Macnification 1.6 goes 64-bit - Leverages Grand Central Dispatch

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Macnification 1.6 goes 64-bit - Leverages Grand Central Dispatch - Published on 10/14/09

 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Orbicule today released Macnification 1.6, a major update to its award winning microscopy application. Macnification is a workflow solution for digital microscopy. It has been written for Mac OS X, supporting many Mac-only technologies such as Core Animation, Core Image and ImageKit. With the latest update, Macnification is now fully 64-bit. In addition, it is one of the first scientific applications to leverage Grand Central Dispatch to efficiently use all available processor cores.

 

Leuven, Belgium - Orbicule today released Macnification 1.6, a major update to its Apple Design Award winning microscopy application. Macnification enables scientists to organize, analyze, adjust, visualize and compare microscopic images. In addition to adding support for Snow Leopard, Macnification now runs as a 64-bit application on all supported Macs. It is one of the first scientific applications to take advantage of Grand Central Dispatch, Apple's new technology for leveraging multi-core Macs.

 

New and updated features in version 1.6 include:

* Full 64-bit support

* Performance-critical operations take advantage of Grand Central Dispatch

* Vastly improved full-screen view for image analysis

* Numerous bug fixes and improvements throughout

 

Macnification has been built from the ground up for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. The app takes advantage of Core Animation to offer scientists a stunning way to visualize image stacks and to make virtual cuts through them. It also leverages Core Image to offer the fastest Extended Depth of Focus (EFI) algorithm on any platform.

 

In addition, Macnification integrates tightly with Quick Look, Spotlight, Time Machine, Core Data, ImageKit, QuickTime, and many other Mac OS X technologies. It takes full advantage of multiple processor cores. The entire Macnification workflow is non-destructive: the original image is never touched when applying adjustments or when adding a scale bar or ROIs.

 

Minimum Requirements:

* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or higher

* Intel Mac

 

Availability and Pricing:

A fully functional 30-day trial version is available from our website. Macnification can be purchased from the Orbicule online store. Prices start at $149 (USD) for an academic license. Student licenses are available for $79. The Macnification website contains a detailed list of features. It also provides prospective users with demonstration movies, outlining Macnification's highlights and workflow.

 

Macnification 1.6: http://www.macnification.com

Download Macnification: http://www.macnification.com/download/Macnification.dmg

Purchase: http://www.macnification.com/store

Screencasts: http://www.macnification.com/screencasts

Macnification Screenshot: http://www.macnification.com/images/fullscreen.jpg

Macnification Icon: http://www.macnification.com/images/256x256.png

 

 

Located in Leuven, Belgium, Orbicule was founded in 2006 to create innovative software for Mac OS X. All Material and Software © 2006-2009 Orbicule / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Mac OS X, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

 

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Peter Schols

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peter ( -at -) orbicule.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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