To import TIFF files:

You can convert a TIFF image file or series of files. If you have a multiple wavelength data set, create single-wavelength DeltaVision files as follows and then merge them using the Image Fusion or Copy Region windows. (Each TIFF file must be 8 or 16 bits of grayscale data that represents a single wavelength.)

1. Choose Conversions | Import from TIFF to open the TIFF to DeltaVision Image File Format Converter window.

2. Under TIFF Input File Selection, select the files to import as follows: In the Directories list, browse to the input directory that contains the files. In the Files list, select the files to convert. Then click >>Use>> to move them to Stack of Images list.

3. In Output Directory, enter the directory for the DeltaVision files that you are creating.

4.  In Output File, enter the file name for the DeltaVision file.

5.  In the Pixel Spacing (X/Y/Z) field, enter the X, Y, and Z spacing of the pixels in the data set (usually in microns).

6. In the Wavelength field, enter the wavelength of the sample data (usually in nanometers).

7. Arrange the order of the files that you are importing to create the DeltaVision file as follows:

   To delete the currently selected item in the stack, click Delete.

   To move the currently selected item up in the stack, click.

   To move the currently selected item down in the stack, click .

   To reverse the order of the entire list, click Reverse.  

   To clear the entire list, click Clear.

8. Click Do It.

9. To organize the data as a series of time points instead of Z sections, use the Edit Image Header utility to modify the data file. (By default, a series of TIFF files is converted as a Z-section stack.) You can also use this utility to add or modify other types of data.