Re: default folder for File-->Image Sequence >100,000 images

Posted by Michael Schmid on
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Hi Frank,

probably the easiest is a macro that sets the default directory. You can
combine it with the File>Import>Image Sequence command, e.g. set the
directory to somewhere else after importing.

The following macro calls will help you:
  //get the current default directory:
  myDefaultDir = call("ij.io.OpenDialog.getDefaultDirectory");
  //set the default directory:
  call("ij.io.OpenDialog.setDefaultDirectory", myNewDefaultDir);

Under Windows, where directory names have backslashes, note that you have
to write double backslashes into a String to get one, e.g.
  myNewDefaultDir = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\user1\\";

Michael
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On Sun, January 10, 2010 15:45, Franklin Shaffer wrote:

> I am using ImageJ on stacks of images from high speed videos.  I typically
> have more than 150,000 image files in each folder.  When use File-->Image
> Sequence, it opens the last folder I worked on.  The problem is that it is
> usually a folder with 150,000 files, and it takes 15-30 seconds before I
> see the files in the folder.  Then when I click on a different folder, I
> have another wait of 15-30 seconds.  Since I'm working on these images all
> day, these delays are bothersome.
>
> My question is: is there a way to specify which folder is opened when I
> use File-->Image Sequence ?
> I would like to specify that folder to be one that has no images.  This
> will avoid the 15-30 second delays every time I open a sequence of images.
>
> Thank you!
> Frank Shaffer
> USDOE National Energy Technology Lab
>