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categories: [Annotation, Interactive, Macro, Microscopy, Montage, Utilities, Visualization]
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This Update Site provides utility plugins and macros to help with handling and visualization of microscopy images
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If you have a question, feedback or a bug to report, you can post it on the [Image.sc](https://forum.image.sc/t/looking-for-testers-channels-contrast-and-luts-manager-plugins/) Forum
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**If you have a question, feedback or a bug to report, you can post it on the [Image.sc](https://forum.image.sc/t/looking-for-testers-channels-contrast-and-luts-manager-plugins/) Forum**
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Features include:
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- Two plugins to control image contrast and LUTs (Look Up Tables)
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# Channels and Contrast
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This plugin combines imageJ's "Brightness and Contrast" and "Channels Tool" functionalities to manage visualization of the active image
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![](https://github.com/imagej/imagej.github.io/blob/main/media/Image-Viewer/Image-Viewer-Channels-and-Contrast.png?raw=true)
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![](https://github.com/imagej/imagej.github.io/blob/main/media/Image-Viewer/Image-Viewer-Channels-and-Contrast.png?raw=true){:width="600px"}
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You can:
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- Change multi-channel display mode: composite, color, or grayscale
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- Adjust all channels display range (contrast)
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- Change LUT order with the mouse
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- Right-click on palette to move or remove LUTs
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- Empty palette channels default to "Grays"
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![](https://github.com/imagej/imagej.github.io/blob/main/media/Image-Viewer/Image-Viewer-LUTs-Manager.png?raw=true){:width="600px"}
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![](https://github.com/imagej/imagej.github.io/blob/main/media/Image-Viewer/Image-Viewer-LUTs-Manager.png?raw=true){:width="700px"}
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#### LUTs Finder
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All LUTs in your ImageJ `luts` folder are scanned
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3. run the command `Create Preview Opener`
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The generated montage will auto-save in the images folder
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With the **Multi Tool**, middle-click on a montage to open the image under the cursor
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![Image-Viewer-Preview-Opener](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/88d28948-a392-49c4-8b55-5f7f5256d5b0)
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###### **Notes:**
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- Keep the Preview Opener file in the images folder
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- Montage title must include “Preview Opener” (you can add text before/after)
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# Multi Tool
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This Tool is a neutral tool
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but it can perform many actions based on the mouse button, modifier keys (shift, ctrl, alt) and context:
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This Tool is a neutral tool :
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### **Windows**
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- **Move Window:**
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Left Click and Drag (outside ROI):
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Moves the image window position interactively.
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Left Click and Drag (outside ROI): Moves the image window position interactively.
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- **Reversible Full Screen:**
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Double Left Click:
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Maximizes/minimizes the image window, reversible to original size.
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Double Left Click: Maximizes the image window, reversible to original size.
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But it can perform many actions based on the mouse button, modifier keys (shift, ctrl, alt) and context:
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### **Composite Display Switch**
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- **Switch Composite Display:**
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Middle Click on composite image:
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Toggle display mode between Composite and Color.
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Middle Click on composite image: Toggle display mode between Composite and Color.
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### **ROI**
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- **Create Rectangular ROI:**
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Ctrl + Left Mouse Drag:
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Drag to create a rectangular selection.
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Ctrl + Left Mouse Drag: creates a rectangular selection.
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- **Handle Polygon/Point ROI:**
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Drag ROI handles using Left Mouse and modify selected selection / points.
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Ctrl + Click outside the ROI removes the current ROI.
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### **Contrast**
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- **Local Box Auto-Contrast:**
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Shift + Alt + Left Click (on non-RGB images):
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Creates a fixed-size box ROI and auto-adjusts contrast in its area.
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Shift + Alt + Left Click (on non-RGB images): Creates a fixed-size box ROI and auto-adjusts contrast in its area.
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![Image-Viewer-Local-Auto-Contrast-1](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/168e2c92-4cf1-47a3-831a-d1c3255a1f41)
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Shift + Left Mouse Drag (non-RGB images):
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Drag pointer in the image to interactively adjust contrast.
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Shift + Left Mouse Drag (non-RGB images): Drag pointer in the image to interactively adjust contrast.
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![Image-Viewer-Shift-Contrast](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6e97e6d4-1df9-4345-a9f9-4aface1cb516)
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- **Live Scroll through Slices/Frames:**
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Alt + Left Mouse Drag (on stack/multi-frame images):
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Drag horizontally to scroll through slices or frames.
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Alt + Left Mouse Drag (on stack/multi-frame images): Drag horizontally to scroll through slices or frames.
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- **Open Image from Preview Opener:**
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Mouse Over thumbnails will update top left label showing the file name of the selected image.
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Middle Click on a thumbnail to open the corresponding file.
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Caps Lock ON: Opens image as ‘virtual stack’.
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Supports standard formats or uses Bio-Formats Importer if needed.
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![Image-Viewer-Preview-Opener](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/88d28948-a392-49c4-8b55-5f7f5256d5b0)
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If Caps Lock ON: Opens image as ‘virtual stack’.
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### Multi Tool Shortcuts Summary
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| Double Left Click | Maximize/minimize image window |
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| Middle Click | Composite display toggle / Preview opener open |
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| Ctrl + Left Drag | Create rectangle ROI |
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| Ctrl + Click out | Remove current ROI |
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| Shift + Alt + Left | Box auto-contrast |
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| Ctrl + Click out of ROI | Remove current ROI |
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| Shift + Alt + Left Click | Box auto-contrast |
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| Shift + Left Drag | Live contrast adjustment |
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| Alt + Left Drag | Stack/frame scroll |
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# Other Commands
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A collection of utility macros:

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