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# Menu

## File

- Open
    Open a file, which can be a tif or swc file.
- Expand current
  - SWC
      Import one or multiple swc files into the current frame
  - Mask
      Import a mask file (png) into the current frame

## View

- Normal
    Show the current image stack in a normal way, i.e. one slice at a time.
- Z Project
    Show the maximum intensity projection of the stack. Each channel is projected independently for a multi-channel stack.
- 3D View
    Open the 3D view of the current frame.
- 3D View w/o Volume
    Open the 3D view of the current frame without volume rendering of the image data. This is a fast way to show swc files in 3D.
- Adjust > Brightness/Contrast
    Bring up the dialog of ajusting image brightness and contrast
- Object
  - Dense
      Show objects (usually neuron reconstructions) in a dense way.
  - Sparse
      Show objects in a sparse way.
  - Skeleton
      Show the skeletons of objects only.

## Tools

- Process > Binarize
    Import one or multiple swc files into the current frame
- Process > Mask
    Import a mask file (png) into the current frame
- Trace
  - Mask -> SWC
      Convert the maks of the current frame into an SWC structure