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| Our software can read flat TIFF and JPEG files. If you're using these file formats to work with gross (macroscopic) imaging data, you should be just fine. | Our software can read flat TIFF and JPEG files. If you're using these file formats to work with gross (macroscopic) imaging data, you should be just fine. | ||
| - | However, for the sake of backward compatibility with standard image editing software (anything ranging from MS Paint to Adobe Photoshop), some vendors allow export to "flat" file structures. While this //works// to some extend, it is also tedious and slow, because the in-memory representation of such a structure is huge. | + | However, for the sake of backward compatibility with standard image editing software (anything ranging from MS Paint to Adobe Photoshop), some vendors allow export to "flat" file structures. While this //works// to some extent, it is also tedious and slow, because the in-memory representation of such a structure is huge. |
| If you're confused about the difference between "flat" and "pyramid" file structures (or just need a refresher), you can [[https://realdata.pathomation.com/what-whole-slide-images-wsis-are-made-of/|read our primer on WSI file formats on our blog]]. | If you're confused about the difference between "flat" and "pyramid" file structures (or just need a refresher), you can [[https://realdata.pathomation.com/what-whole-slide-images-wsis-are-made-of/|read our primer on WSI file formats on our blog]]. | ||
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| If you do find yourself with a large collectiong, you can use [[https://free.pathomation.com|PMA.start]] and [[https://www.pathomation.com/developer#python|Python automation]] to [[https://free.pathomation.com/programming/tiff/|convert large flat images to pyramid structures]]. | If you do find yourself with a large collectiong, you can use [[https://free.pathomation.com|PMA.start]] and [[https://www.pathomation.com/developer#python|Python automation]] to [[https://free.pathomation.com/programming/tiff/|convert large flat images to pyramid structures]]. | ||
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| + | [[format_troubleshoot|More on file format troubleshooting]] | ||
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