.. index:: Bio-Rad PIC
.. index:: .pic, .raw, .xml
Bio-Rad PIC
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Extensions: .pic, .raw, .xml
Developer: Bio-Rad
Owner: `Carl Zeiss, Inc. `_
**Support**
BSD-licensed: |no|
Export: |no|
Officially Supported Versions:
Reader: BioRadReader (:bfreader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `)
Freely Available Software:
- `Bio-Rad PIC reader plugin for ImageJ `_
We currently have:
* a PIC specification document (v4.5, in PDF)
* an older PIC specification document (v4.2, from 1996 December 16, in DOC)
* a large number of PIC datasets
* the ability to produce new datasets
We would like to have:
**Ratings**
Pixels: |Outstanding|
Metadata: |Very good|
Openness: |Very good|
Presence: |Very good|
Utility: |Very good|
**Additional Information**
**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**
* Commercial applications that support this format include:
* `Bitplane Imaris `_
* `SVI Huygens `_