Flowcam  & Zooscan

Installation of the Zooprocess pack

• Download the ImageJ_Zooprocess_install_XXbits_OS depending of your computer and the Zooprocess_version_X.XX. All necessary files, including the vuescan installer are included in the archive.

• Then follow the instructions from the Zooprocess_setup_manual.

Version 8.18 and above : note for Flowcam users

• The version 8.18 and above version provide the possibility to obtain much better vignettes from the raw images of the Flowcam equipped with color camera

• It also provides much complete sample metadata for all Flowcam samples. A tutorial available from the "manual" page of the website explain how to get benefit of these new metadata for a safer computing of the plankton abundances.

Version 8.25 and above : important note for Flowcam users

• The new version 8.25 provides a fix for the process of the B&W raw images acquired with the old Flowcam instruments. It also permit to recover the wrong measurements by reprocessing the saved vignettes.  Check the information sheet.

• The version 8.26 improves the recovery of the features from vignettes which include object corners.

Version 8.26 and above : important note for Zooscan users

• The Version 8.26 allows now to install the Vuescan scanning application in the default Program Files location and to have its settings saved in the Pictures folder. Contact Hydroptic if you experience any licencing problem for Vuescan.