http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/creating-a-real-blank-image-tp5010383p5010384.html
from the IJ menu item "Process > Math". This results in an image with
all values set to NaN (not a number). Of course, "not a number" isn't
"nothing at all"...
Another approach could be based on transparency.
> Hello everyone!!! Does anyone know how to create a blank image? I.e.
> an image whose pixel values equal nothing: not zero, but nothing at
> all! I want to create an image that I can add or average to any
> existing image without modifying it at all. Anyone knows if this can
> be done? Thanks a lot in advance.
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