Imaging, Microscopy and More
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Elements Downloads
You can find the latest builds of Elements Here: NIS Elements AR or BR Build 548 NIS Elements D Build 548
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Something Broken?
When a camera or a device isn’t working there can be any number of things wrong. How do we narrow the potential list down? I’ve taken a page out of my Toyota service manual and made a basic diagnostic flow chart which one can follow. This chart will basically work with any device and any […]
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How to use Object Count in Elements
This is from the Nikon marketing group – excellent work if you are new to object count!Download PDF
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Elements Build 548 Released
Yes this is a bit late. Things are busy these days! Elements B 548 can be found here if you need to download it. As usual back up all of your optical configurations and take screen shots of any filter configurations (i.e. if you are using sutter wheels) just to be safe. So far this […]
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Luminera Infinity 3-1 Review
Review of the Luminera Infinity 3-1 Up for review is a new Infinity 3-1 camera from Luminera. The camera is a new venture for Luminera as it uses a high grade monochrome Sony IXC-285 CCD. This is the same sensor used in many of the Photometrics CoolSNAP cameras, Hamamatsu ORCA cameras and many others. This […]
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AVI playback with Elements Files
I’ve been asked by a few people what is the “Right Way” to export ND2 files to AVI. A lot of problems arise when the file is moved from the computer where the file is saved, to a different computer for playback (think your laptop for lab meeting or better yet your mac) Here’s the […]
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Lighting Control for Stereo Microscopy
When acquiring images through a stereo microsocpe one of the most common problems to overcome is inconsistant lighting. Whether looking at a printed circuit or looking at a natural specimen such as a fly most of these samples have the potential to reflect light. Add to this the inconsistancy of reflection (think the fly eye […]
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Photometrics Releases Evolve EM CCD
A few weeks ago Photometrics released a new EM-CCD camera tagged the Evolve.After attending a webinar presentation on this camera I wanted to point out the major technological benefiets of this system. Time will tell how these additions impact the overall performance of the system, of course I’ll be posting my impressions here as soon […]
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Elements SP 6 released
Nikon has released SP6 for Elements. There are several improvements for: Ti Microscope controls TIRF controls QImaging cameras ASI stages ND acquisition PFS control in ND acquisitions Macro controls in ND acquisitions There is a complete list of the changes/fixes and upgrades in this PDF.
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Stage Search Macro
Stage Scanning Macro for search and focus One of my customers (hi Paul!) asked me to make this macro a while back. Once I got into the design I realized just how useful this would be for basically anyone running an automated stage with Elements. Right-Click and “Save-As” to get the Macro ,and check the […]