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+# Macro Collection for BigStitcher Automation
+
+by Stephan Janosch, janosch@mpi-cbg.de, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-6862
+
+## stitch_a_day
+
+2 macros for stitching:
+- a directory hierarchie full of
+- tifs, each containing multiple channels and tiles
+
+Indicate files for stitiching via ***_stitch_*** or any other substring
+
+### MacOs
+
+A directory naming convention like this works
+```
+/Volumes/SarovHFSP/2018-09-18 SD1 Andre/TRG_1678/
+```
+
+```
+TRG_1678_16C_to_25C_TimelapseZ_0.tif	TRG_1678_@16C_stitch_1.tif
+TRG_1678_16C_to_25C_timelapseZ_1.tif	TRG_1678_@16C_stitch_2.tif
+TRG_1678_@16C_stitch_0.tif		TRG_1678_@28C_stitch_0.tif
+```
+
+### Windows
+
+map network drive. Have the days folders in the root of the drive
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