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BIF users have access to a wide array of image processing and analysis options.
They can load their images onto networked Mac and PC computer workstations by CD, USB, or Firewire
drives, or by scanning hard copy media (slides, negatives, or prints) with our large format Umax PowerLook 2100
XL flatbed scanner.
Industry-standard imaging programs, such as those in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop,
Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat) are available to our users. These programs can be used to perform a variety
of functions, including image processing, illustration, photo placement in manuscripts, and the construction of
posters.
To extract quantitative data, our users have access to image analysis software such as ImageJ, MetaMorph,
and ImageProPlus. Routine measurements (length, area, perimeter, etc.), automated particle/object counting, intensity/
brightness mapping, segmentation, and thresholding images are all possible with these software packages.
Volocity 3.6, a cross-platform modular program, is also available to deal with more complex image
analysis applications. Volocity is capable of deconvolving (removing haze from) stacks of images captured on eithe the confocal
or widefield fluorescence systems. In addition, Volocity can render 3D- or 4D-models, track particle/organelle movement through
stacks, and make automated measurements.
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