Re: NIS elements software

Posted by Tim Feinstein-2 on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/NIS-elements-software-tp4025804p4026824.html

Dear Valeria,

My lab has used Elements to control a Ti-E for widefield and confocal (A1) imaging for about a year, and so far our reaction is mixed.  The software feels well-designed and intuitive, and modularity made it easy to find a package that suits our needs.  However, bug-checking has been an issue.  The edition of Elements-AR that we received in January, one of the first written for Windows Vista, had glitches that sometimes forced us to find work-arounds to get ordinary tasks done.  One cause may be that Vista handles peripherals particuarly badly; we have an unusual number of scope-associated peripherals installed.  

With a very few exceptions, Nikon has fixed our issues with updates.  The latest edition for Vista should therefore work fine.  The XP edition that came with our demo scope also worked flawlessly.  I cannot comment on Elements in Windows 7, but based on experience we plan to let a few rounds of bug fixing proceed before we upgrade.  

None of these software issues change our impression that the hardware, especially the perfect focus system, is top of the class.  

All the best,


Tim

Tim Feinstein, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Pharmacology

On Nov 18, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Valeria Berno wrote:

> Hi
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> did any of you have experience with NIS element software from Nikon?
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> Any complain?
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> quick check in order to take a decision for a widefield microscope....
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> thanks in advance
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> Valeria
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