Animation of Sequential Images …through ImageJ

Background

ImageJ

A cross-platform public domain image processing software that had been developed in 1997 by Wayne Rasband at the National Institute for Health.

Applications

Images collected from one location can be sequentially stacked and animated through ImageJ.

Animation of sequential images makes it easier to observe changes over time.

Click on screen above to run animation

PracticeNet Radiation on Earth

Download Sequential ImagesSave all images in TIF format (TIFF) in order to be able to process in ImageJ. Incorporate a number in the name of the saved image that appropriately represents its place in time.

Sequentially Number Images

Save Sequential Images

Make a folder on your desktop.

Place all sequential images in the desktop folder.

In this case, you should have 12 images representing composites of monthly net radiation.

Import Sequential Images

Through ImageJ, select File > Import > Image Sequence

Click on first image and select open.

A sequence options screen will pop up. Select sort names numerically and use virtual stack and click OK.

Save Stacked Images as a Movie The images are now stacked in sequential order as a single file (V). Click on the file and save as an animated gif (PC) or avi (Mac) movie file. You can now embed link in PowerPoint.

Run Animation

Click on screen above to run animation

Classroom Applications

Seasonal Ocean Patterns

Impact of Natural Disasters

Pre-Hurricane Post-Hurricane

New Astronomical Discoveries

Impact of Human Presence

Mud River Mine 1987 Mud River Mine 2002

Inhibition & Enhancement of Growth

Resources

Earth Imageshttp://serc.carleton.edu/eet/msdatatools/timeseries_images.html

http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/Search.html

http://cslib.cdmhost.com/custom/aerials.php#townmap

http://wavy.umeoce.maine.edu/satims_noframes.htm

Asteroid Searchhttp://www.handsonuniverse.org/hs/wise/asteroidWISE.pdf

http://www.handsonuniverse.org/hs/wise/workgroup.html (Tim Spuck’s work)

http://uranus.uaa.alaska.edu/rbseu/projects/asteroids/index.html

http://www.killerasteroids.org/

Novae Searchhttp://www.noao.edu/education/arbse/arpd/ns

http://uranus.uaa.alaska.edu/rbseu/projects/novae/index.html

http://www.euhou.net/

Acknowledgements

Eyes in the Sky II was funded through NASA and created and administered by TERC. Additional resources related to this effort can be found here: http://serc.carleton.edu/eyesinthesky2/