The executables and demo data can be downloaded from releases. Full version including the source codes will be released later.
- Software dependencies: ImarisFileConverter (freely downloadable in https://imaris.oxinst.com/big-data), for converting a variety of image formats to .ims format, which is supported by Lychnis.
- Hardware dependencies: NVIDIA graphics card
- Operating systems (including version numbers): Windows 10 64-bit
- Versions the software has been tested on: 1.2.5
- Any required non-standard hardware: None
Instructions: Unzip “Lychnis.zip” and run “Software/lychnis-1.2.5.exe” directly.
Instructions to run on data:
- Click menu “File -> Load project” and select “Demo-data/Lychnis/ROI.json”
- Drag slider at the top to adjust contrast.
How to run the software on your data
- Click menu “File -> Open IMS file” to import IMS image instead of existing project
- Hold down “Z” and left-click to pick a point in volume which will be connected to currently selected point.
- Hold down “X” and left-click to select a previously inserted point.
- Hold down “X” and right-click to connect currently selected point to the next selected point.
- Press “ESC” to cancel selection, “Delete” to delete selected point.
- Drag slider at the bottom to change resolution.
- Press Space to reload a data block centered at selected point.
- Press F to trace axons automatically when at least two points have been inserted.