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GEL PRO
Gel-ProŽ Analyzer increases laboratory
productivity and efficiency by eliminating the time consuming
steps involved in manually analyzing Southern, Northern, and
Western blots, dot and slot blots, and quantitative PCR. Gel-Pro
was jointly designed by Media Cybernetics and molecular biologists
for intuitive, easy-to-use analysis without compromising the
features necessary to achieve meaningful results.
With Gel-Pro's image processing algorithms, results are often
ready with the touch of just one button, eliminating the tedious
trail of multiple mouse clicks necessary with other software
packages. Images of wet gels, dry gels, photos, or gels on
film can be acquired and analyzed automatically with Gel-Pro
software.
Gel-Pro is now available in both 3.1 and 4.5 versions. Gel-Pro
3.1 is the "lighter" version. Gel-Pro 4.5
has all the features of 3.1 plus added functionality.
Major Features of Gel-Pro Analyzer
(versions 3.1 and 4.5):
- Understandable user interface based
on actual laboratory protocols and terminology
- Automatic identification of lanes and
bands in an image
- Multiple standard lanes and automatic
slant detection
- Analysis correction for irregular gels
- Saturation warning for images overexposed
during capture
- Binning of dot/blot array data with
statistical and quantitative analysis
- Experiment recording and replay with
easy-to-use macro tools
- Output experiment results from Gel-Pro
straight to MS Excel or other DDE supported applications
- Experiment library and laboratory notes
management features ease experiment record keeping
- Email or use FTP to transfer images
directly from within Gel-Pro
- Report generator for formatted reports
- 12- and 16-bit image and scanner support
- Complete hard copy documentation and
on-line help
- Image Database. The image database allows
easy and efficient capture, storage, and retrieval of
images and includes the following features:
- Allows users to view thumbnails
of images
- Saves extensive information
with each thumbnail
- Provides user customizable
fields for image information
- Can organize and search
thumbnails by any database criteria
- Includes macro support,
compatible with Gel-Pro macro creation utilities
- Vast Image and Data File Format Support
- Read and write files in
TIFF, HPP, BMP, CUT, EPS, JPG, Photo CD, PCT, PCX, TGA,
and FLAT (Binary)
- Convert files to and from
all the above formats
- Supports 1, 8, 12, 16,
24, and 32 bit floating point images
- JPEG, LZW, RLE compression
supported
- Batch convert files
- Output data files to ASCII,
WK1, or XLS as input for spreadsheets
- Transfer images, data
graphs, and data files via DDE or Clipboard
- High quality support. Please visit our
Technical Support policies page for details.
Gel-Pro Analyzer version 4.5 includes the following
additional features not found in version 3.1:
- General
- Non-destructive annotation
overlay
- User defined color assignment
- 3-D surface plot to aid
data interpretation
- Full support for acquisition
of sequences and extraction of frames for analysis
- Undo buffer
- Recovery of analysis progress
from inadvertent computer power loss
- Support for GLP/CFR 21
Part 11 Compliance via audit trail and image/file signature
..New in v4.5
- Lanes
- Option for non-uniform
lane width; individual lanes may be different widths
- Active lane in profile
is outlined boldly both on the image and the profile
which aids the user when many lanes are displayed
- Bands
- Interactive band height
sensitivity to aid in proper automatic band finding
- Define band pattern to
achieve better band resolution for closely-spaced, distorted
bands
- Bands within rows may
be determined by MW or Rf
- Band extents may be edited
via handles on the profile or on the image overlay
- User may select position
for band labels for optimum clarity
- Correct for misshapen
bands to give better resolution ..New in v4.5
- Lane Profile
- Bands may be indicated
by peak position or center of mass
- Lane bitmap may be displayed
under the profile to aid interpretation
- Bands may be indicated
by brackets, dotted lines or cross-hatching
- Band indicators are arrows
to pinpoint band position
- X and Z scale zooming
for close examination
- Easy cycling and selection
of the lanes via the profile dialog display
- Background
- New rolling disk algorithm
- Option to display image
with background subtracted to let the user visualize
whether a correct background method has been applied
- Interactive feedback of
results as the methods and parameters are changed to
optimize results
- Quantitation/Results
- When bands, lanes or rows
are selected, the corresponding elements on the image
are outlined boldly to aid user interpretation
- Amount may be determined
by the area in the profile under the entire profile
or only the area within the bands
- Supports multiple calibration
curves for a single image ..New in v4.5
- The row band graph shows
a bar chart of the amounts within a row across each
lane
- Presence/absence may be
indicated matched to lane 1 via 0, 1, -1 assignment
for easy typing
- Molecular Weight
- Hyperbolic cosecant curve
fitting produces more accurate MW calculation for small
DNA fragments (under 1,000 base pairs) run in polyacrylamide
- Polynomial slant fit lines
may be specified to follow uneven migration more closely
and give more accurate results
- Correct for variable well
origins ..New in v4.5
- Dot/Blot
- User may ask to have missing
spots filled in automatically for a regular array when
all dots are not found
- An area filter tolerance
may be specified to sort out actual spots from background
contamination.
- Area Density - New Function
- Free form or auto-trace
definition of spots of interest
- Extensive table of measurements
and measurement statistics
- Colony Counting - New Function
- Full complement of automatic
and manual spot finding
- User may edit, add, split,
merge spots
- Numerous filtering and
measurement options
- Extensive table of measurements
and measurement statistics
- Automatic classification
by user criteria
- RichEditWindow
Contact
us for more information.
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