Image Pro Express MediaCybernetics Software

Features:

Acquire
Alignment
Composite Imaging
Dye Management
Enhance
Process
Filter
FFT
Color Channels
Calibrate
Count Objects
Measure
Analyze
Annotate
Report Generator
Print and Publish
Image Data and File Format Support

Other Info:
Product Comparison

System Requirements:

Operating System	Computer	RAM	Storage
Windows 2000	500 MHz	256 MB	10 MB*
Windows XP Pro	750 MHz	512 MB	20 GB

IBM compatible PC
A VGA (or better) resolution 256 color display device
Windows-compatible mouse, keyboard, and CD-ROM drive

*Suggested storage size for large images files generated by advanced cameras.

New in Version 6.0

Version 6.0 of Image-Pro Express software includes the following new features:

Processing Tools:

- Edge filters
- Perform forward and inverse Fast Fourier
- Transforms (FFTs) to eliminate artifacts
- Create composite images from multiple gray scale images with the Color Composite Tool

Measurement Features:

- Auto Threshold
- Metrology tools to measure best-fit line, arc and circle
- Calculate max, min and average thickness between lines
- Caliper tool to measure and detect edges

Analysis Tools:

- Surface plot to display image intensity values in a 3D plot

Original image Surface Plot shows intensity values of the image.

Image-Pro Express provides easy-to-use measurement and analysis tools needed for various scientific, medical, and industrial applications. It offers an extended list of enhancement and measurement tools and the ability to add applications specific plug-ins. Image-Pro Express is the ideal solution for research professionals who need a solution with advanced measurement and image analysis capabilities, but do not wish to write their own macros or plug-ins.

Image-Pro Express Version 6.0 includes an abundance of new image processing and analysis tools not found in the previous Version 5.1. Learn more about the new features in Image-Pro Express Version 6.0.

Key Benefits

Quick Image Capture - Image-Pro Express is a perfect addition to your imaging station. It allows you to quickly capture and enhance images with most popular digital cameras, video cameras, scanners, microscopes, and image databases.

Numerous Enhancement Options - Image-Pro Express allows you to quickly process images right at your capture station to guarantee high quality, accuracy, and reproducibility. Tools such as Extended Depth of Field (EDF) allow you to prepare images for detailed analysis.

Upgrade for Additional Features - As your imaging requirements grow, you may find that you will need the power of Image-Pro Plus. You can upgrade easily and at an affordable price.

Acquire

AutoSet feature takes the guesswork out of setting exposure parameters
Acquire files directly from camera, scanner, disk, or CD-ROM
Capture multiple images after user-specified delay/acquisition time
View with live preview on your computer monitor
Acquire, create, and playback a sequence (stack) of images
Visit our driver support page for the latest list of supported acquisition hardware

Alignment

Align individual sets or sequence images automatically or manually
Correct for translational, rotation and scaling

Align individual or sequence images for translation, rotation, or scaling with Alignment Correction.

Composite Imaging

Create in-focus composite images from partially in-focus source image stacks with EDF (Extended Depth of Field)
Use topographic maps for composite in-focus images
Automatically select the most in-focus frame from a stack
Create composite in-focus images with maximum local contrast, maximum through depth contrast, maximum intensity and minimum intensity
Create composite images from an infinite number of source gray scale images with the Color Composite Tool
Preview all image analysis processes on image stacks with the Sequence Gallery

Create composite images from an infinite number of source gray scale images with the Color Composite Tool

Dye Management

Lookup tables for fluorescent dyes to automatically assign proper colors
Create custom listings

Apply lookup tables to monochrome fluorescence images using the Dye Management tool.

Enhance

Edit image intensity level with Display Range
Control image Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma with Contrast Enhancement
Enhance with Best Fit, Linear, Bell, Logarithmic, and Exponential Equalization tools
Invert, reset, and apply contrast to images
Use automatic image inversion
Simultaneously view entire image in one window and a magnified area in a second window with Local Zoom

Process

Use Background Subtraction and Correction
Reduce image to two intensity levels with Threshold
Use extensive list of Filters (see details below)
Perform spatial (bi-linear scale, decimation, rotate, warp, transpose, reflect) logical arithmetic, and image alignment operations
Combine images with Image Overlay
Create, print, or save a collage of several images with Mosaic Image
View all images in a sequence with Sequence Gallery

Filter

Work with Filter dialogs that include descriptions and interactive preview windows
Use Enhancement filters that include Low-Pass, Hi-Pass, Gaussian, Hi-Gaussian, Sharpen, Flatten, Median, Rank and Local Equalization
Process objects with Morphological filters which include Erode, Dilate, Open, Close, Top Hat, Well, Branch/End, Watershed, Thinning, Pruning, Distance, and Reduce
Apply filters to individual frames or to entire sequence

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

Create forward and inverse transforms
Edit the spectrum directly including Low-Pass, High-Pass, unsharpen, spike cut, and spike boost
Save and reload data

Color Channels

Extract and merge multiple color channels (including RGB, HSI, HSV, and YIQ) simultaneously with Color Channel tools
Use color information to separate objects from background
Segment image based on the color channel histogram or color cube
Set pre-defined and custom color spreads (ranges) with the Pseudo-color tool

Calibrate

Work with intensity or spatial measurements
Create and display spatial calibration markers
Use pre-defined spatial calibration units
Save and recall all calibrations

Count Objects

Count objects automatically
Export measurements to statistical and spreadsheet packages via DDE
Manually tag, count and classify objects

Measure

Measure best-fit line, arc, and circle with metrology tools
Measure lengths, areas, perimeters, and angles
Calculate max, min, and average thickness between lines
Use the Caliper Tool for edge detection and measurement

Obtain quick distance measurements with display on the image. Image courtesy of Triptar Lens Company.

Analyze

Calculate straight line, circle, irregular line, or area histograms
Define and manage multiple areas of interest (AOI) in a single image
Analyze RGB, HSI, HSV, or YIQ content of color images
Combine image with background correction for precise intensity or optical density measurements
Display background corrected line profiles
Output intensity map in ASCII format
Obtain quick distance measurements with display on the image

Annotate

Work with non-destructive image annotation
Add text, simple graphics, and arrows
Modify palette or colors

Report Generator

Create customized reports with images, data, and text
Create and save report templates

Print and Publish

Print frames from a sequence or montage of single images with the Mosaic printing feature
Output gray-scale and color images to Windows printers
Maintain complete control over image position on page
Print tiles to make poster size prints
Use the Test Strip feature for selection of best output
Screen capture individual images or entire screen

Image and Data File Format Support

Read TIFF, IPW, JPEG, Flat (binary), TGA, BMP, PhotoCD, PICT, CUT, PCX, GEL, PCT, and HDF
Write and convert files to TIFF, IPW, JPEG, Flat, TGA, BMP, PICT, PCX, and EPS
Stack and Confocal read file support for SEQ (Image-Pro Sequence), STK (Metamorph Stack), PIC (Biorad confocal), LSM (Zeiss confocal), DEB and AVZ (Autoquant Stack), LEI (Leica Confocal), and DM3 (Digital Micrograph)
Read and write SEQ and AVI files
Support for 24-, 36-, and 48-bit color; 8-, 12-, and 16-bit gray-scale as well as 32 bit floating point images
JPEG, LZW, and RLE compression supported
Batch convert files
Output data to ASCII, WK1, or XLS for input for spreadsheets
Transfer images, data graphs and data files via DDE or Clipboard