How to merge more than 3 channel stack in plugin development?

Posted by Yinan Wan on Jun 29, 2011; 8:56pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/How-to-merge-more-than-3-channel-stack-in-plugin-development-tp3684037.html

Hi all,

Here is my problem: I am now developing a plugin to read a special raw format of 4d image, which has multiple(>3) color channels and there is a 3d stack represented by each color. Currently I can store each channel in an imagestack. But I do need a way to display them in one stack in different colors. Is there any method to merge these stacks of images into one? Note: what I mean by "merge" here is not to really them as into one RGB color image stack, but some way to construct a multi-channel hyperstack.

I know the compositeImage can somehow realize this, but the construction method is not clear in the api, could anyone please tell me how to use it?

ps: I do want to develop a plugin, not a macro, nor do I want to use a developed plugin. I am just looking for some programming tips

Thank you very much!!

Yinan