The Leica Confocal Scanning filter imports image data from Leica Confocal Scanning (LEICA) or LCS Microscope data sets. Each data set consists of one or more image slices.
File Description
There are several different data set formats generated by the various Leica Laser Confocal Scanning .LCS Microscopes. The format supported by the import filter is the microscope's NATIVE (or "raw") storage format. This format uses an .INFO file to describe a series of images slices stored in a raw pixel array format. The base name of the .INFO file is also used for each of the images, e.g., if "mydata.info" is the header, then the images might appear in "mydata.12" or "mydata.13." The numbering of the image files is specified in the range parameters in the .INFO file. The first image is not always image number zero.
The microscope's software also has the option of storing image slices as TIFF files, which are not supported by this particular filter; however, Golden Software does provide a TIFF import filter for reading those.
File Format
The base name of the .INFO file is also used for each of the images, e.g., if " mydata.info" is the header, then the images might appear in "mydata.12" or "mydata.13." The numbering of the image files is specified in the range parameters in the .INFO file. The first image is not always image number zero.
The microscope's software also has the option of storing image slices as .TIFF files, which are not supported by this particular filter; however, Golden Software does provide a .TIFF import filter that works fine for those.
File Name Extensions
.INFO
Format(s) Supported for Import
3D uniform lattice; 8-bit integer
Import Method
Choose the File | Import command.
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