[MINC-users] brain-view??

[Andrew Janke]

Hi Jim,

I am in the throes of compiling a Ubuntu/Debian package for brain-view
for you.  As for documentation I would suggest that put it together on
wiki.bic.mni.mcgill.ca


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On 5/3/07, EJ Nikelski <nikelski at bic.mni.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
>    I shall defer to you on Inventor versus VTK issues. I assumed its death
> due to its lack of presence and current documentation (not the look).
> Assuming that no one from Alan's group objects, where might I find the most
> current source and perhaps a make file? I would be perfectly willing to
> cobble together a bit of documentation, if that would help.
>
> -Jim
>
>
> On 5/2/07, Jason Lerch <jason at bic.mni.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> >
> > EJ Nikelski wrote:
> > > Hi Anka,
> > >
> > >    Are you looking for beta testers? We would be willing to test
> > mincView,
> > > particularly if it provides similar functionality to brain-view, i.e.
> > > overlaying a cortical surface (obj) with functional or cortical
> > thickness
> > > data.  Just make the source and a make file available, and we can build
> > it
> > > ourselves.  We don't really need a package at this point ...
> > >
> > >    BTW, do you know whether brain-view is really dead? It looks a bit
> > dated
> > > (QT3  with SoQT libraries and a very Inventor look to it).  If it is
> > > officially dead, I shall recommend that we look for something else.
> > >
> > Contrary to seemingly popular belief, brain-view is not dead (as an
> > aside, why would having an Inventor look make it seem dead? I'll take
> > Inventor or its derivatives over VTK any day). As far as I know you're
> > welcome to it, unless anyone from Alan's group objects.
> >
> > Jason
> > > Thanks for the info,
> > >
> > > -Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/1/07, Anka Kochanowska <anka at bic.mni.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >> In Louis Collins' lab we have an IGNS project with few applications
> > that
> > >> allow you to view minc data or display obj files.
> > >> There is a simple program called MincView, based on vtk (5.0) with qt
> > >> user interface.
> > >> As the project is not finished, there is no package ready for install,
> > >> and I have not yet thought of creating it (I am the main developer on
> > >> the project).
> > >>
> > >> Anka
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> EJ Nikelski wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Hi all,
> > >>>
> > >>>   I am collaborating with a researcher who recollects using a piece of
> > >>> BIC-developed software, called brain-view, sometime in the recent
> > past.
> > >>> Personally, I have never heard of it, and it isn't amongst the
> > packages
> > >>> distributed by BIC (I believe) ... although there is a link at
> > >>> "http://wiki.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/index.php/BrainViewDev"<
> > >>>
> > >> http://wiki.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/index.php/BrainViewDev>
> > >>
> > >>> and Yorick seems to have some version of it running.
> > >>>
> > >>>   Question: Is this software ready for use and being actively
> > developed
> > >>>
> > >> and
> > >>
> > >>> distributed (within the BIC community, at least)?  Or is this simply a
> > >>> "proof of concept" project that isn''t going any further (as suggested
> > in
> > >>> the wiki). Are there better options?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>>
> > >>> -Jim
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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