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How To: Open a Mono12 RAW Image with ImageJ#

When an image is saved in pylon Viewer as RAW format, it can be opened and viewed using, e.g., the ImageJ software.

To properly open a RAW image in ImageJ, you must set the following image parameters:

  • Image type: 16-bit unsigned
  • Width and height: Must match the actual picture size (check the offset values as well)
  • Select the "Little-endian byte order" box

The following two images show how to open an image generated by a Basler a2A1920-51gmPRO camera.

Here are the parameters in the pylon Viewer:

Settings in pylon Viewer

And here are the parameters to adjust in ImageJ:

Settings in ImageJ

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