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You can launch an image animation where there are more than two images in the series using one of these methods:

  • On the Search Results (Studies for Subject) page, you can launch an animation of thumbnails if there is more than one image in the series. Click cine mode button in a series record in the search results.

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  • You can launch the animation of an image series from the data basket. In the View column of the data basket, click the magnifying glass symbol,magnifying glass icon, corresponding to the series you want to view. On the View Series Images page, click the View Series in Cine Mode link.
    Animation viewer, described in text
    When the viewer opens (figure above), the animation controls display below the image. When you use the controls, TCIA proceeds to display the images sequentially, like a movie.

The following table describes the action of each of the animation controls.

Animation Controls

Action

arrow for controlling movie frame, described in text

Drag the arrow to set which frame of the movie displays. This also monitors the progress of the animation.

Drag ends of the yellow bar to vary the range of images playing.

(Back facing double arrow

Click to return to the first image in the set.

Forward-facing double arrow

Click to progress to the last image in the set.

Back-facing arrow

Click to play animation backwards through the series.

Forward-facing arrow

Click to play animation forward through the series.

minus sign icon

Click to stop the animation; click again to display one image at a time, moving backwards through the series.

plus sign icon

Click to stop the animation; click again to display one image at a time, moving forward through the series.

cycle icon to cycle through image series

Click to cycle the animation forward or backward. Once set, the animation continues ad infinitum.

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If the animation is very sluggish, be sure and note the warning at the bottom of the page.