Any easy way to load nd2 files (Nikon microscopy) to Vision?

[mzu]

Dear audience,

 Is there any easy way to open nd2 files (Nikon elments, microscopy) in NI vision assistant or to be used with any of the vision functions?

Now, I open them in ImageJ, save as a series of TIFF, and only then open them with LabVIEW. Before, I start writing my own importer, I wonder if any toolkit does that.

Search in google on "nd2 LabVIEW" produces nothing ...

(xpost: http://lavag.org/topic/13542-load-nd2-nikon-file-to-image-assistant-vision-functions/, http://www.labviewportal.eu/viewtopic.php?p=24624#p24624)

[P@Anand]

What is nd2 file..?  Can you give some more info about your hardware...?

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@mzu wrote:

Dear audience,

[mzu]

Dear P Anand,

thank you for your reply.

nd2 file is a file produced by Nikon Elements, format widely used in light microscopy. Hardware is of little relevance here, as the format is supposed to be cross-hardware one.

I found a source code for ImageJ plugin, written in Java, which finally redirects the calls to some dll. I also found this: http://loci.wisc.edu/bio-formats/downloads.

It seems that I have to connect this dll to LabVIEW now and hack the format. I thought somebody may have done it already. Apparently, no ...

[Ricky_V.]

Hey mzu,

From what I can see on our website, there is not much about nd2 files. These nd2 files are image types, not camera files correct? Thus far, it looks as if your work around is the only way to view those files in LabVIEW.

I will keep posting when I gather more information about this nd2 file.

Happy Holidays!

Ricky V.

[mzu]

Dear Ricky V., thank your for reply.

You are correct, nd2 files are the image files generated by Nikon Elements, contatining 1 or more JPEG2000 files inside.

Happy Holidays to you

[mzu]

Actually, there is a solution. NIKON has published the SDK at http://www.nisdk.net/ (registration and verification required). They give you a dll which you can use in your projects, they also supply the manual. Will try that.