Note
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Extensions: .lif
Developer: Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
Owner: Leica
Support
BSD-licensed:
Export:
Officially Supported Versions: 1.0, 2.0
Supported Metadata Fields: Leica LAS AF LIF (Leica Image File Format)
Freely Available Software:
We currently have:
We would like to have:
Ratings
Pixels:
Metadata:
Openness:
Presence:
Utility:
Additional Information
Source Code: LIFReader.java
Notes:
Please note that while we have specification documents for this format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.
LAS stands for “Leica Application Suite”. AF stands for “Advanced Fluorescence”.
Commercial applications that support LIF include: