How to batch apply recipe

The Recipe Apply mode in the Batch processor allows you to apply an analysis recipe to multiple images and export the analysis results to Excel. Prior to apply the analysis recipe, you can load an image into Aivia and use the Recipe Console interface to adjust the recipe parameters to give you the best results.

Step-by-step guide

Before beginning the tutorial, pelase download the Nuclei Count Demo Image (NucleiCountDemo.zip). For this tutorial, we will be using the Nuclei Count recipe for batch apply. Please refer to the documentations on the Nuclei Count recipe for more information about the recipe. You can download the image directly here.

1. Unzip the demo file, there should be 5 images total.
2. Load one of the images into Aivia.
3. In the Recipe Console, click on the Recipe selection dropdown menu and select the Nuclei Count recipe.
4. Set the recipe parameters as follows:
5. You can view the results on the loaded image by clicking the From beginning button or press the F4 key on your keyboard to apply the recipe
6. Go to the Tools menu and select Batch Processor; this will launch the Aivia Batch Processor dialog
7. By default, the batch processor will have the Recipe Apply mode selected; click on the Add Image button to launch the Open dialog
8. In the Open dialog, navigate to the folder containing the unzipped demo images and select all the files to open in the Batch Processor
9. Click on the Browse button to the right of the Output folder text field to select the desired output location; by default, the batch processor will output to the %AppData%\AiviaBatch\Data folder
10. You can choose to export data to Excel after apply automatically by checking the checkbox for Export Measurements to Excel
11. When you are satisfied with the parameters, close Aivia and click Run All to start the batch recipe apply process
12. When processing is completed, a notification dialog will pop up; click OK and close the Aivia batch processor
13. Open the results folder, the processed images are indicated with the _Processed suffix and the exported measurements (if enabled) are indicated with the _PrintToExcel suffix
14. You can open the processed image in Aivia to view the analysis results; or open the data spreadsheet in Excel to view the data