Michael Hooker Microscopy Facility (MHMF.ORG)

Image Processing Workstations:  Nomarski  |  Snell  |  Zernike  |  Young  |  Brewster

BREWSTER has failed and been replaced with NOMARSKI
(No longer in service)

Notices:

• The \\BREWSTER image processing workstation computer has failed and has been replaced with \\NOMARSKI
• \\NOMARSKI has replaced the ailing \\BREWSTER which replaced the slower \\MONARCH
• Where are my files from Brewster?
  • Directories from the D: drive (\\Brewster\users2) have been copied to D:\Brewster-D-Drive
  • Files in Documents and Settings have been copied to C:\Documents and Settings-BREWSTER on Nomarski
  • Customized Metamorph and ImageJ macros may need to be manually restored.  Please contact Michael for assistance if you notice missing macros

Introduction:

The PC computer called \\BREWSTER functions as a general purpose image processing workstation.  Various specialized and general purpose image processing software is installed.

Access:

Users may logon to, or connect to network shares on, this computer using their MHmicroscopy account name and password.  To login on to this computer provide your username, password and domain (MHmicroscopy).  Other users may have account access setup by Michael or Neal.

Data Storage:

Users are requested to save their data in a named directory on the D:\ drive (\\brewster\users2) or the file server, \\MINSKY.  This directory is shared on the Microsoft Windows Network as \\Brewster\Users. Access to this shared directory over the network requires an account on the MHmicroscopy domain.  (Not on the Cystic_Fibrosis domain).  See Michael for more information.

Hardware/Software:

• Brewster
  • Intel PC Pentium 4  3.0 GHz
  • RAM 1 GByte
  • DVD/CD writer
  • Roxio Easy CD Creater 6
  • Metamorph 4.6 image processing software
  • Leica Confocal TCS Software (offline) performs same image processing/3D rendering/editing functions as any of the Leica confocal microscopes (SP2, NT & LCS), but only on the Leica bundled image format files collected on the Leica confocal.  Note UNC style connections are not supported with this software.  File access must be through a drive letter.  (Note that network shares can be mapped to a drive letter. e.g. net use L: \\server\sharename on a MHmicroscopy computer  )
  • SimplePCI 6
  • Leica LCS-lite
  • Zeiss Image Browser
  • Adobe Creative Suite: including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat (writer)
  • ImageJ
  • Microsoft Office 2003 - Word, Excel, Power Point, Access & FrontPage 2002
  • Winzip - file/directory compression - creates a zipped file archive from one or more files
  • LViewPro - quick 2D image viewer - Also does simple slide shows
  • QuickTime 7 Pro - can open image series (time or z) and make movies in various formats.  The Pro version of QuickTime has enhancements which are not enabled in the free version of Quick Time 5. 

   

  • Note that Volocity has been moved to the specialized image processing workstation called Zernike.  Volocity performs multidimensional image processing, including volume visualization and rendering, and 2D/3D particle tracking in time.
  • The full Zeiss LSM software is on Snell

Image Processing Workstations:  Nomarski  |  Snell  |  Zernike  |  Young  |  Brewster

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