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Sorry again. I quickly discovered batch converter.java and problem solved.
> Thanks for the responses, but I errored in describing my problem. I have
> a series of slices with only green label unfortunately saved as RGB.
> Importing gives what you would expect, black images for red and blue
> interspersed with green. Channel selection doesn't seem to work with an
> imported stack. Just get back a message that I need to open a multichannel
> image. What I need to know is if there's a batch method of converting my
> slice images prior to importing, or if there's a function to split the
> channels of the stack. Can't find instruction on doing this in import
> directions, and can't find discussion of this elsewhere.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Holloway
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Aryeh Weiss <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> On 9/16/13 6:32 AM, Holloway, Michael wrote:
>>
>>> Importing my tiffs gives a stack with empty red and blue images.
>>> Selecting
>>> "convert to 8-bit" doesn't seem to do anything, and I can't locate a
>>> conversion utility. I'm guessing I need something that will convert my
>>> RGB
>>> tiffs to a single channel. Do I do this in batch before importing the
>>> sequence, or is there a way of fixing the stack?
>>>
>>>
>>> If it is a stack of RGB images, you can use image>color>split channels
>> , then close the two empty channels.
>> If you have composite images, you can also split channels and then close
>> the empty channels.
>>
>> --aryeh
>>
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>> Aryeh Weiss
>> Faculty of Engineering
>> Bar Ilan University
>> Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
>>
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