# VTK9.0.0 : manage nrrd with gzip compression ?

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk9-0-0-manage-nrrd-with-gzip-compression/3252
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk9-0-0-manage-nrrd-with-gzip-compression/3252 "2020-05-08T16:58:50Z")
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### Author: ![TheRalph](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/theralph/32/1744_2.png) [@TheRalph](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TheRalph)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk9-0-0-manage-nrrd-with-gzip-compression/3252/1 "2020-05-08T16:58:50Z")

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Hi,

I need to open nrrd file using gzip compression. I saw that feature had been integrated in master with commit cb7027c7c53 on Mon Apr 6 2020 which is great.

Unfortunately it is not integrated in v9.0.0, do you know when that integration will be done ?

thanks

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/mwestphal/32/19_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk9-0-0-manage-nrrd-with-gzip-compression/3252/2 "2020-05-11T03:32:16Z")

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Next release will be in 6 months. See here : [Deadline for VTK 9.1 RC1 Merge Requests: October 29, 2020](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/deadline-for-vtk-9-1-rc1-merge-requests-october-29-2020/3206/1)

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### Author: ![TheRalph](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/theralph/32/1744_2.png) [@TheRalph](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TheRalph)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk9-0-0-manage-nrrd-with-gzip-compression/3252/3 "2020-05-16T09:18:48Z")

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Thank you for your reply. That is nice to have such visibility.