Abstract
The Sorcerer Image Analysis system is a powerful, automatic system with a wide range of applications in both the life and material sciences. Sorcerer has been developed to provide a versatile and fast analytical tool for research and quality control.
A monochrome CCD video camera is used to view the sample, either with a microscope, Petri-viewer, or macro stand & lens. Various optical and illumination techniques are available to ensure an optimal picture is presented for analysis. The computer monitor displays the live image within a window together with status and tool bars.
The system detects and measures objects by virtue of contrast differences using a camera resolution of 1392 x 1040 pixels.
Sorcerer utilises a matrix detection algorithm for situations where shading is encountered, either induced by the sample or the illumination used. The image can be reversed to allow those objects which appear lighter than the background to be analysed.