Supported Formats

2D Formats

The following 2D image formats are supported for use in the Image Processor, Batch Processor, Real-Time Processor, and Session Processor:

• TIF
• JPG
• BMP
• PNG
• GIF
• Bio-Formats (over 150 formats )
  Requires downloading the Bio-Formats package and placing inside the “plugins” folder in your installation directory

*As of v4.0.0.0, MIPAR now prompts users to download a newer version of the Bio-Formats library which patches the log4j vulnerability, when opening speciality formats for the first time. Users currently running the older version will be prompted to update on launch. We strongly recommend updating. To update manually, download the new library version, place the .jar file in [Install Directory]/plugins and restart MIPAR.

*MIPAR scales images to 8-bit on load. MIPAR by default will auto contrast higher bit images, to turn off auto contrast on load (File>Preferences>Normalize Image Before Scaling)

3D Formats

MIPAR creates 3D Reconstruction files from a series of 2D images through use of the Batch Processor or Real-Time Processor. 3D Reconstruction files are saved from the Batch Processor or Real-Time Processor in MIPAR’s REC format and can be opened in the 3D Toolbox.