diff --git a/script/utils.py b/script/utils.py
index 6b137c7..cc94fdd 100644
--- a/script/utils.py
+++ b/script/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import ij
+from ij.io import Opener
 from ijutils import *
 from ch.psi.pshell.imaging.Overlays import *
 from ch.psi.pshell.imaging.Utils import *
@@ -43,11 +45,15 @@ def integrate_frames(source, samples=1, roi=None, wait_next=False, sleep=0, as_f
     
 
 def get_image_array(ip):
-    if type(av.getProcessor()) == ij.process.FloatProcessor:
+    if type(ip.getProcessor()) == ij.process.FloatProcessor:
         return ip.getProcessor().getFloatArray()
     else:
         return ip.getProcessor().getIntArray()
 
+def open_image(file_name)
+    file_name = get_context().setup.expandPath(file_name)
+    return Opener().openTiff(file_name, 1)
+
         
 ret = grab_frames(image, 10, sleep=0.1)
 av = average(ret, None, True)