iolite v4.10.0 has just been released! Below is a quick summary of changes, but in particular, these new features may be of interest.
Big speed improvements for LIBS datasets
Joe has spent quite a bit of time with the AV2 team coming up with an improved LIBS dataset format. The upshot of this is LIBS data files are loaded faster, and have better reliability built in. Testing here resulted in loading times that were up to 16 times faster.
New Presets Manager
Presets are key to improving efficiency in your data processing workflow as they allow you to set things up just the way you want. iolite has added a new approach to presets with its new Presets Manager. You can now use this in iolite Imaging View to set your favourite color gradients, limits and more. Some other places you might find presets useful is in the LIBS importer, in the DRS View, and in the Time Series View where you can set which channels you want to see, how they’re scaled etc.
Added functionality to iolite imaging capabilities
Regions of Interest (ROIs) are key to statistical analysis of images. Recent changes we’ve added provide even more control over how they are created. You can even create ROIs randomly for applications such as “bootstrapping” your data. Disjointed ROIs such as those created by setting some criterion (such as “Hf177_CPS > 10,000”) can now be subdivided according to contiguous area. This could be used to find all the grains in an image, and then create an ROI from each, all done automatically. You can also now change the styling of ROIs to customise the communication of your results. We’ve also improved image export options and added a range of fixes and improvements.
Constantly improving the ways to get Data into, and out of, iolite
Recent releases include a range of changes to import modules for instruments such as Perkin Elmer files, Neoma csv file, Nu Plasma Vitesse files, ESL LAX files, and Agilent files. We’ve also added controls for how your data are arranged in the export files, with options to separate means, uncertainties and LODs. Trace element concentrations can also now be calculated in wt % if your RM data is stored as wt %.
For those doing geochronology, you’ll be pleased to know that we’ve now added a tool for automatically uploading your data to IsoPlotR.
Those are just a couple of highlights from this release. The full list of changes is available in the Release Notes. If you have any questions about this release, or anything iolite related, please send us an email at iolite@icpms.com.
