Note
This documentation is for the new Bio-Formats 5.1 version. See the latest Bio-Formats 5.0.x version or the previous versions page to find documentation for the version you are using.
Extensions: .zvi
Developer: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH (AxioVision)
Owner: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
Support
BSD-licensed:
Export:
Officially Supported Versions: 1.0, 2.0
Supported Metadata Fields: Zeiss AxioVision ZVI (Zeiss Vision Image)
Freely Available Software:
We currently have:
We would like to have:
Ratings
Pixels:
Metadata:
Openness:
Presence:
Utility:
Additional Information
Source Code: ZeissZVIReader.java
Notes:
Please note that while we have specification documents for this format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.
Bio-Formats uses a modified version of the Apache Jakarta POI library to read ZVI files. ImageJ/FIJI will use the ZVI reader plugin in preference to Bio-Formats if both are installed. If you have a problem which is solved by opening the file using the Bio-Formats Importer plugin, you can just remove the ZVI_Reader.class from the plugins folder.
Commercial applications that support ZVI include Bitplane Imaris.
See also