File Formats: FITS (FIT)

FITS, the Flexible Image Transport System, is the standard astron data format endorsed by NASA and the IAU. It is a raster format designed to store scientific data sets, which consist of multi-dimensional arrays and 2-dimensional tables. The FITS format was developed by NASA and is supported by XnView and fv Desktop Manager. This file format is available in the Medical toolkits. It can be unlocked using ExtGray. Support for the 16-bit grayscale is available in Medical toolkits and must be unlocked using Medical.

The file format supports multipage files. LEADTOOLS can load the FITS multipage files.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
Fit	8 BPP (unsigned binary integer - gray) 16 BPP (twos complement signed integers - gray) 32 BPP (twos complement signed integers - color)	8 BPP (unsigned binary integer - gray) 16 BPP (twos complement signed integers - gray) 32 BPP (twos complement signed integers - color)	Flexible Image Transport System.

Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Fit.Dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application .