System Requirements
Manufacturers change system specifications regularly so it is difficult to describe the exact configuration that is required to use Image-Pro Premier successfully. However, there are some important guidelines to consider before purchasing or upgrading your computer hardware for use with Image-Pro Premier.
Rule of Thumb:
Everything depends on memory and speed. For users who want the best possible experience and product performance we recommend that you review the requirements below and follow-up with a review of the hardware priorities to understand how the whole system plays a part in the applications performance.
| Recommended | High Performance for 3D Module | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Windows 7 (64-bit) *32-bit versions are supported but not recommended |
Windows 10 (64-bit) - Anniversary Update, Professional and up |
| Free Disk Space | Multi high-speed SATA hard disks or SSDs; 8 GB free on installation drive + free space for images (20 GB+) |
Mult high-speed SATA hard disks or SSDs configured in RAID 5; 16GB free on installation drive + free space for images (1 TB+) Large images will require more disk space. File size is limited to the Hard Drive Free Space/2.5 Example: 4TB Free |
| Processor | 2.8 GHz CPU Intel quad-core processor or better | 3.0 GHz Intel quad-core processor or better |
| RAM | 16GB memory or higher | 48GB-100GB memory, depends on # of open images |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GEForce GTX Cards with 4GB graphics memory & Open GL 4.2 or higher |
NVIDIA GEForce GTX or above cards with 8GB graphics |
| Drives | DVD-ROM drive if optional DVD purchased | DVD-ROM drive if optional DVD purchased |
| USB Port | Required for hard licenses and offline license activation | Required for hard licenses and offline license activation |
| Internet Connection | Internet connection required for online services* | Internet connection required for online services* |
| Internet Browser | Internet Explorer version 9 or higher | Internet Explorer version 9 or higher |
Important Notes:
*This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online ("online services"), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services include but are not limited to, automatic updates, support links, access to video tutorials, and more.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (automatically installed by application).
Specifications are subject to change
Supported File Formats
| Description | Extension | Read | Write |
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| TIFF | *.tif, *.tiff |  |
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| JPEG | *.jpeg, *.jpg | |
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| JPEG 2000 | *.jp2, *.jpf | |
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| Microsoft Windows bitmap | *.bmp | |
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| PNG file | *.png | |
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| Raw binary data file | *.raw | |
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| Flat file | *.flf | |
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| Flex Image Transport System | *.fts, *.fit, *.fits | |
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| OME-TIFF | *.tiff | |
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| Media Cybernetics Image-Pro sequence | *.seq | |
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| AVI movie file | *.avi | |
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| Microsoft Windows Media Video | *.wmv | |
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| StreamPix sequence | *.seq | |
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| PerkinElmer® | *.tim | |
| Description | Extension | Read | Write |
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| Applied Precision® DeltaVision® | *.dv | |
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| Image Cytometry | *.ics | |
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| Media Cybernetics Impage-Pro Plus set | *.ips | |
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| Media Cybernetics set | *.mcs | |
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| Media Cybernetics AutoQuant | *.deb | |
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| Micro-Manager | *.metadatatext | |
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| Olympus® FluoView® FV1000 | *.oif, *.oib | |
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| Molecular Devices® MetaMorph® | *.nd, *.stk | |
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| Nikon NIS-Elements | *.nd2 | |
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| Carl Zeiss® | *.lsm, *.zvi, *czi | |
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| Leica® | *.lei, *.lif | |
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| Aperio® | *.svs | |
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| BigTIFF | *.btf | |
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| Objective Imaging Surveyor mosaic | *.sws | |
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| Hamamatsu Nanozoomer | *.ndpi, *.ndpr, *.ndpis, *.vms, *.vmu | |
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| Leica SCN Slidescanner | *.scn | |
