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NIS-Elements Documentation software provides a totally integrated solution for users of Nikon and other manufacturers' accessories by delivering color documentation capabilities that include basic measuring and reporting. The software optimizes the imaging process and workflow, and provides the critical element of integrated documentation information management for system based microscopy.
General Tools
The NIS-Elements Documentation package supplies a base of broad tools that address common imaging needs. Learning and moving though the package is made easy by customizable window layouts, simple workflow for switching between controls, dialogs and live and saved images. NIS-Elements Documentation is compatible with all common file formats and incorporates nondestructive archiving of single images and image sequences, annotations, calibrations and other image data.
Key Features:
Image Format
NIS-Elements incorporates an advanced multi-layered document structure using lossless JPEG 2000 image format. This image documentation structure makes it possible to achieve nondestructive archiving of image data including annotation (arrows, lines, and text notes), measurement data, binary data for storing results of threshold areas and meta-data information for recording acquisition and device conditions at the time of image acquisition. NIS-Elements is also compatible with all common file formats (TIFF, JPG, BMP, AVI, and ICS/IDS).
To save image sequences with lossless image quality, NIS-Elements has designated the ND2 format as its special format. ND2 allows storing sequences of images such as a Z-stack, multiple stage positions and images over time. All sequential information for the image series is located on the toolbar of the image window. This feature makes previewing and scrolling though image sequences extremely easy and intuitive.
In addition, ND2 contains information about the hardware settings and the acquisition conditions.
Layout Management
NIS-Elements offers the user the choice of two built-in layouts in which to operate the software. The ‘Docked Controls’ mode allows hardware and application dialogs to be pinned on screen together with image windows (shown below, circled in red). In addition, the ‘Full Screen’ mode displays only the image of interest plus selectable controls. Layouts of all windows and docked controls can be freely customized and added by the user and saved. Switching between layouts is achieved by a single mouse click.
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Autosave Folder (Filmstrip View)
Within the layout of NIS-Elements, an ‘Auto Save Folder’ is also available. This useful interactive display tiles images from a selectable directory. Images from any file or database on the system are easily accessed and brought into the active window view.
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