``Embed_Image'' - Embed a smaller image into a given location in a larger image.

VFX name:

iEmbedImage .

IMPROPTU name:

Embed_Image.

purpose:

This function inserts a smaller image into a larger image beginning at an arbitrary location. The voxels of the larger image that are not overwritten retain their original values.

input:

A ``smaller'' and a ``larger'' image.

output:

The larger image with the smaller image embedded.

parameters:

Default parameters menu is

start_x = 0
start_y = 0
start_z = 0
large_in_image= 0
small_in_image = 1

comments:

1.

The smaller image, embedded starting at the given location, must fit within the larger volume. A useful change might be to only copy that portion of the smaller image which fit into the larger one (i.e., making it possible to only insert part of the smaller image).