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 ## Basic Usage Examples
 ### Fiji/ImageJ
-1. Download the [sample HDF5 image](https://git-bioimage.coe.drexel.edu/opensource/leversc/-/raw/master/sampleImages/lscSampleImage.h5?inline=false "LEVERSC Sample HDF5 Image").
+1. Download the [sample OME TIFF image](https://git-bioimage.coe.drexel.edu/opensource/leverjs/-/blob/master/leversc/sampleImages/lscSampleImage.ome.tiff "LEVERSC Sample OME TIFF Image").
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+   NOTE: Fiji/ImageJ will not be able to open the HDF5 format sample image that ships with LEVERSC. Be sure to use the 
+   OME TIFF. 
 2. Choose ```Open...``` in Fiji and navigate to the downloaded image (or another dataset).
 3. Once the image has loaded, select ```Plugins->3D->Leversc Viewer```, this should launch the LEVERSC program and load the image data for the selected frame.