ReleaseNotes

Release Notes

Current version:

Version 3.1

Release date: 8-4-2014

• Protocol for using Relion with Xmipp added.
• RANSAC protocol implemented for initial volume estimation.
• Protocols to import/export using the EMX formats.
• Protocol to study continuous heterogeneity through Normal Mode Analysis
• Manual and supervised picking steps have been merged.
• Many other useful protocols:
  • Merge sets of particles
  • Create a subset of particles
  • Compare classes to a volume (screen classes)
  • Denoise a set of experimental images using a set of classes (denoise particles)
  • Random Conical Tilt revised
  • Conversion from PDB
  • Initial volume through simulated annealing
  • Analysis of the residuals of a set of images
  • Create mask for a volume
  • Preprocess volumes
  • Resolution 3D
  • Align volume
  • Estimate helical parameters
  • Compute SAXS curves
  • CLTomo for subtomogram averaging
  • Soft X-rays tomography: Import, fast align, reconstruct
  • Metadata split and utilities
  • Image calculator
  • Particle quality assessment and sorting
• References to articles added to each protocol in the summary.
• Several bugs have been fixed from version 3.0.

Version 3.0

Release date: 26-3-2013

• Changes in core C++ libraries
  • Image related classes have been re-factored allowing to read most of the image formats used in the field.
  • Adopted a subset of STAR text files as input/output format (internal implementation using sqlite of a MetaData class)
  • Complete refactor of programs, now the input is defined better (invalid command line is validated before proceed, etc)
  • More tools for further developments of parallel (MPI and threads) programs.
• Project and Protocols
  • The project is more structured and organized.
  • Protocol parameters definition have been improved (conditional params and more validation)
  • Easier way to configure launching jobs and further monitoring.
• Visualization
  • Java development of metadata visualization (for both table and gallery view)
  • Image display is connected with ImageJ, allowing integration.
  • Particle picking was re-written from scratch using Java Swing/ImageJ.
  • Implementation of a customized file explorer for EM-related files.

Version 2.3

Release date: 13-4-2009

• Bug fixes: 2.2-bug1

Version 2.2

Release date: 8-10-2008

• Bug fixes: 2.0.2-bug1

Version 2.0.2

Release date: 11-1-2008

• Bug fixes: 2.0.1-bug1, 2.0.1-bug2, 2.0-bug3

Version 2.0.1

Release date: 13-12-2007

• Bug fixes: 2.0-bug1, 2.0-bug2

Version 2.0

Release date: 29-11-2007

• Added standardized protocols with graphical interface
• Added MLF2D and MLF3D classification
• Made CTF-estimation more robust

Version 1.1

Release date:11-1-2007

• Added ML3D classification
• Added compilation using Scons
• Added binaries distribution for i386 and a64