Re: Remove Blocks of Slices from Stack

Posted by kev0153 on Mar 03, 2010; 6:23pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Remove-Blocks-of-Slices-from-Stack-tp3689145p3689147.html

Excellent Thanks, I'll give it a try. Plus I was unaware of Fiji until now.
 Checking it out.

Thanks

KEvin

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Johannes Schindelin <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, kev0153 wrote:
>
> > I have a stack of 1000 slices.  I would like to remove a block of 6
> > slices. For example Slice 1 keep, slice 1-6 remove, slice 8 keep, slice
> > 8-14 remove, slice 15 keep etc..
> >
> > I could do this by hand but with 1000 slices it would take awhile.  I
> > don't really know java so any help would be appreciated thanks
>
> If you are using Fiji, you can use Image>Stacks>Manipulation>Substack
> Maker. Otherwise, you might want to run a macro like this:
>
>        Dialog.create("Delete slice range");
>        Dialog.addNumber("first_slice", 1);
>        Dialog.addNumber("last_slice", 1);
>        Dialog.show();
>
>        first = Dialog.getNumber();
>        count = Dialog.getNumber() + 1 - first;
>
>        setSlice(first);
>        for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
>                run("Delete Slice");
>
> (Note: this is completely untested, so you might need to fix a typo or
> two.)
>
> This macro only allows deleting one consecutive slice range, though, so
> you have to start it 6 times.
>
> Ciao,
> Johannes
>
>