Micro-Manager Open Source software package for imaging and control of automated microscopes on multiple platforms
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Open Source software package for imaging and control of automated microscopes on multiple platforms Micro-Manager is an Open Source software package for imaging and control of automated microscopes on multiple platforms (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux). Together with ImageJ, a popular image processing package, Micro-Manager provides a comprehensive imaging solution comparable to commercially available ones.Complete image acquisition and microscope control package, for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, easy to install and configure right "out-of-the-box", with built in functionality and user interface for most common tasks performed in the Life Science laboratorySoftware framework for novel implementing and advanced imaging procedures, extending functionality, rapid development and customization of specialized imaging applications. Here are some key features of "Micro-Manager": · Cross-platform code-base (Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) · Full integration with ImageJ, a widely used, freely available image processing package, developed at NIH · Intuitive user interface and simple installation procedure · Maximum extensibility through support for scripting and dynamic programming languages · Maximum speed and efficiency in all control paths to allow for very high speed acquisition rates · Hardware abstraction interface to allow writing hardware independent user interfaces and scripts for all devices used in the automatic microscope regardless of type, manufacturer and native drivers. · Programmatic interfaces to 3rd-party analysis environments (such as Matlab) to enable "intelligent data collection" i.e. analysis driven acquisition. What's New in This Release: · Faster live mode (using camera sequence mode, in collaboration with 100XImaging) · New Micro-Manager plugin mechanism (provided by 100XImaging) · Keratocyte Tracker plugin (provided by 100XImaging) · New "Acquire" button collects series of still images with metadata · Keyboard commands to move stages · New autofocussing mechanism (provided by 100XImaging) · Improved Script Panel (new interactive Beanshell interpreter) · Extensions to the scripting interface · Many minor bugfixes in all parts of the application New Devices: · ABSCameras (provided by Michael HimmelReich) · Arduino digital IO board · Piper (Stanford Photonics cameras, provided by Stanford Photonics) · Leica DMI microcopes (provided by 100XImaging) Device updates: · New Olympus IX81 support · Andor added external triggers and updated support for new cameras · Nikon TE2000 added filter wheel (100X Imaging) · Moved DAZStage, DAShutter and MultiShutter into adapter Utilities · Added StateDeviceShutter (in Utilities) that enables using a filter wheel as a shutter

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