March 11: The final day of the workshop consists of 20-minute one-on-one ‘office hours’ with the instructor to discuss participants' specific concerns regarding their own project and images.We will also touch base on the ethics of image processing. Topics will include morphology (shape) filters, segmentation/threshold, image alignment/registration, and designing image analysis protocols. March 9: Advanced topics and case studies.
These concepts/techniques are not limited to ImageJ but can also be applied to other image analysis software as well. Topics will cover measurement, filter based de-noise, background subtraction, and automatic object identification.
After the workshop, the participants will be able to perform basic functions independently and they will have enough proficiency to ask questions in the user community or to resolve issues by consulting available documentation. Applications in conservation and preservation are growing and this course will offer an opportunity for beginner and intermediate users to learn from an expert in the field. While these assessments are usually carried out by observation or approximation, ImageJ introduces consistency and speed to the processes.
Some of the tool’s functions, such as comparing multiple images and measuring shapes within an image are familiar concepts in conservation. ImageJ is an open-source program for digital image analysis with a robust user-base in the medical and scientific imaging communities. This workshop introduces FIJI ImageJ, an NIH developed open-source digital image analysis software, to the art conservation community.
Online, March 7, 9, with live sessions at 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.