Line Profile (Image»Line Profile)

NI Vision Assistant

Line Profile (Image»Line Profile)

Displays the grayscale distribution along a line of pixels in an image. Using the Line Tool, Broken Line Tool, or Freehand Line Tool from the toolbar, click and drag to draw a line segment.

Note  The Line Profile function analyzes the image and displays information for you to review. This function does not modify the image.
  • Line Profile—Variations of intensity along a line.
  • Minimum Value—Smallest pixel intensity found in the line profile.
  • Maximum Value—Largest pixel intensity found in the line profile.
  • Mean Value—Mean value of pixel intensities found in the line profile.
  • Std Deviation—Standard deviation of pixel intensities from the line profile.
  • Number of Pixels—Number of pixels found in the line profile.
  • Mapping mode—Specifies if the vertical scale (y-axis) of the histogram is linear or logarithmic.
    • Linear—Displays the line profile in a linear scale.
    • Logarithmic—Displays the line profile in a logarithmic scale. Use the logarithmic scale if the linear values are too small to view.

Related Topics

Performing a line profile

Selecting a region of interest (ROI)