M-PROBE is a software for the acquisition, filing and elaboration of microscopic fluorescent images. It is designed for the fast and easy acquisition of fluorescent images under non-ideal conditions such as very weak fluorescent signals, strong background interference or very small probe concentrations. The M-PROBE software makes management, elaboration, and analysis of fluorescent images easy.

 

 

 

THE CCD CAMERAS

   

M-PROBE supports various types of CCD cameras to satisfy the different needs of the user.  

DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS SPOT series - High resolution, 3 shot color, cooled system, digital CCD cameras (1600*1200 pixels 36bit).

DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS INSIGHT series - High resolution, mosaic color, digital CCD cameras (1600*1200 pixels 30bit).

COHU 4912 - monochrome CCD camera.

HAMAMATSU C5985 - monochrome CCD camera cooled analogical.

HAMAMATSU ORCA series - High resolution color and monochrome digital CCD cameras. 

HAMAMATSU C4880 series - Special application monochrome digital cameras.

PIXERA PENGUIN 600CL & 150CL - High-resolution color cooled system (up to 5.8 Million pixels).

And Others also

 

ENHANCEMENT FUNCTIONS

 

Special functions for image processing and optimization are included in the M-PROBE software.

 

Image Mix – This function has 20 different features that you can use to mix two images.

Color Map Correction – This function allows you to correct the color map and to modify a single RGB color component in your image by increasing or decreasing its intensity.

LUT Modification – This function allows you to modify the Look Up Table.  In this table you may change the color histogram, the signal amplification or the noise reduction level, either all at the same time or separately.

Intensification - M-PROBE software has a built-in algorithm that simulates a CCD camera’s frame integration. You can improve low signal images without having to repeat the image acquisition process.

 

   

 

 

Images impossible to capture with a traditional photographic system are now as easy as a click of your mouse to capture with M-PROBE.

 

HOW IT WORKS

   

When you display an image, M-PROBE automatically displays it in True Color (24bit) format, but it is capable of acquiring an image with up to 16bit per acquisition channel.

Color CCD cameras and monochrome CCD cameras may be used. Color CCD cameras are used together with double and triple filters thereby eliminating the use of pseudo-colors and shift-correction. Monochrome CCD cameras require the manual exchange of filters or the use of special motorized filter-wheels.  Although you need more works, due to the operations of shift-correction, of applying pseudo-colors, and of image overlapping, a higher sensibility and a higher resolution is normally achieved.

Using color CCD color cameras makes it possible to gather all probe signals without having to acquire a different image for each probe.

The notable saving of time you have using M-PROBE allows you to increase the usability of your specimen for further use.

When your research requires the maximum definition, it is possible to connect the software to CCD cameras with high resolution starting from 1024*1024 pixels with 10bits or more. 

 

FEATURES

   

The software is an integrated and modular system equipped with all the necessary functions and features for photo-editing and image processing; nevertheless the software supports interaction with many commercial photo-editing applications for Windows environment.

The modularity of M-PROBE combines in one unit a system for fluorescence image processing, image filing, image analysis, chromosome analysis, and many others.

 

PRINTING

M-PROBE is compatible with any type of PC printer or digital film recorder. Printers from inkjets to sublimation dye printers or Digital film recorders can be easily used.