Re: Free image viewer out there? (includes 16bit tif support)

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Bowman, Doug wrote:

> Does anyone know of a basic (and free) image viewing software capable of
> viewing 8, 16, and 24bit images?  A bonus would be 3D tif (.stk, .lsm)
> support.  I know Zeiss distributes Axiovision LE free of charage, but
> this is a large install with lots of unnecessary extras for only viewing
> images.

If you haven't heard of ImageJ, it sounds as if it's just what you're
looking for.  Free, runs on any platform, 3d capabilities, excellent
support network of users and developers and plugins that allow
importation of a variety of image formats.

Get it at http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ .

Good luck!

Martin Wessendorf

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