HDF5 Image (H5IM)

The HDF5 Image API defines a standard storage for HDF5 datasets that are indented to be interpreted as images. The specification for this API is presented in another document: HDF5 Image and Palette Specification. This version of the API is primarily concerned with two dimensional raster data similar to HDF4 Raster Images. The HDF5 image API uses the Lite HDF5 API.

The following functions are part of the HDF5 Image API version 1.0.

Programming Hints:

To use any of these functions or subroutines, you must first include the relevant include file (C) or module (Fortran) in your application.

The following line includes the HDF5 Image package, H5IM, in C applications:

#include "hdf5_hl.h"

This line includes the H5IM module in Fortran applications:

use h5im

Image Functions

• H5IMget_image_info
• H5IMis_image
• H5IMmake_image_8bit
• H5IMmake_image_24bit
• H5IMread_image

Palette Functions

• H5IMget_npalettes
• H5IMget_palette
• H5IMget_palette_info
• H5IMis_palette
• H5IMlink_palette
• H5IMmake_palette
• H5IMunlink_palette