Useful Links

Free Downloads

Volocity (downloadable software. Requires an account to be set up by the Imaging Facility staff (email cell-imaging@bristol.ac.uk). Mac and PC version available) http://www.improvision.com/downloads/

We now have a small charge for the use of some of the Volocity modules: http://www.bris.ac.uk/biochemistry/uobonly/mrccif/volocity_charges.docx

Volocity online tutorials http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/020/cellularimaging/training/default.xhtml

Leica LCS Lite (downloadable software with core image processing and analysis functions of Leica confocal software. For Windows XP only) ftp://ftp.llt.de/softlib/LCSLite/

LAS AF Lite (downloadable software with core image processing and analysis functions of Leica's LAS AF software used on TIRF system and Confocal 5. For Windows XP and 7 only) ftp://ftp.llt.de/softlib/LAS_AF_Lite/

Image J (Mac and PC versions available) http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/download.html

Fluorochrome and Filter Information

Multi-probe microscopy (extensive tables of data on fluorochromes, fluorescent proteins, objective lenses etc) http://home.earthlink.net/~fluorescentdyes/

Fluorophore table http://pingu.salk.edu/fcm/fluo.html

Fluorescent proteins http://www.clontech.com/

Molecular Probes http://www.probes.com/

Omega Optical http://www.omegafilters.com

Chroma Technology http://www.chroma.com/

Microscopy Information

Optical microscopy primer (extensive information on variety of topics - includes interactive 'virtual microscopes') http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/

Directory of microscopy-related sites http://www.mwrn.com/guide.htm

Olympus guide to confocal microscopy
http://www.olympusfluoview.com/theory/index.html

Optical sectioning (CLSM, multi-photon microscopy, deconvolution, DIC)
http://www.loci.wisc.edu/optical/sectioning.html