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Features Timeline

A detailed list of features in OMERO, organised by release

New features in OMERO 4.3.2 (September 2011)

Run scripts from web
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OMERO.web now supports running of scripts and browsing or download of script results from your browser.
View Movie
OMERO Virtual machine
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If you want to run the OMERO server without doing a full install, you can now get OMERO all ready set-up in a VM.
Read More | View Movie
HCS data improved in web
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The OMERO.web client has been updated to improve access to HCS data from your favourite browser.
View Movie
Volume viewer in web
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In collaboration with the EMDB at EBI, we have integrated a 3D solid model viewer into the web client.
Read More | Movie coming soon

New movies for OMERO 4.3.2

We have updated several movies of existing features that had become out-dated

Import
  • Import from Insight
  • Stand-alone Importer
    • Organise
  • Connect & Browse (Insight)
  • Projects & Datasets (Insight)
  • Collaborate (Insight)
    • View
  • Insight Overview
  • Web Image Viewer
    • Metadata
  • Metadata display(Insight and Web)
    • Analyze
  • Measurement Tool (Insight)
    • Export
  • Exporting Images (Insight)
    • Admin
  • WebAdmin Intro
  • Managing Groups

    • New features in OMERO 4.3.0 (June 2011)

    Big Images
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    OMERO now supports large images, with infrastructure and viewers to support panning and zooming
    Read More | Movie
    Improved Web Client
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    The OMERO.web client has been updated to improve working with OMERO from your favorite browser
    Read More | Movie
    Import in OMERO.insight
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    The OMERO.insight client now supports import, so you can do everything from one place
    Read More | Movie1 | Movie2
    Python Blitz API
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    The Python 'Blitz' Gateway has been updated to provide an easy-to-use API for OMERO making it easier to work with your data in Python
    Blitz Gateway | Movie
    OMERO.web framework
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    We've improved the documentation and tutorials for building your own web applications on OMERO
    Web Framework | Movie
    Scripting Service
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    Several scripts have been updated or added and the script writing workflow has improved.
    New Scripts (with movies)
    Writing Scripts | Movie

    New features in OMERO 4.2.1 (November 2010)

    Delete
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    New asynchronous Delete infrastructure with much improved performance and lower memory requirements.
    More Info

    New features in OMERO 4.2 (July 2010)

    Permissions
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    OMERO permissions functionality allows users to share data within groups of scientists and collaborate on their data. More Info.
    Movies: Intro | Collaborative Tagging
    Scripting Service
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    An intro to the Scripting Service: Write Python scripts to add image processing functionality to the OMERO server.
    View Movie
    Script Writing
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    The script-writing work flow is demonstrated in the following movie for regular users. Follow instructions for users and admins on the Scripting Service Guide.
    View Movie
    Image Processing
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    The Scripting Service can be used to add image processing and analysis functionality to the OMERO server.
    View Movie
    Figure Export
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    Export your data as figures for presentation. See this page for examples and more info.
    View Movie
    Image Preview
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    Improvements to the browsing and rendering of images in Insight.
    View Movie
    Command Line
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    Many OMERO functions can now be accessed from the command line, as demonstrated in these four movies.
    Intro | Login | Overview | Import

    New features in OMERO 4.1 (March 2009)

    More File Formats
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    OMERO now imports all the formats read by Bio-Formats including microscopy, HCS, tissue scanner and graphics file formats. Over 60 in total.
    Supported Formats
    Metadata
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    Improved metadata support — full visibility of image, microscope, and detector metadata.
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    Movie maker
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    Create a movie from any image file and save as an annotation or export as MOV.
    Export to ImageJ
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    Export any image as OME-TIFF or connect to OMERO with the ImageJ plugin to open images in ImageJ
    View Movie
    Directory import
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    Choose a directory of images to import and filter the contents by image format if desired.
    Quality Assurance
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    Feedback system that allows users to send comments, bugs, or data files, and to track responses and updates.
    More details...
    Demo server
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    Take the advantage of OMERO platform and ask for a free Demo Account here.
    HCS support
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    Import InCell, MIAS and Flex formats including metadata. View 384-well and 96-well plates in OMERO.insight.
    Movies: Configuration | Import

    OMERO features (before 4.1 release)

    Import images
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    Import images from microscope, graphics and other imaging formats.
    View Movie
    Manage and organise
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    Manage, organise and delete images within Projects and Datasets.
    View Movie
    Image rendering
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    Turn channels on/off, change channel colours, adjust brightness and contrast. Copy and paste settings between images.
    View Movie
    Browse & View Images
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    Browse and View Images remotely on cross-platform software.
    View Movie
    3D Projection
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    Configure parameters with a live preview, then do the projection and save the projected image.
    Annotate
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    Annotate images with a description, comment or URL. Batch annotate several images at once.
    View Movie
    Attach
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    Attach files to images, such as pdf or word documents (protocols, results, etc.).
    View Movie
    Tag & Rate
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    Tag images, rate images, and filter by tag, rating, name & comment.
    View Movie
    Add Experiment Info
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    Edit Protocol and Experiment files and use these to annotate your data.
    View Movie
    Search
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    Search using tags, names, or any other text data.
    Draw ROIs
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    Draw ROIs, in 2D, or across 3D or 4D.
    View Movie
    Measure
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    Measure distances, sizes, pixel intensity of ROIs and export to an Excel spreadsheet.
    View Movie
    Share
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    Share sets of images with other users and have a conversation about the data.
    View Movie
    Calendar
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    Use the calendar on the web client to browse your recent imports and other activity.
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    Manage users
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    Server administrators can add and manage users and groups with the web-admin tool.
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    LDAP support
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    The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) support.
    More details...
    Personalise
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    Edit your account details and upload your photo to personalise your account.
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    Feedback & support
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    Documentation and user support on forum and mailing lists.

    Preview features

    Features that are being released for feedback and testing

    OpenGL support
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    OpenGL ImageViewer — minimizes memory footprint for image viewing.
    Learn more about OpenGL
    DropBox
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    Full-fledged "DropBox" — allows automatic import from a defined directory of all supported file formats.
    Read more...
    Tabular Data support
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    HDF-based storage of measurement results with an API for exporting to Excel.
    Learn more about OMEROTables
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