Re: supplimental digital image software on a confocal

Posted by Jerry (Gerald) Sedgewick on
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I'd stick with Zen or ImageJ to avoid issues that might arise when
12-bit images saved in a 16-bit format are opened in programs that only
read 8-bit, like GIMP (I suspect that the Zeiss images retain 12-bits of
tonal information). There's always the possibility (danger) that the
image used for notation becomes the final image in publication, and a
reduction in tonal resolution will be carried forward.

Jerry



On 1/8/2013 9:33 AM, Christian wrote:

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> I believe FigureJ is an ImageJ plugin specifically for use with the output files on the Zeiss system.
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> http://imagejdocu.tudor.lu/doku.php?id=plugin:utilities:figurej:start
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> --- On Tue, 1/8/13, Cammer, Michael <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> From: Cammer, Michael <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: supplimental digital image software on a confocal
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> Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 8:29 AM
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> Zeiss Zen software has annotation tools built in as noted below.
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> I also keep ImageJ on all microscope platforms.  Haven't had any conflicts.
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