.. index:: ImagePro Workspace
.. index:: .ipw

ImagePro Workspace
===============================================================================

Extensions: .ipw


Owner: `Media Cybernetics <http://www.mediacy.com/>`_

**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: IPWReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <IPWReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/IPWReader>`)




We currently have:

* the `Image-Pro Plus <http://www.mediacy.com/imageproplus>`_ software 
* a few IPW datasets 
* the ability to produce more datasets

We would like to have:

* an official IPW specification document 
* more IPW datasets: 

  * multiple datasets in one file 
  * 2+ GB files

**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Poor|

Openness: |Poor|

Presence: |Poor|

Utility: |Poor|

**Additional Information**


Bio-Formats uses a modified version of the `Apache Jakarta 
POI <http://poi.apache.org/>`_ library to read IPW files.
