.. index:: ICS (Image Cytometry Standard) .. index:: .ics, .ids ICS (Image Cytometry Standard) =============================================================================== Extensions: .ics, .ids Developer: P. Dean et al. **Support** BSD-licensed: |yes| Export: |yes| Officially Supported Versions: 1.0, 2.0 Reader: ICSReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `) Writer: ICSWriter (:bsd-writer:`Source Code `) Freely Available Software: - `Libics (ICS reference library) `_ - `ICS Opener plugin for ImageJ `_ - `IrfanView `_ We currently have: * numerous ICS datasets * `public sample images `__ **Ratings** Pixels: |Outstanding| Metadata: |Outstanding| Openness: |Outstanding| Presence: |Very good| Utility: |Very good| **Additional Information** * ICS version 1.0 datasets have two files - an .ics file that contains all of the metadata in plain-text format, and an .ids file that contains all of the pixel data. * ICS version 2.0 datasets are a single .ics file that contains both pixels and metadata. Commercial applications that can support ICS include: * `Bitplane Imaris `_ * `SVI Huygens `_