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NIS-Elements
28 posts on NIS-Elements, 2008–2015, newest first.
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- 17 Sep2015
Acquisition Speed Comparison of MetaMorph, NIS Elements, Micro-Manager
How fast can a typical imaging system really run? What factors affect this? While most research might not require rapid sequential capture, almost all experiments can benefiet from tight exposure/illumination timing, yet few microscope…
ArduinoDevice automationNIS-Elements3 min read
- 04 May2015
Running HASP Licenses on Virtual machines
One of the downsides to using OSX for my primary operating system is that most of the major imaging programs are windows-only. To compound the trouble, many of these programs, like NIS Elements, use the “HASP” license manager to…
NIS-Elements1 min read - 16 Jul2012
STORM comparison from UCSF NIC
I recently received a beautiful comparison image produced by the now operational STORM system at the UCSF NIC.The sample was prepared by Michael Davidson, and was imaged by Kurt Thorn of the NIC. Click the image for a higher res view…
NIS-ElementsNikonSuper Resolution1 min read
- 19 Dec2011
NIS Elements Fix for Sutter products Released (NIS 4.0)
NIS 4 was released about a month ago, and the US dev team has already released a DLL fix for the Sutter Instruments product line, which I’ve uploaded here. Don’t use this unless you are running NIS E v4, AND you’re seeing a crash when…
NIS-Elements1 min read - 07 Nov2011
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE UCSF/QB3 Microscopy Course
Over the course of my career, I’ve flown across the US to attend a variety of imaging related instructional courses, all on the eastern seaboard. We are all familiar with the Woods Hole courses, the AQLM course, and so forth. What has…
NIS-ElementsImageJImaging1 min read - 12 Sep2011
Updating Software? A pre-chaos checklist…
A few years after your shiny new system is installed, you’ll inevitably look at it just like you look at a car. What was once running flawlessly now has a few bugs, some dust, is slower and generally worn in. So, at some point you’ll…
NIS-ElementsImageJMicro-Manager5 min read - 02 Sep2011
Lumencor Sola Driver for NIS Elements
Yesterday we received our first shipment of Sola white light LED driven sources for microscopy. I had a chance to snag one and write a driver for it. Price is $300 USD. The driver controls both the shuttering and ND on the box, and…
Device automationNIS-ElementsMacros1 min read
- 29 Aug2011
PhotoFluor 2 Driver for Nikon Elements
89 North has asked me to cook up a driver for the PhotoFluor 2, which I am now hosting under my Macros & Journals page, or you can use this link. This driver works in NIS Elements AR, and BR with Advanced Interpreter. Please contact me if…
NIS-ElementsImagingMacros1 min read - 08 Jul2011
Lumencor Spectra Driver Available
I’ve written a Lumencor Spectra Driver that works with NIS Elements B3.2+. (AR or BR + Advanced Interpreter) The driver provides integrated control into elements for both intensity of lines and channel. These appear as a shutter and two…
NIS-ElementsImagingMacros1 min read
- 23 May2011
Acquisition crashes, and power settings in Win7
Windows 7 has a new power management interface, and the design of modern motherboards, along with win7 Automatic Power Management (APM), can cause some insidious device-based software crashes if power options aren’t set correctly. Here’s…
Device automationNIS-ElementsImageJ1 min read
- 04 May2011
Back up your NIS Elements settings! (V3.1+)
(Updated 5/6) – One of my colleagues (Thanks Aaron) noted that the exporter/importer only works on v3.1 and higher. So in the past week I’ve had two systems that mysteriously lost all device settings from elements. I am suspecting this is…
NIS-ElementsElements backupNIS Elements B 5481 min read
- 29 Apr2011
Voltage output from NIS Elements, MetaMorph or uManager for under $200
I posted briefly about this a while back, in my explanation of the demise of the parallel port. I finally got my hands on a National Instruments USB-6008 box, and have found the unit to be 100% compatible with any NI-DAQ controlling…
Device automationNIS-ElementsImageJ2 min read
- 18 Apr2011
Nikon C2 – NIS Elements and Spectral Capability
Nikon has redesigned and updates it’s classic C1 Confocal. The C1 was a great core facility confocal as it was a stable and reliable product. The one thing that held it back was the lack of access to NIS Elements software. With the release…
NIS-ElementsImagingNikon1 min read
- 08 Apr2011
Proper RGB Conversion of Multichannel Images
