Input file
CZI
- Full Name: Carl Zeiss Image Data Format
- Developer: Carl Zeiss
Output file
TIFF
- Full Name: Aldus Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Bitmap Image
- Developer: Adobe Systems
What is CZI file?
A CZI (Carl Zeiss Image Data File) is a digital imaging file format developed by Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH for storing microscopy images. It is the proprietary format used by Zen, the microscope imaging software produced by Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH. CZI files store microscope images in a natively compressed and multi-dimensional image file, and may also store accompanying metadata related to the image such as objective or microscope related data, patient data or various annotations. [ ⏩ ] CZI file extension
What is TIFF file?
The .TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) file extension is a bitmapped graphics file format commonly used in desktop publishing. It supports lossless compression, which means images in TIFF format retain all original details and colors after compression. History The TIFF file extension was created in the mid-80s by Aldus, now a division of Adobe Systems, and Microsoft. [ ⏩ ] TIFF file extension
How to convert the file from CZI to TIFF?
To successfully convert the CZI file to TIFF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.CZI). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case TIFF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than TIFF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. CZI to TIFF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting CZI files to TIFF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension TIFF, while before this step we had the CZI file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new TIFF file, or not.