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University of Nebraska Medical Center

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.mtz File

What is it for?

This file stores all parameters related to the evaluation of the 1 degree course scanned images.

Who generates it?

MOSFLM

Type?

Binary

How is it formatted?

The MTZ file format is part of the  is common and can be read by most image editing software.  A detailed description of the format can be found at http://spec.ch.man.ac.uk/prog_man/ccp4/mtzlib.html.  In order for BEAM-ish to properly interpret the MTZ file it must be generated by an executable compiled for the same system BEAM-ish is running on.