//Chris Gell //Jan 2018 //Colony Size Macro v1 //User needs to select a region run("Duplicate...", " ");//Duplicates the image run("Duplicate...", " ");//good to have a copy run("Clear Outside"); //tidies up outside the area selected - makes life simpler later run("8-bit"); //simple to set this to monochrome run("Find Edges"); //highlights the edges run("Gaussian Blur...", "sigma=1"); //a little blur makes thrhsolding easier run("Auto Threshold", "method=Default white"); //threshold everything run("Analyze Particles...", "size=50-Infinity show=Outlines display exclude clear summarize add"); //detect the objects