What's New in IDL 6.1 !

RSI is pleased to announce the release of IDL Version 6.1. This new version of IDL provides some significant new enhancements and additional functionality to IDL 6.0:

IDL Intelligent Tools (iTools)
IDL 6.1’s new iMap tool joins iPlot, iContour, iSurface, iImage and iVolume to deliver unprecedented functionality and ease of use for those who prefer a more “application-like” interface for IDL. IDL 6.1 also includes enhancements that allow users to define and apply visualization “styles,” record and play back macros, view detailed audit trails and create resizable graphics for printing, reporting and use in popular software applications.
    
IDL Virtual Machine (IDL VM)
Starting with IDL 6.0, anyone with an IDL development license can freely distribute compiled IDL code using the new IDL Virtual Machine (VM). With IDL 6.1, IDL VM will run directly from the IDL Windows CD. New IDL features have also been introduced to give IDL VM developers abilities previously only available through the EXECUTE function.
  

Read and write support for JPEG 2000 format files
Take advantage of significantly improved image compression technology with this new functionality.

DICOM File Support for Medical Imaging
In conjunction with the IDL 6.1 release, RSI is releasing the new IDL DICOM Toolkit?, an add-on module for IDL that gives users the ability to read and write DICOM files using IDL.
  Other Enhancements in IDL 6.1
IDL 6.1 adds new routines for image sharpening, hierarchical clustering, dendrite plotting and wavelet analysis. IDL SAVE file contents can now be queried and individual data items or routines can be selectively restored. Tab key navigation and keyboard accelerators have been added to the IDL widget system to enable keyboard shortcuts in custom applications.