Recommended Computer Configuration
- Intel Core™ Duo Processor with 2.67GHz cores
- 2GB RAM
- 500GB SATA hard drive
- 320MB EVGA GeForce Video Card
- 1 LPT port
- 6 integrated USB 2.0 ports
- 2 integrated FireWire ports
- 2 Serial ports
- 1 available PCIe x1 slot for optional RAID 0 or 1 controller
- 3 available PCI slots
- 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit network adapter
- DVD+/RW/CD-RW
- 550W Power Supply
- Keyboard, optical mouse
- Windows XP Professional XP SP2
- Norton Ghost
- 1 year depot warranty
- Monitor not included
Acquisition Options
- Digital and video CCD cameras, both monochrome and color, including: cooled, full frame, frame transfer, interline, back thinned, intensified, and on-chip multiplication gain, from major manufacturers
- Simultaneous acquisition from two cameras or control of an image splitting device for projection of two or four emission wavelengths onto a single camera (appropriate hardware required)
- Wavelength streaming and/or Z-axis streaming (patent pending)
For list of supported microscopes and other supported devices, search our supported hardware database.
Standard Features
(standard with MetaMorph Premier and Basic)
- Binary and 8-, 16-, 24-, 48-bit image display and processing
- Stack display and processing
- Over 20 morphology filters, including erode, dilate, and watershed segmentation
- Binary operations including skeletonize, outline, and Euclidean distance
- Arithmetic operations for images and stacks
- Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
- Shading correction and background subtraction
- Basic filters including sharpen, low pass, unsharp mask, median filter, and remove haze
- 2D deconvolution (nearest neighbors and no neighbors)
- 3D reconstruction
- Dedicated FRET dialog box
- Auto expose from digital cameras
- Time lapse acquisition
- Spectral scan acquisition
- Z-series acquisition (with Z-motor driver)
- Morphometry and distance measurements
- Color-combine and separate 24-bit or 48-bit images
- Regions of interest tools
- Image histogram
- Data logging and exporting
- Automation through journals and taskbars
- Customizable toolbars and windows
- Presentation tools
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Minimum Computer Requirements
- PC-compatible 32-bit computer with a 1GHz or faster Intel® Pentium 4 processor
- Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system
- CD-ROM drive
- 512MB or more system memory (RAM)
- 200MB free hard disk space for program only (image storage requires more space)
- 24-bit graphics display
- 256MB video RAM
- USB port for software security key
- Minimum of OpenGL 1.5 support
Microscope & Devices Control Options
(Standard with MetaMorph Premier)
- Most popular automated microscope models from Leica, Nikon, Olympus, and Zeiss
- Digital auto-focus
- XY stage device control for popular models from major manufacturers
- Z-axis device control for popular models from major manufacturers
- Piezo-actuated Z and XY device control
- Monochromator control for illumination
- Filter wheel and shutter control
- UniBlitz® shutters
- AOTF for laser control
- Liquid Crystal tunable filters
- Custom I/O (RS-232 serial and TTL parallel)
Optional Features for Basic Systems
(Standard with MetaMorph Premier)
- Multi-dimensional imaging
- Overlay multi-fluorescent images
- Image stitching
- Motion analysis and particle tracking
- Colocalization and correlation measurements
- Application Modules: Angiogenesis, Neurite Outgrowth, Count Nuclei/Cell Scoring, Cell Cycle and Multi Wavelength Cell Scoring
- Live Replay
- Automated Scan Slide
Additional Modules
(Optional for both MetaMorph Basic and Premier)
- 3D deconvolution
- 4D Viewer and 3D Measurements
- Application Modules: Cell Health, Granularity, Live/Dead, Mitotic Index, Monopole Detection
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