How many blue M&Ms ?

The new blob counter control in the Imaging Whiteboard (2.5.7) can be used for more advanced image analysis algorithms.

Here we see an image of M&Ms and we want to know how many blue ones are visible. The threshold control is used to separate the blue component of the image. The morphology controls are used to filter out spurious noise and partially visible M&Ms. The blob counter will identify the blobs and allow the user to select the blobs or interest. The selected blobs count is the answer.