Microscopy Image Browser (MIB) Installation

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Run Microscopy Image Browser under MATLAB environment
Run Microscopy Image Browser as standalone (Windows, x64 bit)
Run Microscopy Image Browser as standalone (MacOS, x64 bit)
Additional info

Run Microscopy Image Browser under MATLAB environment

Download MATLAB distribution of the program (MIB2_Matlab.zip)
Unzip and copy MIB files to MIB directory in your Scripts folder. For example, c:\MATLAB\Scripts\mib\
Start MATLAB
Add MIB starting directory (for example, c:\MATLAB\Scripts\mib\) into MATLAB path:
MATLAB->Home tab->Set path...->Add folder...->Save
alternatively use the pathtool function from MATLAB command window

Type mib in the MATLAB command window and hit the Enter button to start the program
Check System Requirements for further details about optional steps, such as use of Fiji, or OMERO
Access help and tutorials from the MIB menu: MIB->Menu->Help->Help

Run Microscopy Image Browser as standalone (Windows, x64 bit)

Download a single executable file that installs MIB (MIB2_Win.exe).
Run MIB2_Win.exe to install MIB to your computer (requires administrative privileges). The required MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) environment will be automatically installed during the process. Click here for detailed instructions .
To start, please type MIB in the Start menu of Windows
Check System Requirements for further details about optional steps, such as use of Fiji, or OMERO
Access help and tutorials from the MIB menu: MIB->Menu->Help->Help

Run Microscopy Image Browser as standalone (MacOS, x64 bit)

Tested with Mac OS X (Yosemite), version 10.10.3 and MATLAB R2016a.

Download standalone distribution of the program for Mac OS (MIB2_Mac.dmg).
Follow the datailed instructions from MIB website MIB for Mac OS

Additional info

MIB stores its configuration parameters:

for Windows - C:\Users\Username\MATLAB\mib.mat or in the Windows TEMP directory (C:\Users\User-name\AppData\Local\Temp\). The TEMP directory can be found and accessed with Windows->Start button->%TEMP% command
for Linux - /home/username/Matlab or local TEMP directory
for MacOS - /Users/username/Matlab or local TEMP directory

The actual path to the configuration file is dispayed in the command prompt during MIB startup. The configuration file is automatically created/updated when closing MIB.

If MIB does not start check MATLAB path and/or delete the configuration mib.mat file.