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How to open DeltaVision DV files

Open DeltaVision .dv and .r3d files, including deconvolved D3D images, in SlideScope on Windows or macOS without converting them. Channels, focal planes in µm and time points in seconds come from the file, and the Details panel shows what it records, such as the objective, exposure and filters. Local viewing does not upload the image.

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How to open DeltaVision DV files

  1. Install SlideScope for Windows or Mac (free download). The free preview needs no account or card.
  2. Open SlideScope and drag your .dv / .r3d file into the viewer.
  3. Select the scene or position if present, then inspect available channels, Z-slices and time points.
  4. Check the pixel size in the metadata before measuring. Keep the original file when exporting.

When SlideScope is the practical choice

  • Olympus/Evident VSI, OIB/OIF and OIR, Zeiss ZVI and LSM, Leica LOF and XLEF, DeltaVision DV, MetaMorph STK and ND, Hamamatsu NDPIS and OME-Zarr (including HCS plates), with the instrument settings each file records
  • Reviewers need a desktop interface without scripting or plugin setup.
  • Step through channels, Z planes, time points and scenes where the file has them, check the pixel size in Details, and measure in calibrated units.
  • Measurements, notes and regions stay attached to the slide and export as GeoJSON or CSV.

Choose by workflow

Evaluate SlideScope when you need one desktop app that opens mixed microscopy files and quantifies standard objects on your own machine. Keep the original tool when you need microscope control, programmable image processing, scripted analysis pipelines, or institutional image management.

Fiji/ImageJ, QuPath, napari, CellProfiler: Extensible processing, macros, plugins, scripting, segmentation, batch measurement pipelines, pathology analysis, and scientific Python workflows.

OMERO: Centralized image repositories, permissions, collaboration, and institutional data management.

Questions about DeltaVision DV files

Opening DeltaVision DV on a Mac

Use macOS 14 or later. Choose the Apple Silicon or Intel download that matches your Mac, and copy the file to local storage before opening it.

If the file does not open

Confirm the file finished copying. If it still fails, contact support with the app version, file format and error message so we can help investigate.

Who is it for?

It is built for research labs, microscopy core facilities, educators, students, and pathology review teams that need practical file review, annotations, measurements, metadata, and export.

Format documentation

Read the original format documentation.

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