Biorad PIC

Open Biorad PIC

Authors: Geert Meesen (Geert.Meesen at rug.ac.be)
Wayne Rasband (wsr at nih.gov)
Morris Feldman (mf243 at cornell.edu)
Greg Joss (gjoss at bio.mq.edu.au)
Gregory Jefferis (gsxej2 at cam dot ac dot uk)

History: 2000/05/04: First version
2003/01/30: Opens files with more than 1024 images
2003/06/26: Fixed truncated "notes" bug
2003/07/01: Opens images smaller than 128x128
2003/07/02: Opens 16-bit stacks
2003/08/11: Reads LUTs; extracts frame rate from notes
2005/06/16: Fixed "Unexpected EOF" bug
2006/02/16: Compatible with getDirectory('image') function
2006/03/06: Opens 16-bit, little-endian images
2007/06/14: Opens gzipped PIC files in IJ>1.38s

Limitation: Cannot read merged pseudocolored files.

Source: Biorad_Reader.java

Installation: Download Biorad_Reader.class to the plugins folder and restart ImageJ.

Description: Opens a Biorad z-series of images as a stack. The width, height and number of images are extracted from the first 3 16-bit word in the 76 byte header and the spatial calibration is extracted from the ASCII "notes" at the end of the file. Use Image/Show Info to display all the "notes".
Install the HandleExtraFileTypes plugin and you will be able to open Biorad images using File/Open or by using drag and drop.
Mac OS X users: Avoid the ".pic" extension. OS X seems to think files with this extension belong to QuickTime, which may cause ImageJ to crash.

See Also: Biorad plugins by Gregory Jefferis (Batch Convert To Biorad, Biorad Batch Merger, Biorad Batch Projector, Biorad OverWriter and Biorad Writer)

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Authors:	Geert Meesen (Geert.Meesen at rug.ac.be) Wayne Rasband (wsr at nih.gov) Morris Feldman (mf243 at cornell.edu) Greg Joss (gjoss at bio.mq.edu.au) Gregory Jefferis (gsxej2 at cam dot ac dot uk)
History:	2000/05/04: First version 2003/01/30: Opens files with more than 1024 images 2003/06/26: Fixed truncated "notes" bug 2003/07/01: Opens images smaller than 128x128 2003/07/02: Opens 16-bit stacks 2003/08/11: Reads LUTs; extracts frame rate from notes 2005/06/16: Fixed "Unexpected EOF" bug 2006/02/16: Compatible with getDirectory('image') function 2006/03/06: Opens 16-bit, little-endian images 2007/06/14: Opens gzipped PIC files in IJ>1.38s
Limitation:	Cannot read merged pseudocolored files.
Source:	Biorad_Reader.java
Installation:	Download Biorad_Reader.class to the plugins folder and restart ImageJ.
Description:	Opens a Biorad z-series of images as a stack. The width, height and number of images are extracted from the first 3 16-bit word in the 76 byte header and the spatial calibration is extracted from the ASCII "notes" at the end of the file. Use Image/Show Info to display all the "notes". Install the HandleExtraFileTypes plugin and you will be able to open Biorad images using File/Open or by using drag and drop. Mac OS X users: Avoid the ".pic" extension. OS X seems to think files with this extension belong to QuickTime, which may cause ImageJ to crash.
See Also:	Biorad plugins by Gregory Jefferis (Batch Convert To Biorad, Biorad Batch Merger, Biorad Batch Projector, Biorad OverWriter and Biorad Writer)