When acquiring images in NIS Elements, it is possible to acquire each image with a color over that is approximate to the wavelength used for acquisition. This is the easiest way to view and relate multi-channel data, but when converting…
NIS-ElementsImagingMacros1 min read
- 08 Apr2011
Nikon DS U3 Series Controller Install Guide
The new Nikon controllers for DS Series Cameras run on Firewire. As with other firewire adapted imaging cameras, there are numerous small issues to awtch out for during the setup and operation process. Once they are up and running, they…
Device automationDS CamerasNIS-Elements1 min read - 29 Mar2011
Determining background sources in fluorescence
For microscopy engineers and suppliers like me, the background produced in an image is of importance, if that background is created by the imaging system itself. What so many of us on this side of the scope (vs the user side) forget to…
NIS-ElementsImageJImaging2 min read
- 11 Feb2011
*UPDATED* Micro-Manager Tethered to a Nikon Digital SLR
***UPDATE 3/3/2014*** After a few requests for a report on x64 capability using this tethering technique, I tried installing the NK Remote software on a rather fresh copy of Windows 7×64 – it did not communicate with the camera at all. On…
Device automationDSLR CamerasNIS-Elements3 min read
- 07 Feb2011
Fix for Elements v 3.2 and ASI Stages
As anyone who is running NIS Elements v 3.20 + is aware, the ASI stage controllers of any MS-2000 series will not be usable once elements issues a connection command to the controller. Elements will control the stage properly, however the…
ASI StageNIS-ElementsImaging2 min read - 17 Apr2010
How to Set Large Icons in Elements
This is useful for large screens that are using very high resolutions. Sometimes the icons are so small as to be hard to click and unreadable. Open Elements and select the View Menu, then Layout, then open the “Layout Manager”. Next select…
NIS-ElementsImagingNikon1 min read
- 05 Mar2010
NIS Elements Stereo Zoom Settings
The Auto-calibration feature in Elements (beginning in version 3.1) is a great thing to have. You simply choose the objective you are working with, the software knows what camera you are running, so the calibration is calculated for you…
NIS-ElementsImagingNikon1 min read - 11 Feb2010
Quick Image Merge in Elements
If you want to merge multiple channels in Elements here is a quick solution: 1. Make sure you have the channel tabs activated. Do this by clicking the Edit menu, then Options. Select the “Appearance” settings. Make sure the “Show Channel…
NIS-ElementsImaging1 min read
- 11 Feb2010
Saving an image as you see it in Elements
If there is one simple question I get during training sessions it’s “How do I save an image, so that I can open it using Photoshop or other programs, and have the image appear exactly as it does in Elements?”. The reasons for this are…
NIS-ElementsImaging1 min read
- 29 Jan2010
Elements release for Lumenera cameras
Here is the latest build for Elements if you are running a Lumenera camera. Follow the directions explicitly if you plan on updating or installing without a local rep available! Download
NIS-ElementsImaging1 min read - 04 Jan2010
Dynamic Graph Output for Elements
Happy New Year! Laura Sysko from Nikon sent us a How-To on outputting live graphs that can be included with a timelapse or other ND file. You can find the How To Here.
NIS-ElementsImagingNikon1 min read - 21 Sep2009
Elements 3.1 Released
Nikon has released it’s major revision of Elements in version 3.1. (Build 587). There are several new features in this build and from what i’ve seen it’s quite stable. You can download the build here. – Austin
Device automationNIS-ElementsNikon1 min read - 19 Jun2009
Copying Elements Settings for Multiple users
After installing a new imaging system it’s common to receive a phone call or email that goes like this, “The IT guys stopped by today and added our computer to our comany/university network. Now all of our settings are lost!”. Why does…
NIS-ElementsElements backupMacros3 min read - 23 Mar2009
Elements Build 548 Released
Yes this is a bit late. Things are busy these days! Elements B 548 can be found here if you need to download it. As usual back up all of your optical configurations and take screen shots of any filter configurations (i.e. if you are using…
NIS-ElementsNIS Elements B 5481 min read - 14 Nov2008
What can programming macros do for me?
I’ve been running into a lot of programming applications lately. The fun part about using the Elements (or other) programming system is the amount of utility and flexibility it can offer to end users. Most people think about programming in…
Device automationNIS-ElementsMacros2 min read