IPLab

Imaging and Automation for Science

Complete Imaging Package

IPLab for Windows is image acquisition, processing, measurement, and analysis software. IPlab runs on the latest operating systems: Window 2000 and Windows XP. IPLab directly supports the acquisition of single acqusition imaging and time-lapse imaging. Sophisticated imaging processes or even simple routines can be automated down to the push of a single button through the use of the intuitive scripting tool. There is no need to learn Visual Basic or other programming languages when you want to automate your imaging routines. Also, fully integrated extensions easily automate microscope control by driving motorized microscope hardware.

Our team of scientists and engineers designed IPLab to include the full set of tools needed to build imaging, analysis, and automated solutions for the laboratory. Free camera controls let you acquire images from any camera we support. Extensions (such as Ratio Plus, Motion Control and the Advanced image analysis Toolbar) smoothly integrate new processing, analysis, and hardware control commands into IPLab.

IPLab is a proven solution worldwide, and can be found in hundreds of citations in the most prestigious journals every year. Since its creation, thousands of scientists have incorporated IPLab into their research.

Image Processing

IPLab includes a full suite of image processing features and tools. Not only do these tools allow you to enhance image quality when necessary, but they also make it easy to analyze the image by separating objects or areas of interest from the background. With IPLab, you can easily combine multiple image sequences and readily blend grayscale (e.g. DIC) images with fluorescence image sequences. IPLab also gives you the ability to process and visualize 3D images with the included 3D extension. The 3D visualization tool renders sequences of images in the X or Y plane, or in a tumble mode. You can pseudocolor the rendered image for enhanced image visualization.

Analysis

Using spatially calibrated images with the automated measurement tools, scientists can quickly and easily perform dozens of image processing tasks. The resulting data can be saved in IPLab, or opened in a spreadsheet program such as Excel for further analysis. User definable plots and histograms are also included to present the data as desired. IPLab also includes densitometry measurements that can be used to plot an analysis such as mean intensity over time. IPLab supports the measurement of individual objects, regions of interest, and entire images. IPLab performs batch analysis of images and sequences using file lists and indexed files. The creation of the "Advanced Analysis Toolbar" allows user to easily and sequentially repeat measurements on subsequent images with the push of a button.

Automation

Using IPLab's highly integrated user interface, you can move seamlessly between controlling hardware, acquiring images, and processing and analyzing data. With the appropriate automated hardware and extensions, IPLab fully automates many imaging routines. This includes the acquisition of time-lapse images, Z-stacks, and multi-dimensional images.

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Please continue reading about IPLab:

• Features: A summary list of IPLab's most useful features
  • New IPLab/Win Features : The release notes for IPLab for Windows
• Extensions: Software that adds abilities to IPLab
• Image Acquisition: An entire section about cameras and collecting images
• System Requirements: The minimum computer systems needed to run IPLab