i2k Align is based on DualAlign's i2align image registration and recognition algorithm, and it is one of the most sophisticated software package in the world for registering and aligning two-dimensional images and for constructing multi-image montages.

i2k Align is able to register images from many different modalities, including photographic and thermal, near and far infrared, fundus imagery, angiography, and a variety of medical image modalities.

Faster and smarter than the Dual-Bootstrap (GDB-ICP) algorithm our team developed while at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, i2align can register almost any set of 2d images, finding the common structures in the images and ignoring the differences. If you can see common structures, i2align will find them and register the images.

Here are some key features of "i2k Align":

· A simple-to-use UI allows users to run the software, align and montage images, and preview the results. For many users, particularly those who want to just "see" the images, this will be enough. Checking an image montage is one clear example, but anyone who wants to combine modalities or observe a stabilized time series of images will find the "preview" capabilities quite powerful.
· A command-line executable allows users more control over the software and provides the ability to align or montage multiple image sets at once.
· A library and header file are provided, with a C-level interface, for users who would like to incorporate i2k Align or i2k Align Retina into their own applications.
· In addition to the image output from i2k Align and i2k Align Retina, users can output the transformation functions that map the images on top of each other and output the inter-image correspondences that i2align uses to drive the underlying registration process. This output may be obtained through the UI, through the command-line executable and through options set in the library function calls.

Requirements:

· Minimum 512MB of RAM.
· 1GB of disk space.
· Internet connection for activation and updates.

Limitations:

· 14 days trial period.