Sff file manipulation tools

sff files are the output files from 454 sequencer. It contains flowgram information. This is the Roche software manual covering these tools.

Utilities to manipulate sff files include:

• sffinfo - Produces a info file about reads from an sff file.
• sff2scf - Converts sff file to scf file (chromat format) which can be viewed on consed.
• sfffile - With -t option, trims the sff file. With -s option, splits the sff file by barcode. -i option creates an sff file.