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Web-based viewers

Vizarr (2D + Channels)

Create a link by pasting the address of the dataset after the = in the following link:

https://hms-dbmi.github.io/vizarr/?source=

For example, paste the following address:

https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Thus construct the following link:
https://hms-dbmi.github.io/vizarr/?source=https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Click on it or paste it in the browser to open the viewer.

itk-vtk-viewer (3D + channels)

Create a link by pasting the address of the dataset after the =

https://kitware.github.io/itk-vtk-viewer/app/?fileToLoad=

For example, paste the following address:

https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Thus construct the following link:
https://kitware.github.io/itk-vtk-viewer/app/?fileToLoad=https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Click on it or paste it in the browser to open the viewer.

Allen 3D Volume Viewer (4D + channels)

Create a link by pasting the address of the dataset after the =

https://volumeviewer.allencell.org/viewer?url=

For example, paste the following address:

https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Thus create the following link:
https://volumeviewer.allencell.org/viewer?url=https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/S-BSST410/IM2/IM2.zarr/0

Click on it or paste it in the browser to open the viewer.

Neuroglancer (2D + channels, volume rendering experimental)

  • Go to https://neuroglancer-demo.appspot.com/
  • On to top right in Source, paste the following:
    zarr://https://s3.embl.de/i2k-2020/platy-raw.ome.zarr
    
  • Press Enter (multiple times).
  • Navigate around in the sample
  • Zoom in/out: ctrl + mouse scroll
  • Neuroglancer enables sharing of views. The URL in your browser adapts to your current view. Simply copy and paste the URL to share a view with a collaborator

BioImage Archive

The BioImage Archive also provides visualisations for the datasets they store, using the tools discussed above. Click on the link below to see an example.
https://uk1s3.embassy.ebi.ac.uk/bia-integrator-data/pages/S-BSST410/IM2.html
An advantage of the BioImage Archive is that they also provide a range of image metadata along with the visualisation.