Imaris InPress offers the perfect tool to create figures of all Imaris views ready with titles, captions, labels, and other highlights for presentations or publications. Both custom text and calculated (requires Measurement Pro) statistical parameters can be used to label each detected object.

With a few clicks users can add an annotation label to a figure that highlights some detail of the image: A. Click into the image to set the insertion point in 3D space. B. Drag the mouse to position the text box. C. Click one last time to size the text box. Finished! Then users can choose from a range of possibilities for annotation appearance. Fully customizable, you can use different font styles and sizes as well as different styles and colors of arrows and text boxes. For example, text boxes can appear semi-transparent so that you can see the image through the box.

Imaris InPress allows figures to be exported as an HTML-file, which can easily be opened in word or any other presentation program. The image created in InPress can also be exported by creating a snapshot.

Imaris InPress lets you save the figures with the image data so you can easily modify them, when you need to. For example change the color of the background or slightly modify the point of view of the 3D scene. Imaris InPress also remembers the camera position or viewing position in 4D space associated with each figure.

The Imaris InPress functionality requires Imaris:

(1) Creation of Figures and Annotations

Imaris InPress allows creation of figures and annotations for presentations and publications with just a few clicks. It’s as simple as that!

• Figures - Create figures for any view of Imaris: Each figure will store the current view.

• Annotations - With a few clicks you can add an annotation label to a figure that highlights some detail of the image. Position the annotation by simply clicking and dragging, give it a title, and have it point to the detail of interest. The annotation box can be moved and resized at any time and the description area of the annotation can be closed or expanded as desired.
• Statistical Annotations - For every  object that has been segmented within Imaris, the user can add statistical annotations  that are displayed in 3D space at individual time points of that object. Parameters like speed, acceleration, displacement, area, track length and volume can be easily included within the image to create a new figure. A few clicks will let you select an object or objects of interest, select one or more statistical parameter from the extensive statistics list, and Imaris InPress inserts the statistical annotation within the image.
  
  

(2) Navigation

Imaris InPress provides an easy and convenient way to navigate within existing and saved figures.

• Save And Reload - Save the figures with the 3D image and then reload the figure at a later stage to modify the visualization if necessary. Change the color of the background or modify the point of view of the 3D scene for example.

• Interactive 3D Navigation - The anchor point and the line of an annotation are dynamic and update as the user changes the view or the camera angle. This feature provides amazing usability when changing views or creating movies because the annotations never have to be realigned.

• Search Function - Navigate to an annotation by selecting it in the list or perform a textual search for the annotation based on the title or a keyword.

(3) Choice of Styles

Choose from a range of style possibilities for annotation appearance to adapt output styles to requirements of the publication.

• Fonts – Imaris InPress offers the full range of different font styles and sizes available on your computer. You can also choose text color and format from a broad selection of possibilities.

• Annotations - Different styles and colors of arrows and text boxes are available within Imaris InPress. These items may be turned on or off at the users preference.

The Statistical Annotations require MeasurementPro (and optional ImarisTrack for annotating track objects)

(4) Export

Imaris InPress provides the necessary tools to export figures easily. Then the figures can be imported into your favorite word processing or presentation software.

• Export Tab – The Export tab saves the figure as HTML file. Exported HTML includes snapshot with caption, annotations and image metadata.

• Snapshot - The created figure can be exported by creating a snapshot of the current view.uter. You can also choose text color and format from a broad selection of possibilities.

The Statistical Annotations require MeasurementPro (and optional ImarisTrack for annotating track objects)