[Insight-users] MetaImage IO and RGB

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Puja,

Yes,
the MetaImage format can manage RGB images.

You can see an example of RGB reading on

   Insight/Applications/MetaImageColorViewer

Please note that the image is using the
pixel type:  itk::RGBPixel< >.


The essential code for a reader looks like:


   typedef itk::RGBPixel<float>               PixelType;
   typedef itk::Image< PixelType, 3 >         ImageType;
   typedef itk::ImageFileReader< ImageType >  VolumeReaderType;
   VolumeReaderType::Pointer reader = VolumeReaderType::New();

   reader->SetFileName(fName);



Hope that helps,


Luis


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Puja Malik wrote:
> Luis,
> I have a very basic question - can meta files have RGB pixel values?
> thanks!
> puja
>