SANTA BARBARA, CA - November, 2003 - Optronics® , a manufacturer of easy-to-use advanced scientific grade CCD cameras for microscopy, announces the release of Macintosh® OS X Panther compatibility for PictureFrameT. The native OS X Carbon interface coupled with QuickTime high bit depth image processing provides an intuitive graphical user interface for Optronics entire new line of advanced scientific grade CCD cameras for microscopy.

PictureFrame is a comprehensive image-processing suite that enables total camera control through a simple and elegant GUI, developed for the Macintosh computer. The performance of PictureFrame is enhanced with extremely fast data processing capabilities and a universal Firewire IIDC (DCAM) interface connection from Optronics camera to computer. Panther provides direct support for the Optronics camera line right out of the box.

Optronics PictureFrame delivers 48-bit image processing that delivers stunning color and high bit depth quantitative monochrome image data from a wide-variety of photomicrography imaging techniques.

Optronics CCD camera models that now operate within the new Macintosh version of PictureFrame include: QuantiFIRET, MacroFIRET, MicroFIRET, MicroFIRET monochrome and MicroFIRET UV. To learn more about these cameras visit: http://www.optronics.com/cameras

Imaging professionals interested in digital imaging for microscopy applications are encouraged to visit Optronics online: optronics.com.

Contact:

Richard Crandall
Marketing Manager
Optronics | ImagingPlanet
866.478.4336 x. 3980.
rcrandall@imagingplanet.com
http://www.optronics.com
http://www.dvmr.com
175 Cremona Dr.
Goleta, CA 93117
866.478.4336

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