From: BactImAS: a platform for processing and analysis of bacterial time-lapse microscopy movies
ImageJ | BactImAS | MicrobeTracker | Schnitzcells | |
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Platform | Win/Mac/Linux | Win/Mac/Linux | Win/Mac/Linux | Windows |
License | GNU GPL | GNU GPL | GNU GPL + MATLAB license; registration required | Freely available + MATLAB license; registration required |
Written in | Java | Java | MATLAB | MATLAB |
Data storage | .txt file format | Relational database SQLite3 | MATLAB directories | MATLAB directories |
ROI storage | Manual, file system | Continous automatic, SQLite3 | MATLAB directories | MATLAB directories |
Software-user Interaction | Dialog-based GUI | Dialog-based GUI | Dialog-based GUI + command line | Mostly command line |
Algorithm optimized for | - | M. smegmatis | C. crescentus, E. coli | B. subtilis, E. coli |
Manual control | Full | Full | Limited | Limited |
Cell segmentation | Manual | Semi-automated | Fully-automated | Fully-automated |