Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation & Analysis

(formerly Biomedical Imaging and Analysis Facility)

The University of Western Australia

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Imaging Software

(The following software is all free and can be downloaded from the sites listed below)

• ImageJ - A Java based suite of tools for image processing and analysis. Suitable for all Java platforms including PCs and Macs. Downloads and documentation can be obtained from : http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij. An online manual especially for light microscopy users is available at: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/facilities/wcif/imagej/. It has been compiled by Tony Collins and a large collection of ImageJ plugins is also available (including some that will open confocal files from most vendors.) http://www.uhnres.utoronto.ca/facilities/wcif/download.php
  
• Confocal Assistant - A PC based programme especially for handling BioRad confocal images. Contact the staff at BIAF if you want to use this programme.
• Voxx - available from http://www.nephrology.iupui.edu/imaging/voxx/. From the web page: "Voxx is a voxel-based (not surface-based) 3D rendering program which has been optimized for biological microscopy. This software permits researchers to perform interactive, near real-time rendering of large microscopy data sets using inexpensive personal computers." Comment from Nuno Moreno (on confocal listserver): "You need an openGL card with >128 Gb Ram and a good clock rate for decent rendering."
• NIH Image - A Mac based programme for image processing and analysis. Contact BIAF for more information.
• Visbio - A multi-platform biological visualization tool designed for easy visualization and analysis of multidimensional image data, developed by Curtis Rueden at UW-Madison LOCI. Visit http://www.loci.wisc.edu/visbio/ for more information.
• Photoshop Plugins - These plugins allow Biorad PIC files to be opened simply using Adobe Photoshop. They also allow merging of multiple greyscale images to form a multi-coloured image. Installation instructions are included in the download zip file called PSPlugins.zip (879KB).