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Feature comparison |
i2k Retina Standard |
i2k Retina Standard Plus |
i2k Retina Professional |
i2k Retina Professional Plus |
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1. Automatic image registration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2. Automatic and configurable output cropping |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3. Automatic mask detection |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4. Automatic blending and stitched of input images into a montage / mosaic output |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5. Quadratic or affine alignment method |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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6. Adjust blending options: fully-blended, partial or no blending |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7. User-selectable processing effort |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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8. User-selectable target image (default is automatic center selection) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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9. Output aligned images to an automatically calculated coordinate space of a target image |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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10. Automatic alignment of images from multiple modalities (color fundus, OCTA, FA, etc) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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11. Sequential display of aligned images |
No |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
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12. Overlapping display and comparison of aligned images (fusion & multi-view modes) |
No |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
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13. Output gif & .mov files from aligned images to illustrate sequential display |
No |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
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14. Locate a point on one image and instantly see the same point on any other image (linked view in synchronization mode) |
No |
No |
In i2k Viewer |
In i2k Viewer |
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15. Save and load transformations |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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16. Mosaic sequences (for multi-session images) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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17. Combine multiple acquisitions |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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18. Adaptive optics images |
No |
No |
Upgrade option |
Upgrade option |
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19. Support for non-retinal images types |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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20. Surrogate image substitution |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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21. Define a Region of Interest on input images |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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22. Special image acquisition paths (used with Adaptive Optics images) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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23. Developer kit (SDK) including command line utility program for batch image processing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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24. User-selected correspondence points |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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25. Input / output of in-memory images |
No |
No |
No |
Developer kit API only |
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26. Number of images per processing |
up to 75 |
up to 75 |
up to 1000 |
More than 1000 |
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27. Image formats: JPEG, BMAP, TIFF, PNG |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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28. DICOM support |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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29. Move license between computers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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30. Mac OSX 10.7 or higher Windows 10 and 11 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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31. Linux OS support |
no |
no |
no |
SDK only |
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32. Maximum number of registration batches from command line program or API |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
500 |
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33. License duration |
Five years |
Five years |
Eight years |
One year |
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34. Number of activation codes |
One |
One |
One |
Two (desktop & command line) |
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35. User support and software updates |
Two years |
Two years |
Eight years |
One year |
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36. Price |
$995 |
$1395 |
$1990 |
$1849 |
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37. Extended support option: additional 3 years |
$149 |
$149 |
Not needed |
Not applicable |
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38. User interface |
Desktop application |
Desktop application |
Desktop application |
Desktop app & SDK |
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39. Recent release |
V. 3.20 |
V. 3.20 |
V. 3.20 |
V. 3.20 |
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Comparison of releases |
i2k Retina Release 2.x |
i2k Retina Release 3.9 or later |
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A) Core features such as automatic image registration; automatic mask detection; automatic illumination correction; quadratic alignment method; automatic target image selection |
Included |
No change |
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B) User-selectable target image |
Included |
Improved desktop application interface |
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C) Surrogate image substitution |
Included |
Improved in desktop application and API |
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D) Define a Region of Interest on any image |
Included |
Improved desktop application interface |
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E) Detect which images were included in different image groupings |
Not supported in desktop application |
Improved API support and available from desktop application |
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F) Adaptive optics images |
Not supported |
Upgrade option |
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G) User-selected correspondence points |
Not available |
Option |
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H) Number of bits supported per color |
8 |
8,10,12,16 |
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I) Incremental montage |
Not available |
Only available as an option for developers. No end-user application available. |
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J) Use on iOS devices |
Not available |
Only available as an option for developers. No end-user application available. |
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K) Move license between computers with deactivation command |
Included |
Improved desktop application interface |
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L) License duration |
Perpetual and defined subscriptions were available.
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Desktop application only available with a defined subscription period. Developers continue to have multiple options available. |
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M) User support and software updates |
The last update was version 2.5. End-user support for desktop application ends in January 2026.. The SDK is not available. |
Current desktop application is version 3.20. Support available depends on configuration purchased. |
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N) Are activation codes interchangeable between versions 2.x and 3.x? |
No |
No |
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O) Support and updates included at time of purchase for perpetual activation codes |
3 years for Std configuration 5 years for Pro configuration |
3 years for Std configuration 5 years for Pro configuration |
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P) Price for Support after the initial support period has ended |
Depends on duration of time since the support period ended |
15% for one year 25% for five years |
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Q) Upgrade price to next major version |
None after January 2026. |
Not needed if Support is current |