
Nifti-1 C libraries
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Version 0.2 beta release August 12, 2005
Version 0.1 beta release March 11, 2005

niftilib code is released into the public domain.


Library directories
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znzlib   -- low level library for handling read/write of compressed files.

niftilib -- core i/o routines for reading and writing nifti-1 format files.
	    Primarily routines to read/write and manipulate the header field
	    information, including orientation matrices.  Volume-wise,
            timecourse-wise, access to image data.  

fsliolib    -- i/o routines for reading and writing nifti-1 format files, higher
            level than niftilib, includes routines for reading the data blob by
            volume, timecourse, etc., and, addresses image orientation issues.
            *** work in progress, subject to significant revision.....

utils    -- directory containing library utility programs (nifti_tool)




Destination directories
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bin      -- destination directory for installed programs
include  -- destination directory for library header files
lib      -- destination directory for compiled libraries
docs     -- destination directory Doxygen html (created via "make doc")



Example directories
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examples -- directory containing sample code using nifti reference library
real_easy -- code snippets to read nifti-1 files, not using nifti ref. lib.


Instructions to build
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command  -- "make all" 

            results will be left in the directories: bin/ include/ lib/

command  -- "make help"

	    will show more build options


For more information
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See the niftilib webpage at http://niftilib.sourceforge.net/
See the NIFTI webpage at http://nifti.nimh.nih.gov/


