Instructions and information relating to accessing various software tools used in the Microscopy Core
Imaris
- Imaris for Core Facilities: Workstation in the Facility
- Imaris Viewer
- A free 3D/4D microscopy image viewer for viewing raw images as well as those analysis within Imaris
- Click here to download
Fiji/ImageJ (Fiji is just Imagej)
- A free downloadable open source image processing package based on ImageJ
Zeiss
- Zeiss ZEN Blue and Black: Workstation in the Facility
- Arivis Pro/Arivis Cloud: Workstation in the Facility
- ZEN Lite for free download
- Free version of ZEN for basic image acquisition and analysis
- For viewing, enhancing, and processing Zeiss .czi files obtained on Facility’s Zeiss confocal, light sheet, and Axiozoom microscopes
Nikon
- NIS-Elements Viewer
- A free downloadable proprietary software for viewing images collected on our Nikon SIM/STORM super resolution microscope
- For viewing and converting Nikon .nd2 files
Olympus
- Fluoview Viewer
- For viewing images saved with the FV file format (OIF, OIB, FV Multi-Tiff) on our Olympus FV1000/FV10i/BX61 microscopes.
- Click here to download
Leica
- Application Suite X (LAS X)
- Application to open images acquired on our Leica DIVE multiphoton microscope.
- Click here to download
Nyquist Rate & PSF Calculator
- Scientific Volume Imaging provides a free online Nyquist Rate and PSF Calculator.
- Download android app here.
Avizo
- Avzio is available to all Penn Staters through ICDS with a ROAR account