README.txt

HDF5 Plugin for DigitalMicrograph
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This is a plugin allowing to read and write HDF5 files under 
DigitalMicrograph by Gatan Inc.

Tested on 
    DigitalMicrograph Version 2.3.X (32 Bit)

For current versions and updates look at GitHub:
    https://github.com/niermann/gms_plugin_hdf5

Binaries can be also found at GitHub in the releases section:
    https://github.com/niermann/gms_plugin_hdf5/releases

Please also use the GitHub site for error reports and feature request.

Usage
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The plugin provides functions to be called from the DigitalMicrograph
scripting language. An example script which can be installed into the
menu for importing HDF5 files is provided under
    tests/CMD_import_hdf5.s
    
For details of the functions the plugin provides,
see documentation in the doc/ directory.

Building and Installation
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For building instruction see INSTALL.txt file.

Copyright
=========

The plugin itself is licensed under GPL v3+ (see below). Other parts of
this software have different licenses. See the license information
in the documentation for details.

    HDF5 Plugin for DigitalMicrograph
    Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tore Niermann

    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

For copyright / license information see doc/license.rst file.

Disclaimer
==========

All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation 
with or endorsement by them. 

Author & Contact
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The plugin was written by Tore Niermann.
Email: tore.niermann at tu-berlin.de