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+## Copyright (C) 2012 P. Cloetens
+##
+## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+## the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+## (at your option) any later version.
+##
+## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+## GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+## along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+## Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+## cut
+## function imcut = cut(im, nn, mn[, cnn, cmn])
+## cuts a sub-matrix out of a larger matrix
+## cuts in the center of the original matrix, except if new center is specified
+## NO CHECKING of validity indices sub-matrix!
+##
+## arguments:
+## argument 1: original matrix im
+## argument 2: number of rows in result
+## argument 3: number of columns in result
+## argument 4: center row around which to cut ( default: center )
+## argument 5: center column around which to cut ( default: center )
+##
+## examples:
+## im_roi = cut(im, 1024, 1024) -> cut center 1024x1024 pixels
+## im_roi = cut(im, 1024, 1024, 600.5, 700.5) -> cut 1024x1024 pixels around pixels (600-601, 700-701)
+
+## Author: P. Cloetens <cloetens@esrf.eu>
+##
+## 2012-10-14 P. Cloetens <cloetens@esrf.eu>
+## * Initial revision
+
+function imcut = cut(im, nn, mn, cnn, cmn)
+ if !exist('cnn', 'var')
+ cnn = [];
+ endif
+ if !exist('cmn', 'var')
+ cmn = [];
+ endif
+
+ [n,m] = size(im);
+ if isempty(cnn)
+ cnn = (n+1)/2;
+ endif
+ if isempty(cmn)
+ cmn = (m+1)/2;
+ endif
+
+ rb = round(0.5+cnn-nn/2);
+ re = nn+rb-1;
+ cb = round(0.5+cmn-mn/2);
+ ce = mn+cb-1;
+ imcut = im(rb:re, cb:ce);
+endfunction