DIPimage User Manual » Frequently asked questions

Bugs

I have found a bug. What do I do?

First make sure you have the latest version of DIPimage. Compare the version number shown in the GUI (or by help DIPimage) to that shown for the latest release in the releases page on GitHub. Upgrade to the latest version if necessary and make sure the bug still exists. If the bug persists in this latest version, do a cursory search in the project’s issues tracker. If you do find it there, add a comment if you can provide additional information that will help us fix the bug. If you do not find it there, submit a bug report. As described in the file CONTRIBUTING.md, please include all the information you can that might help us reproduce the bug, especially the code that causes the bug.

Usage

In order to make full use of DIPimage, what components of MATLAB are necessary?

Just MATLAB itself. No other toolboxes are required, but of course can be used in conjunction.

What versions of MATLAB will DIPimage run on?

This toolbox requires MATLAB R2008a (version 7.6) or later. This is the version that introduced the classdef-style objects, used in the core types of the toolbox. However, we have tested the toolbox only under much newer versions of MATLAB, so your mileage may vary. Feel free to open a ticket to report issues with your version of MATLAB.

How do I use a DIPimage image object with an Image Processing Toolbox function?

The function dip_array(im) will extract the MATLAB array from within the dip_image object im. No copies will initially be made, unless the arrays are modified (read up on MATLAB’s lazy copying).

You can directly use MATLAB arrays in the DIPimage toolbox functions.

Can I have the source code?

Yes! Since DIPimage 3, the toolbox and the library it is built on are open source. You can find it on GitHub.

How do I integrate my C or C++ code into DIPimage?

See the section Writing MEX-files that use DIPlib.

How do I select which watershed function to run?

Several functions of DIPimage also exist in other MATLAB toolboxes (and presumably other 3rd party toolboxes). MATLAB selects which version to run according to several rules. If you have added the DIPimage path at the top of the MATLAB search path (with addpath), then the DIPimage watershed is the default. If you like to use the Image Processing Toolbox function watershed, you can do the following:

• Change the order of paths in the search path. However, this means none of the DIPimage functions take precedence anymore. You do this by adding '-end' to the addpath command (check with help addpath).

• Find out which watershed functions are available (with which watershed -all), and change to the right directory before calling watershed. The function in the current directory is always selected over functions on the path.