.. index:: Zeiss LSM (Laser Scanning Microscope) 510/710 .. index:: .lsm, .mdb Zeiss LSM (Laser Scanning Microscope) 510/710 =============================================================================== Extensions: .lsm, .mdb Owner: `Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH `_ **Support** BSD-licensed: |no| Export: |no| Officially Supported Versions: Reader: ZeissLSMReader (:bfreader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `) Freely Available Software: - `Zeiss LSM Image Browser `_ - `LSM Toolbox plugin for ImageJ `_ - `LSM Reader plugin for ImageJ `_ - `DIMIN `_ We currently have: * LSM specification v3.2, from 2003 March 12, in PDF * LSM specification v5.5, from 2009 November 23, in PDF * LSM specification v6.0, from 2010 September 28, in PDF * many LSM datasets We would like to have: **Ratings** Pixels: |Outstanding| Metadata: |Very good| Openness: |Good| Presence: |Very good| Utility: |Good| **Additional Information** **Please note that while we have specification documents for this format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.** Bio-Formats uses the `MDB Tools Java port `_ Commercial applications that support this format include: * `SVI Huygens `_ * `Bitplane Imaris `_ * `Amira `_ * `Image-Pro Plus `_