The Layers Blend Modes Opacity amp Masks chapter of the ImagesPlus user manual describes how a mask blends two images and also how a mask is assigned to an image using the Combine Images and Process History layer tools This chapter covers the use of the mask making tools in ImagesPlus to create luminance background hue and saturation range masks The mask tools in ImagesPlus are located on the left vertical toolbar shown in Figure 1 and also on the Special Functions Mask T
Color Models amp Color Tools in ImagesPlus The RGB color model is an additive color model based in human color perception where primary colors red green and blue are added together to create other colors A Cartesian coordinate system is used to represent different colors by assigning red to the x axis green to the y axis and blue to the z axis as shown in Figure 1 blue 0 0 1 cyan white magenta Figure 1 Red green and blue assigned to the x y and z axis
ImagesPlus 6 5 Menu and Toolbar Reference Summary ImagesPlus has two different main menus The initial state menu is shown in Figure 1 and is visible if no images are open in ImagesPlus Set Operations Open Operators Help Oc tel x x mmm E aj Elm 2a ajala aooo o e p uo a Initial state main menu consists of File Image Set Operations Open Operators and Help 3 0 9 when no images open and displayed ol am