Using Cine
Introduction
When you use cine, Synapse displays images sequentially, at a controlled rate, measured in frames per second (fps). The cine frame rate is defined by the value specified in the DICOM header; however, if no rate is specified, the default cine frame rate is set to 24 fps for MG modality, 31 fps others.
Steps
- Right-click in an image to open the image context menu.
- Select Cine.
- Do any of the following:
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Start cine for a multiframe image.
- Click Play
or the spacebar in the viewport with the multiframe image.
Change the fps rate that cine uses.
- Put your mouse cursor on the
Cine toolbar and do the following:
- To increase the fps, roll the mouse wheel forward.
- To decrease the fps, roll the mouse wheel backward.
Access anything else in the Synapse PACS display while cine is active.
- Click Stop
on the cine toolbar.
Note: You cannot use another tool while cine is active.
See any reference lines and annotations in an image.
- Click Stop
on the cine toolbar.
Change image sequence direction
(first to last, or last to first).- Use the Play or Reverse Play options on the cine toolbar.
Reposition the cine toolbar on your monitor.
- Click the cine toolbar and drag the toolbar where you want it.
Toggle between loop or oscillate modes.
- Click Loop
to change to oscillate mode. - Click Oscillate
to change to loop
mode.
Export images in the default video (.AVI) or other format.
- Click Export Data Dialog
in the cine toolbar to open
the Export dialog box.
Stop cine.
- Click Stop on the cine toolbar.
- Click Play
Results
Cine automatically plays, and the cine toolbar is displayed horizontally
within the viewport in place of the Play indicator .
When the end of a sequence is reached, the images continue to loop or
oscillate until you stop cine. Loop scrolls continuously in the same direction.
Oscillate reverses direction when cine reaches the last image.
Starting cine on a single image has no visible effect.
Changing the frame rate sets a new value – per modality - that will be stored for the current user. As a result, the new cine frame rate value will be used for that modality and becomes the default value when the user opens studies with this modality. However, this user default value will be overridden if the study has a frame rate specified in its DICOM header.
Additional Options
Use any one of the following options for cine:
- You can start cine by clicking the multiframe
indicator of an image,
if a multiframe indicator is present.
- See Cine Toolbar Controls.
- Press the spacebar to activate cine with a keyboard shortcut.
- To review other keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts for Annotations.
- Click Cine
on the icon menu.
Related Topics
Configuring Multi-frame Series Auto Play