---
name: "mcverter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mriconvert"
version: "1:2.1.0-5+b2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mcverter"
---

# mcverter(1)

non-interactive MRI conversion software

## NAME

mcverter - non-interactive MRI conversion software

## SYNOPSIS

**mcverter** \[*-h*\] *-o \<str\> -f \<str\>* \[*-v*\] \[*-q*\] \[*-V*\] \[*-j*\] \[*-x*\] \[*-d*\] \[*-a*\] \[*-n*\] \[*-b*\] \[*-r*\] \[*-u*\] \[*-s \<str\>*\] \[*-m \<str\>*\] \[*-F \<str\>*\] *Input directory or file(s)*...

## DESCRIPTION

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show this help message

- **-o**, **--output=**\<str\>

  Output directory for converted files

- **-f**, **--format=**\<str\>

  Output format: fsl, spm, meta, nifti, analyze, or bv.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbose mode

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet mode

- **-V**, **--version**

  Version information

- **-j**, **--split\_subj**

  Save each subject to a separate directory

- **-x**, **--split\_dir**

  Save each series to a separate directory

- **-d**, **--fourd**

  Save output volumes as 4D files

- **-a**, **--ho**

  Save header only (metaimage only)

- **-n**, **--nii**

  Save files as .nii (nifti/fsl only)

- **-b**, **--v16**

  Save .v16 files (BrainVoyager only)

- **-r**, **--rescale**

  Apply rescale slope and intercept to data

- **-u**, **--patientid**

  Use patient id instead of patient name for output file

- **-s**, **--skip=**\<str\>

  Skip first 'arg' volumes

- **-m**, **--match=**\<str\>

  Only convert files whose series descriptions include this string

- **-F**, **--fnformat=**\<str\>

  Use this format for name of output file:

format = {format element} ; some text = {filesystem-legal characters} ; format element = {some text} , {"%" "PN" \| "PI" \| "SD" \| "ST" \| "SI" \| "TD" \| "SN" \| "SQ" \| "PR" \| "RD"} , {some text} ; or format = {"+" \| "-" , "PatientName" \| "PatientId" \| "SeriesDate" \| "SeriesTime" \| "StudyId" \| "StudyDescription" \| "SeriesNumber" \| "SequenceName" \| "ProtocolName" \| "SeriesDescription"