This package (or equivalent) is installed on all facility Leica systems. An additional core functionality version is freely available online for image viewing and basic processing and analysis.

Features

• Software platform designed to manage entire microscopy workflow from acquisition to image management, processing and analysis.
• Core version includes functionality for basic processing and analysis (image cropping, filtering, thresholding and intensity trace measurements).
• Optional modules add functionality for advanced techniques such as object segmentation, particle tracking, 3D visualisation and deconvolution.

Advantages

• Consistent interface between microscope acquisition software and offline analysis suite provides familiar environment for image management.
• Native reading and saving of Leica .lif files produced by all facility Leica systems.
• Performs well with massive image files (>10 GB)
• Integration with third party image processing software including Huygens deconvolution (also available within the facility).

Disadvantages

• Limited functionality of core version.

Availability

• Primary microscope control software installed on all Wolfson Bioimaging Facility computers connected to Leica systems.
• 3D visualisation modules included on Confocals 10 and 11.
• Free “core” version available online (see Additional Information).
• Available on image processing computer in room C27/U (data analysis suite). Access to this computer can be booked on PPMS.

Additional information

• Download Leica LAS X core version