Supported Formats ----------------- :term:`Ratings legend and definitions` You can sort this table by clicking on any of the headings. .. list-table:: :class: sortable :header-rows: 1 :widths: 30, 20, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 3 * - Format - Extensions - .. image:: images/header-pixels.png - .. image:: images/header-metadata.png - .. image:: images/header-openness.png - .. image:: images/header-presence.png - .. image:: images/header-utility.png - .. image:: images/header-export.png - BSD - Multiple Images - Pyramid * - :doc:`formats/3i-slidebook` - .sld - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/abd-tiff` - .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/aim` - .aim - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/alicona-3d` - .al3d - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/amersham-biosciences-gel` - .gel - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/amira-mesh` - .am, .amiramesh, .grey, .hx, .labels - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/amnis-flowsight` - .cif - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/analyze-75` - .img, .hdr - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/andor-sif` - .sif - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/animated-png` - .png - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Good| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/aperio-afi` - .afi, .svs - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/aperio-svs-tiff` - .svs - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/applied-precision-cellworx` - .htd, .pnl - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/avi` - .avi - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/axon-raw-format` - .arf - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/bd-pathway` - .exp, .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/becker-hickl-fifo` - .spc - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/becker-hickl-spcimage` - .sdt - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/bio-rad-gel` - .1sc - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/bio-rad-pic` - .pic, .raw, .xml - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/bio-rad-scn` - .scn - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/bitplane-imaris` - .ims - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/bruker-mri` - - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/burleigh` - .img - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/canon-dng` - .cr2, .crw - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/cellh5` - .ch5 - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Very good| - |yes| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/cellomics` - .c01, .dib - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/cellsens-vsi` - .vsi - |Fair| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/cellvoyager` - .xml, .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/deltavision` - .dv, .r3d - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/dicom` - .dcm, .dicom - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/ecat7` - .v - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/eps` - .eps, .epsi, .ps - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/evotecperkinelmer-opera-flex` - .flex, .mea, .res - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/fei` - .img - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/fei-tiff` - .tiff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/fits` - .fits - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/gatan-digital-micrograph` - .dm3, .dm4 - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/gatan-digital-micrograph-2` - .dm2 - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/gif` - .gif - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/hamamatsu-aquacosmos-naf` - .naf - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/hamamatsu-his` - .his - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/hamamatsu-ndpi` - .ndpi, .ndpis - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/hamamatsu-vms` - .vms - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/hitachi-s-4800` - .txt, .tif, .bmp, .jpg - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/i2i` - .i2i - |Very Good| - |Very good| - |Very Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/ics` - .ics, .ids - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imacon` - .fff - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imagepro-sequence` - .seq - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imagepro-workspace` - .ipw - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imagic` - .hed, .img - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imod` - .mod - |Good| - |Good| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/improvision-openlab-liff` - .liff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/improvision-openlab-raw` - .raw - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/improvision-tiff` - .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/imspector-obf` - .obf, .msr - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/incell-1000` - .xdce, .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/incell-3000` - .frm - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/inr` - .inr - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/inveon` - .hdr - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/ionpath-mibi` - .tif, .tiff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/iplab` - .ipl - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/iplab-mac` - .ipm - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/jeol` - .dat, .img, .par - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/jpeg` - .jpg - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/jpeg-2000` - .jp2 - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Good| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/jpk` - .jpk - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/jpx` - .jpx - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/khoros-viff-bitmap` - .xv - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/kodak-bip` - .bip - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/lambert-instruments-flim` - .fli - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/lavision-imspector` - .msr - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/leica-lcs-lei` - .lei, .tif - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/leica-lif` - .lif - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Very good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/leica-scn` - .scn - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/leo` - .sxm - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/li-cor-l2d` - .l2d, .tif, .scn - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/lim` - .lim - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/metamorph-75-tiff` - .tiff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/metamorph-stack-stk` - .stk, .nd - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/mias-maia-scientific` - .