# The H5IM API supporting 16b pixel format ?

**URL:** <https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/the-h5im-api-supporting-16b-pixel-format/5639>\
**Category:** Future Development and Product Ideas\
**Created:** [April 8, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/the-h5im-api-supporting-16b-pixel-format/5639 "2019-04-08T15:19:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/the-h5im-api-supporting-16b-pixel-format/5639/1 "2019-04-08T15:19:36Z")

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Hi all,

Do you know if there is a plan to upgrade H5IM API with 16b pixel format support ?  
There is a need to store pixel coded on 16b such as:

herr\_t H5IMmake\_image\_48bit ( hid\_t loc\_id, const char \*dset\_name, hsize\_t width, hsize\_t height, const char \*interlace, const unsigned short \*buffer)

– storing short instead of char –

Francois