miXscope 3.3.1

miXscope is an OS X application that allows QX3/QX3+, QX5, and MiScope microscope users to take snapshots or create time-laspe movies of the world around them.

In addition to snapshots and movies, users can add time stamps, text comments, image overlays, make measurements and/or draw on the live view images.

Supported Devices:
· QX3/QX3+ USB Microscopes
· QX5/Smithsonian USB Microscopes
· MiScope USB Handheld Microscope
· Dino-Lite Series of Microscopes
· ProScope and ProScope HR Microscopes
· External iSight Camera
· Built-in iSight Camera
· DV Cameras
· Other microscopes/cameras that have a QuickTime video driver

Here are some key features of "miXscope":

Snapshots:
· Captures images as PNG, TIFF, or JPG
· Real-time frame averaging
· Import images into iPhoto

Movies:
· Create time-lapse movies
· Create stop motion movies
· Onion-skin option for stop motion movies
· Create an image sequence
· Motion Detection

Special Effects:
· Several built-in special effects

Annotation:
· Add a time-stamp on the image or movie
· Add one or two text comments on the image or movie

Overlays:
· Add an image/logo overlay
· Control the overlay's opacity, position, and size

Live Drawing:
· Draw ovals, rectangles, or freehand

Measurement Tools:
· Measure angles, lengths, and areas
· Scale calibration functionality

Session Manager:
· Capture current session settings
· Restore previous sessions

Miscellaneous:
· Digital Zoom
· Full screen mode
· Create movies from an image sequence
· Flip images vertically and/or horizontally
· Take snapshots using the command-line tool
· Runs natively on Intel and PowerPC Macs
· Allows access to all QuickTime input video devices
· Dino-Lite series microscopes
· External and built-in iSight cameras
· ProScope and ProScope HR microscopes
· DV cameras

Requirements:

· QuickTime 6.5.1 or later

Limitations:

· Unregistered version is limited to 30 minute sessions and the text 'unregistered version of miXscope' is displayed on the live video.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Added additional error handling for the QX5.