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Video Tutorials

Welcome to the Imaris Video Tutorials. These video tutorials will help you start and improve your use of Imaris. The tutorials are designed with all users in mind; to help the new users starting quickly and productively and for those advanced users wishing to master and further develop their Imaris skills. Therefore, tutorials cover a wide range of topics from the very basics through to advance functions. They share expertise from across Imaris community- you’ll learn tasks, tips, and tricks from leading developers and Imaris experts. To begin, just select a topic.

Bitplane regularly adds new video tutorials online, so check our web page to see what's new.

Introduction

New to Imaris? This tutorial is just for you. The Introduction video tutorial provides an overview of the most basic working steps of Imaris.
Watch the Imaris Tutorial Introduction movie (4:23)
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Watch the Imaris Tutorial Introduction movie (Chinese Version)
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Mixed Model Rendering

Watch this video tutorial to discover how to use Display Adjustment window and to get the most from your data set. Follow along as we take you through the Surface reconstruction and learn how process of Spots creations is the easiest thing to do.

Watch the Mixed Model Rendering movie  (14:03)
Watch Mixed Model Rendering (Chinese Version)
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Simple Line Measurements

This tutorial covers the fundamentals of Slice View and it is focused on its different measurement concepts.

Watch the Imaris Tutorial Measurements in Slice View  (6:56)
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Bounding Box Statistical Variable

This video tutorial will help you learn how to use the Bounding Box Statistical Variable.
Bounding Box Statistical Variables makes even the measurement of the most complex objects easy.

Watch the Bounding Box Statistical Variable movie (02:49)
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3D Tracking

This video tutorial will help you learn Imaris Track.
Watch this video to learn how to identify, follow 3D-objects over time, display their paths and analyze their movements.

Watch the Imaris Tutorial 3D Tracking movie (11:33)
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2D Tracking

This video tutorial will help you learn Imaris Track.
Watch this video to learn how to identify, follow 2D-objects over time, display their paths and analyze their movements.

Watch the Imaris Tutorial 2D Tracking movie  (11:32)
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Edit Tracks

This video tutorial will help you learn Imaris Track.
Watch this video tutorial and learn how to interact with tracks if tracking needs to be adjusted.

Watch the Imaris Tutorial Edit Tracks move (5:54)
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FilamentTracer

Thumbnail - Imaris FilamentTracer - Dendrite and Spine Tracking Movie This video tutorial provides an overview of automatic dendrite and spine detection.

Watch the Automatic Dendrite and Spine Detection Movie (8:21)
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Semi Automatic and Manual Filament Tracing Methods

This video tutorial provides an overview of AutoPath, AutoDepth and Manual filament tracing methods.

Watch the Manual Filament Tracing Movie (7:26)
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Statistics in Imaris

Watch this video tutorial and learn to benefit from the relevant statistical parameters and analyses. Imaris statistical outputs could help you objectively finding and easily interpreting the biological properties of your data.

Movie: Statistics Tutorial (7:16)
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Imaris Creation Parameters

This tutorial covers the functionalities found under the Creation Tab. It described how segmentation and processing parameters could be stored, loaded and reused......

Watch the Imaris Creation Parameters Movie (5:52)
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Clipping Plane

Watch this video tutorial and learn how to use the Clipping Plane to examine the internal structures of your 3D data.

Movie: Clipping Plane Tutorial (5:35)
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Enabling ImageJ/Fiji and MATLAB plugins in Imaris

Learn how to enable the link between ImageJ/Fiji and Imaris as well as Matlab and Imaris. This link allows for the use of ImageJ/Fiji publicly available plugins as well as Imaris XTensions

Watch the Fiji & MATLAB movie (5:38)
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Spots Close to the Surface XTension

In this tutorial we will introduce the Spots Close To Surface XTension. Out of all previously created Spots objects, this XTension finds the subset of Spots that are closer to the Surface objects than the user specified threshold.

Watch the Spots Close to Surface XTension video
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Split Spots XTension

This tutorial will introduce the Split Spots XTension. This XTension splits one Spots object in multiple Spots objects if the minimal distance between their spot elements is greater than the user-defined threshold.

Watch the Split Spots XTension movie (4:02)
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ImarisCell Creation Wizard

ImarisCell features automated methods to identify, segment, trace, classify and analyze Cell, Nucleus and Vesicle objects in 2D and 3D time-resolved images. The Cell creation wizard has been specifically designed and structured to impose specific biological constraints relevant for tracking analysis.

Watch the ImarisCell Creation Wizard Movie (8:23)
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ImarisVantage Introduction

ImarisVantage is a statistical data-visualization module, providing tools to create high-dimensional colour plots and analyze multi-object images. Its interactive visualization methods help you to enhance the understanding of complex statistical data by creating plots using actual segmented objects.

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Box Plots in ImarisVantage

This tutorial will show you how to interpret box plot information and how they can be used to help you discover more about your data.

Watch the Box Plots in Imaris Vantage Movie
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ImarisVantage Plot Creation

The ImarisVantage introduction video tutorial provides an overview of the basic working steps of ImarisVantage plot creation. It contains step-by-step instructions for common work flow of the ImarisVantage plot creation. In this video tutorial you will learn how the properties such as color or object size can be used to represent numerical data.

Watch the ImarisVantage Plot Creation movie
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ImarisVantage View Tab

In this video tutorial, we will show you how to customize ImarisVantage plot display. Watch this video and you can learn how to adjust the relative size of the objects, their orientation and position within the plots..

Watch the ImarisVantage View Tab movie (4:20)
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WebEx Training Sessions

Imaris, our flagship product, is packed with powerful features. To help you get the most out of Imaris and its companion modules, we’re leveraging WebEx, a flexible Internet conferencing application that enables you to watch training demonstrations in real time while you listen to explanation and commentary delivered via phone or internet audio (voice over IP).

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  • Most months we hold one or two web seminars on selected key topics. Training sessions typically last an hour and group seminars through WebEx are free. Each group seminar is scheduled at two different times (listed on the registration page) to allow as many customers as possible to join at a convenient time. Choose the time which best fits your schedule.
  • Next Seminar: You will find the latest seminar schedule on the Bitplane Meeting Center or in our monthly Newsletter (Subscription see below).
  • Session Type: Group seminars are free, for an individual package and quote please contact us.
  • To make sure you'll get the meeting password in time we ask you to register no later than one hour prior to the seminar.
  • Registration: Click on Registration to get all the information including how to open the Bitplane Meeting Center, select a group seminar, register for the seminar and attend the WebEx event.

WebEx Training Archive

  • All of our free WebEx training sessions are recorded and made available to Bitplane customers in our training archive.
  • Password and Login: The training archive is password protected. To access the WebEx archive, please email us to receive a username and password.
  • Access Archive: Once you’ve received a username and password, you can access the archive here: Training Archive.