loading and aligning images

Maurice

Dear Iolite users,

When I am trying to import an external image into Iolite, I cannot align it with the .coord file for some reason.
I get the following error message: 'couldn't find a .coord file with the associated image'
The .coord file is in the same folder as the _mapped file. Shortening the file names didn't help either (this solved the problem in previous iolite versions).
I am currently using the three point transformation to align images, which works completely fine. I am just wondering why the alignment with the .coord file doesn't work.

Another thing that I have noticed is that when reloading an iolite experiment, the order of image panels in the overview tab changes. I prefer to have the image on the top left. That's how I set it up. But when reloading the experiment, the image jumps to the bottom of the overview window. I don't see a way to get the image back up there, without deselecting and reloading all channels. (and this means I have to set the limits again).
Is there a way to keep the image in place?

Thanks for your answers!

Cheers,

Maurice

Joe

Hi Maurice

When selecting an external image called "image_MAPPED.png", iolite will look for: "image_MAPPED.coord", "image.coord", "image_MAPPED.Coord", and "image.Coord" in the same folder as the selected image. If the image is just "image.png", it will look for "image.coord" and "image.Coord". If a match is found, it will attempt to load it, but may fail if the file contents are not as expected. If your naming scheme matches that described, send an example session and the png/coord files to support for me to have a look.

Regarding image ordering: I believe they are automatically sorted by mass and the external image has no mass causing it to be at the end. I can see how this is annoying for people that want a specific order in the overview, so I'll see about adding some features to keep the order and/or allow reordering and/or have an option to set where external images should show up.

All the best,