# Load a scene from .mnc file

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-a-scene-from-mnc-file/12331
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 1, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-a-scene-from-mnc-file/12331 "2020-07-01T23:12:58Z")
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### Author: ![Eloi\_gbrt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/eloi_gbrt/32/7175_2.png) [@Eloi\_gbrt](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Eloi_gbrt)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-a-scene-from-mnc-file/12331/1 "2020-07-01T23:12:59Z")

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Hello,  
In the module i develop in python, i need to load a scene. This scene i need to load is a .mnc file.

Does someone know how to load this type of file with python or if i have to convert it and if so the tools i have to use ?

Thank you!  
Eloi

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### Author: ![koeglfryderyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/koeglfryderyk/32/14638_2.png) [@koeglfryderyk](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/koeglfryderyk)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-a-scene-from-mnc-file/12331/2 "2022-10-17T16:36:42Z")

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Slicer doesn’t support .mnc files.

You have to convert them to a different format first, e.g. .nii.

To do that, you can install the [MINC Toolkit](https://bic-mni.github.io) or [Freesurfer](https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki) and then use the command line tool `mnc2nii` to convert the file. For example:  
`mnc2nii Desktop/01_preop_mri.mnc -nii`