanner. It is not accessible for configurations installed with Point Grey Grasshopper3
camera. Image fields will be saved with native pixel resolution. If this function is disabled, you
will work with reduced pixel resolution. These resolution differences are not really visible
with the human eye, what is important in this feature is the resulting smaller file size.
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