.. index:: Zeiss LSM (Laser Scanning Microscope) 510/710
.. index:: .lsm, .mdb
Zeiss LSM (Laser Scanning Microscope) 510/710
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Extensions: .lsm, .mdb
Owner: `Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH `_
**Support**
BSD-licensed: |no|
Export: |no|
Officially Supported Versions:
Reader: ZeissLSMReader (:bfreader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `)
Freely Available Software:
- `Zeiss LSM Image Browser `_
- `LSM Toolbox plugin for ImageJ `_
- `LSM Reader plugin for ImageJ `_
- `DIMIN `_
We currently have:
* LSM specification v3.2, from 2003 March 12, in PDF
* LSM specification v5.5, from 2009 November 23, in PDF
* LSM specification v6.0, from 2010 September 28, in PDF
* many LSM datasets
We would like to have:
**Ratings**
Pixels: |Outstanding|
Metadata: |Very good|
Openness: |Good|
Presence: |Very good|
Utility: |Good|
**Additional Information**
**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**
Bio-Formats uses the `MDB Tools Java port `_
Commercial applications that support this format include:
* `SVI Huygens `_
* `Bitplane Imaris `_
* `Amira `_
* `Image-Pro Plus `_