Overview Choose from the list below what you are looking to achieve in your business: A: Reduce time inbetween inspections B: Create consistency across inspections C: Reduce time spent on each inspection D: An all-in-one solution with no third-party solutions or additional accessories E: All of the above Regardless of what you chose, we are confident PNG reference can help you. Let's explain about how and why. Be more productive By saving an imported PNG file as a preset, you can recall the settings used at the time (magnification level, ring light settings, etc) as well as the PNG file with a press of a button on a keyboard or numpad. This elimates time spent on fineadjusting the settings on the microscope and reduces preparation time in between samples. Use the extra time on performing more analyses in a day or spend it somewhere else in the company. Be consistent By recalling your settings, you can use the same settings over and over again across all analysis. Then it doesn't matter who's doing the work. The settings will always be the same. The presets can even be locked in the microscope menu to prevent you from accidentally changing them. Speed it up Instead of using a ruler to manually measure an object, create an inspection graphic that allows you to quickly verify your object. Is it the right size? Great, move on to the next sample. Or maybe you need an image bank with reference pictures of what to look out for during the inspection. It doesn't matter how you are currently doing that. We are confident this will be a more efficient and reliable solution. All-in-one All you need to perform your inspection is included in the microscope hardware and software. No need for additional accessories. Once the presets have been defined with the control box, this can even be removed. Then, use a numpad to recall the presets without the risk of accidentally changing or overwriting the settings. How is it different from Image comparison and DXF overlay? In Image comparison, you can capture a picture of your live image and use it as a golden sample. That is, you can't import a picture. You can instead save a picture of what you are currently looking at and use it for future inspection. In DXF overlay, however, you can import files and super impose it over the live image. But those pictures have to be DXF files. And you can't save DXF files as presets, because the overlays are only visible as long as the app is open. But with PNG reference, you can close the app after you've chosen an imported picture, and the picture will still be visible. The PNG can then be saved alongside the matching microscope settings as a preset. These can be recalled with a press of a button on the keyboard or numpad. This eliminates the need for going to the app everytime, selecting the picture you need, adjusting it to the right magnification level, setting the right lighting and so on. With ONE press on a keyboard or numpad, it's all there, ready to be used. What is a PNG picture? PNG refers to an image format. Just like JPG. But what makes PNG special is that you can make the background transparent. A PNG picture is therefore perfect for putting on top of another picture if the user still wants to see what is beneath it. Benefits Create any PNG picture you want There's no limits to what can be created as a PNG. The user can create an image bank to help them identify their object, a color scale to validate the color of their object, an outline of their object for exit control or something completely different. It's up to them! Create as many PNG pictures as you want Today, some customers are using graticule optics as an overlay over their live image. But those are expensive. Once the customer has the app, they can create as many PNG pictures they want at no additional cost. They do of course need to create the PNG picture on a separate computer in a photo editing software. We suggest using Photoshop. You will not be able to create a PNG with a transparent background in Microsoft Paint. Save and recall presets for efficient and consistent inspections Once the PNG is imported to the microscope, why not save it as a preset? The microscope will also save the magnification level and lighting settings used at the time. This makes it fast and easy to recall the exact same settings at a later point. Resources
