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+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) 2022-2024
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the bioimage-book package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+# 
+# Translators:
+# Beth Cimini, 2024
+# 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: bioimage-book\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-02-05 16:49+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-02-05 21:49+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: Beth Cimini, 2024\n"
+"Language-Team: German (https://app.transifex.com/center-for-open-bioimage-analysis/teams/169123/de/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Language: de\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Front matter"
+msgstr "Vordere Angelegenheit"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Before we begin"
+msgstr "Bevor wir anfangen"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Introducing images"
+msgstr "Vorstellung von Bildern"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Processing & analysis"
+msgstr "Verarbeitung & Analyse"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Fluorescence microscopy"
+msgstr "Fluoreszenzmikroskopie"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Appendices"
+msgstr "Anhänge"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:1
+msgid "Introduction to Bioimage Analysis"
+msgstr "Einführung in die Bioimage-Analyse"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:3
+msgid ""
+"[![Jupyter Book "
+"Badge](https://jupyterbook.org/badge.svg)](https://bioimagebook.github.io) "
+"[![License: CC BY 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-"
+"CC_BY_4.0-blue.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "
+"[![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/petebankhead?style=flat)](https://twitter.com/petebankhead)"
+msgstr ""
+"[![Jupyter Book "
+"Badge](https://jupyterbook.org/badge.svg)](https://bioimagebook.github.io) "
+"[![Lizenz: CC BY 4.0](https://img.shields. io/badge/License-"
+"CC_BY_4.0-blue.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "
+"[![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow "
+"/petebankhead?style=flat)](https://twitter.com/petebankhead)"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:3
+msgid "Jupyter Book Badge"
+msgstr "Jupyter-Buchabzeichen"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:3
+msgid "License: CC BY 4.0"
+msgstr "Lizenz: CC BY 4.0"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:3
+msgid "Twitter"
+msgstr "Twitter"
+
+#: ../../../index.md:7
+msgid ""
+"This book tries explain the main ideas of image analysis in a practical and "
+"engaging way."
+msgstr ""
+"Dieses Buch versucht, die Hauptideen der Bildanalyse auf praktische und "
+"ansprechende Weise zu erklären."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:9
+msgid ""
+"It's written primarily for busy biologists who need to analyze images as "
+"part of their work -- but I hope others might find it useful as well."
+msgstr ""
+"Es ist in erster Linie für vielbeschäftigte Biologen geschrieben, die im "
+"Rahmen ihrer Arbeit Bilder analysieren müssen – aber ich hoffe, dass es auch"
+" für andere nützlich ist."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:11
+msgid ""
+"The core content is based on my earlier handbook *{notranslate}`Analyzing "
+"fluorescence microscopy images with ImageJ`* "
+"([PDF](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260261544_Analyzing_fluorescence_microscopy_images_with_ImageJ),"
+" [GitBook](https://petebankhead.gitbooks.io/imagej-intro/)). This has been "
+"extensively revised, generalized and expanded; the new title reflects the "
+"fact that it's no longer entirely focussed on fluorescence images, nor on "
+"ImageJ -- although both still play a big role."
+msgstr ""
+"Der Kerninhalt basiert auf meinem früheren Handbuch *{notranslate}`Analyzing"
+" fluoreszenzmikroskopische Bilder mit ImageJ`* "
+"([PDF](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260261544_Analyzing_fluoreszenz_microscopy_images_with_ImageJ"
+" ), [GitBook](https://petebankhead.gitbooks.io/imagej-intro/)). Dies wurde "
+"umfassend überarbeitet, verallgemeinert und erweitert; Der neue Titel "
+"spiegelt die Tatsache wider, dass er sich nicht mehr ausschließlich auf "
+"Fluoreszenzbilder oder ImageJ konzentriert – obwohl beide immer noch eine "
+"große Rolle spielen."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:14
+msgid ""
+"The biggest change is that it now exists as an open [Jupyter "
+"Book](https://jupyterbook.org). This makes the whole thing more maintainable"
+" for me, and interactive for anyone who reads it."
+msgstr ""
+"Die größte Änderung besteht darin, dass es jetzt als offenes [Jupyter "
+"Book](https://jupyterbook.org) existiert. Das macht das Ganze für mich "
+"wartbarer und für jeden, der es liest, interaktiv."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:17
+msgid ""
+"It's a work in progress, and probably always will be, but I hope you find it"
+" useful."
+msgstr ""
+"Es ist noch in Arbeit und wird es wahrscheinlich auch immer sein, aber ich "
+"hoffe, dass Sie es nützlich finden."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:19
+msgid ""
+"You can download the images used in the practical exercises "
+"[here](https://github.com/bioimagebook/practical-"
+"data/archive/refs/heads/main.zip)."
+msgstr ""
+"Sie können die in den praktischen Übungen verwendeten Bilder [hier] "
+"herunterladen (https://github.com/bioimagebook/practical-"
+"data/archive/refs/heads/main.zip)."
+
+#: ../../../index.md:21
+msgid "Title image"
+msgstr "Titelbild"