Life Science Software Installation and User Instructions Doc-It®LS Image Acquisition Software Doc-It®LS Image Analysis Software VisionWorks®LS Image Acquisition Software VisionWorks®LS Image Acquisition and Analysis Software UVP, LLC Ultra-Violet Products Ltd. 2066 W. 11th Street Unit 1, Trinity Hall Estate, Nuffield Road Upland, CA 91786 Cambridge, CB4 1TG UK (800) 452-6788 or (909) 946-3197 +44(0)1223-420022 Fax: (909) 946-3597 Fax: +44(0)1223-420561 Web Site: www.uvp.com 81-0254-01 Rev. F UVP LIFE SCIENCE SERIES SOFTWARE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME TO LIFE SCIENCE (LS) SOFTWARE .................................11 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................11 Minimum System Requirements ................................................................................................................11 Installation Instructions ..............................................................................................................................12 Secure User Accounts ...............................................................................................................................13 Usernames and Passwords .......................................................................................................................14 Matrix of User Rights .................................................................................................................................17 CHAPTER TWO: SOFTWARE REGISTRATION AND ACTIVATION...................................18 Overview....................................................................................................................................................18 Single-User ................................................................................................................................................18 Network-User License Configuration .........................................................................................................18 How to Register the Software ....................................................................................................................23 CHAPTER THREE: WORKSPACE NAVIGATION ..........................................................24 Main Window .............................................................................................................................................24 Menus ........................................................................................................................................................26 Toolbars.....................................................................................................................................................29 Plug-in Modules .........................................................................................................................................31 Image Windows .........................................................................................................................................33 Status Bar ..................................................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER FOUR: PLUG-IN MODULES ......................................................................36 Overview....................................................................................................................................................36 Digital Video Player (DVP).........................................................................................................................37 3 Dimensional Surface Plots ......................................................................................................................37 Image Filters ..............................................................................................................................................39 Olympus Camera (Digi Camera)................................................................................................................39 Zoom/Pan ..................................................................................................................................................40 Image Controls...........................................................................................................................................42 Pseudocolor ...............................................................................................................................................43 Histogram Controls ....................................................................................................................................45 Area Density ..............................................................................................................................................46 Canon Camera...........................................................................................................................................46 1D Analysis ................................................................................................................................................47 Hamamatsu Camera..................................................................................................................................48 Cohu Camera.............................................................................................................................................48 Colony Counting ........................................................................................................................................49 Log Viewer .................................................................................................................................................11 BioChemi HR/Chemi HR 410 Cameras .....................................................................................................50 - 2 - UVP LIFE SCIENCE SERIES SOFTWARE Ftp Transfer ...............................................................................................................................................50 Darkroom and Lens ...................................................................................................................................51 CHAPTER FIVE: ACQUIRING AND MANAGING IMAGES...............................................52 Overview....................................................................................................................................................52 Darkroom connectivity ...............................................................................................................................52 Selecting a Camera ...................................................................................................................................54 OptiChemi..................................................................................................................................................55 BioChemi HR/Chemi HR 410.....................................................................................................................60 Fluor / Chemi Cameras..............................................................................................................................62 Digi Camera...............................................................................................................................................66 Scanning Images .......................................................................................................................................70 CHAPTER SIX: DIGITAL VIDEO PLAYER ...................................................................72 Purpose......................................................................................................................................................72 How to Access the Player ..........................................................................................................................72 Player Features..........................................................................................................................................72 Player Options ...........................................................................................................................................73 Extract or Delete individual Image files (frames)........................................................................................74 Create A Sequence (.sqv) file by Merging images .....................................................................................75 .AVI files.....................................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER SEVEN: LOADING, SAVING AND TRANSFERRING IMAGES...........................77 Loading Images .........................................................................................................................................77 Saving Images ...........................................................................................................................................77 Image Files ................................................................................................................................................78 Transferring Images Using FTP................................................................................................................79 CHAPTER EIGHT: IMAGE EDITING ...........................................................................81