Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software - Manual (Page 55)

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3 Image Lab Software
Overview
Image Lab™ image acquisition and analysis software works with the
Gel Doc™ EZ imager, stain-free gels, and other gels that are not stain-free to create
a reproducible, automated, and time-saving workflow for imaging and analyzing
gels.
In Image Lab, a protocol is any combination of imaging, analysis, and report settings
that has been saved to run as a single workflow. Researchers can run one protocol
repeatedly or easily design a wide range of protocols.
With Image Lab you can view analyzed data, edit the analysis, and produce
customized reports that show precisely the settings applied in order to ensure
repeatable results.
Image Lab generates two types of files:
 Protocol files describe the parameters for imaging and analyzing your gel
images.
 Image files contain the imaged gel, annotations, and analysis performed on
the gel. An imaged gel, run according to a protocol file, generates an image
file.