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/micro-manager` - .tif, .txt, .xml - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/minc-mri` - .mnc - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/minolta-mrw` - .mrw - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/mng` - .mng - |Good| - |Good| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/molecular-imaging` - .stp - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/mrc` - .mrc - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nef` - .nef, .tif - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nifti` - .img, .hdr, .nii, .nii.gz - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nikon-elements-tiff` - .tiff - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nikon-ez-c1-tiff` - .tiff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nikon-nis-elements-nd2` - .nd2 - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/nrrd` - .nrrd, .nhdr, .raw, .txt - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Very good| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-cellrapl` - .apl, .mtb, .tnb, .tif, .obsep - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-fluoview-fv1000` - .oib, .oif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Very good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-fluoview-tiff` - .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-oir` - .oir - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-scanr` - .xml, .dat, .tif - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/olympus-sis-tiff` - .tiff - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/ome-tiff` - :model_doc:`.ome.tiff, .ome.tif, .ome.tf2, .ome.tf8, .ome.btf ` - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/ome-xml` - :model_doc:`.ome, .ome.xml ` - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/omero-pyramid` - - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/oxford-instruments` - .top - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/pcoraw` - .pcoraw, .rec - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/pcx-pc-paintbrush` - .pcx - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkin-elmer-densitometer` - .pds - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkinelmer-columbus` - .xml, .csv, .tif - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkinelmer-nuance` - .im3 - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkinelmer-operetta` - .tiff, .xml - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkinelmer-ultraview` - .tif, .2, .3, .4, etc. - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/perkinelmer-vectra-qptiff` - .tif, .qptiff - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/pgm` - .pbm, .pgm, .ppm - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Good| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/photoshop-psd` - .psd - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/photoshop-tiff` - .tif, .tiff - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/picoquant-bin` - .bin - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/pict-macintosh-picture` - .pict - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/png` - .png - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/prairie-tech-tiff` - .tif, .xml, .cfg - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/princeton-instruments-spe` - .spe - |Good| - |Good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/quesant` - .afm - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/quicktime-movie` - .mov - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |yes| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/rhk` - .sm2, .sm3 - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/sbig` - - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/seiko` - .xqd, .xqf - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/simplepci-hcimage` - .cxd - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/simplepci-hcimage-tiff` - .tiff - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/sm-camera` - - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/spider` - .spi, .stk - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/targa` - .tga - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/text` - .txt - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/tiff` - .tiff, .tif, .tf2, .tf8, .btf - |Very good| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Fair| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/tillphotonics-tillvision` - .vws - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/topometrix` - .tfr, .ffr, .zfr, .zfp, .2fl - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/trestle` - .tif, .sld, .jpg - |Good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/ubm` - .pr3 - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/unisoku` - .dat, .hdr - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/varian-fdf` - .fdf - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/veeco-afm` - .hdf - |Good| - |Good| - |Very Good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/vg-sam` - .dti - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/visitech-xys` - .xys, .html - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/volocity` - .mvd2 - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/volocity-library-clipping` - .acff - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/wa-top` - .wat - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/windows-bitmap` - .bmp - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |Outstanding| - |Poor| - |no| - |yes| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/woolz` - .wlz - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |yes| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/zeiss-axio-csm` - .lms - |Good| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Poor| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/zeiss-axiovision-tiff` - .xml, .tif - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |Fair| - |Fair| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/zeiss-axiovision-zvi` - .zvi - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |no| - |no| * - :doc:`formats/zeiss-czi` - `.czi `_ - |Outstanding| - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Fair| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |yes| * - :doc:`formats/zeiss-lsm` - .lsm, .mdb - |Outstanding| - |Very good| - |Good| - |Very good| - |Good| - |no| - |no| - |yes| - |no| Bio-Formats currently supports **150** formats .. glossary:: Ratings legend and definitions +----------------+-----------------------+ +================+=======================+ | |Outstanding| | Outstanding | +----------------+-----------------------+ | |Very good| | Very good | +----------------+-----------------------+ | |Good| | Good | +----------------+-----------------------+ | |Fair| | Fair | +----------------+-----------------------+ | |Poor| | Poor | +----------------+-----------------------+ Pixels Our estimation of Bio-Formats' ability to reliably extract complete and accurate pixel values from files in that format. The better this score, the more confident we are that Bio-Formats will successfully read your file without displaying an error message or displaying an erroneous image. Metadata Our certainty in the thoroughness and correctness of Bio-Formats' metadata extraction and conversion from files of that format into standard OME-XML. The better this score, the more confident we are that all meaningful metadata will be parsed and populated as OME-XML. Openness This is not a direct expression of Bio-Formats' performance, but rather indicates the level of cooperation the format's controlling interest has demonstrated toward the scientific community with respect to the format. The better this score, the more tools (specification documents, source code, sample files, etc.) have been made available. Presence This is also not directly related to Bio-Formats, but instead represents our understanding of the format's popularity, and is also as a measure of compatibility between applications. The better this score, the more common the format and the more software packages include support for it. Utility Our opinion of the format's suitability for storing metadata-rich microscopy image data. The better this score, the wider the variety of information that can be effectively stored in the format. Export This indicates whether Bio-Formats is capable of writing the format (Bio-Formats can read every format on this list). BSD This indicates whether format is BSD-licensed. By default, format readers and writers are GPL-licensed. Multiple Images This indicates whether the format can store multiple Images (in OME-XML terminology) or series (in Bio-Formats API terminology). Pyramid This indicates whether the format can store a single image at multiple resolutions, typically referred to as an image pyramid. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :glob: :hidden: formats/3i-slidebook formats/abd-tiff formats/aim formats/alicona-3d formats/amersham-biosciences-gel formats/amira-mesh formats/amnis-flowsight formats/analyze-75 formats/andor-sif formats/animated-png formats/aperio-afi formats/aperio-svs-tiff formats/applied-precision-cellworx formats/avi formats/axon-raw-format formats/bd-pathway formats/becker-hickl-fifo formats/becker-hickl-spcimage formats/bio-rad-gel formats/bio-rad-pic formats/bio-rad-scn formats/bitplane-imaris formats/bruker-mri formats/burleigh formats/canon-dng formats/cellh5 formats/cellomics formats/cellsens-vsi formats/cellvoyager formats/deltavision formats/dicom formats/ecat7 formats/eps formats/evotecperkinelmer-opera-flex formats/fei formats/fei-tiff formats/fits formats/gatan-digital-micrograph formats/gatan-digital-micrograph-2 formats/gif formats/hamamatsu-aquacosmos-naf formats/hamamatsu-his formats/hamamatsu-ndpi formats/hamamatsu-vms formats/hitachi-s-4800 formats/i2i formats/ics formats/imacon formats/imagepro-sequence formats/imagepro-workspace formats/imagic formats/imod formats/improvision-openlab-liff formats/improvision-openlab-raw formats/improvision-tiff formats/imspector-obf formats/incell-1000 formats/incell-3000 formats/inr formats/inveon formats/ionpath-mibi formats/iplab formats/iplab-mac formats/jeol formats/jpeg formats/jpeg-2000 formats/jpk formats/jpx formats/khoros-viff-bitmap formats/kodak-bip formats/lambert-instruments-flim formats/lavision-imspector formats/leica-lcs-lei formats/leica-lif formats/leica-scn formats/leo formats/li-cor-l2d formats/lim formats/metamorph-75-tiff formats/metamorph-stack-stk formats/mias-maia-scientific formats/micro-manager formats/minc-mri formats/minolta-mrw formats/mng formats/molecular-imaging formats/mrc formats/nef formats/nifti formats/nikon-elements-tiff formats/nikon-ez-c1-tiff formats/nikon-nis-elements-nd2 formats/nrrd formats/olympus-cellrapl formats/olympus-fluoview-fv1000 formats/olympus-fluoview-tiff formats/olympus-oir formats/olympus-scanr formats/olympus-sis-tiff formats/ome-tiff formats/ome-xml formats/omero-pyramid formats/oxford-instruments formats/pcoraw formats/pcx-pc-paintbrush formats/perkin-elmer-densitometer formats/perkinelmer-columbus formats/perkinelmer-nuance formats/perkinelmer-operetta formats/perkinelmer-ultraview formats/perkinelmer-vectra-qptiff formats/pgm formats/photoshop-psd formats/photoshop-tiff formats/picoquant-bin formats/pict-macintosh-picture formats/png formats/prairie-tech-tiff formats/princeton-instruments-spe formats/quesant formats/quicktime-movie formats/rhk formats/sbig formats/seiko formats/simplepci-hcimage formats/simplepci-hcimage-tiff formats/sm-camera formats/spider formats/targa formats/text formats/tiff formats/tillphotonics-tillvision formats/topometrix formats/trestle formats/ubm formats/unisoku formats/varian-fdf formats/veeco-afm formats/vg-sam formats/visitech-xys formats/volocity formats/volocity-library-clipping formats/wa-top formats/windows-bitmap formats/woolz formats/zeiss-axio-csm formats/zeiss-axiovision-tiff formats/zeiss-axiovision-zvi formats/zeiss-czi formats/zeiss-lsm