diff --git a/src/deep_neurographs/utils.py b/src/deep_neurographs/utils.py
index a43bfac..f72695a 100644
--- a/src/deep_neurographs/utils.py
+++ b/src/deep_neurographs/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import zarr
 
 ANISOTROPY = np.array([0.748, 0.748, 1.0])
-SUPPORTED_DRIVERS = ["neuroglancer_precomputed", "zarr"]
+SUPPORTED_DRIVERS = ["neuroglancer_precomputed", "n5", "zarr"]
 
 
 # --- dictionary utils ---
@@ -304,35 +304,33 @@ def open_tensorstore(path, driver):
         ts_arr = ts_arr[0, 0, :, :, :]
         ts_arr = ts_arr[ts.d[0].transpose[2]]
         ts_arr = ts_arr[ts.d[0].transpose[1]]
-        return ts_arr
+    return ts_arr
 
 
 def read_img_chunk(img, xyz, shape):
-    start, end = get_start_end(xyz, shape)
+    start, end = get_start_end(xyz, shape, from_center=from_center)
     return img[
         start[2]: end[2], start[1]: end[1], start[0]: end[0]
     ].transpose(2, 1, 0)
 
 
-def get_chunk(arr, xyz, shape):
-    start, end = get_start_end(xyz, shape)
-    return deepcopy(
-        arr[start[0]: end[0], start[1]: end[1], start[2]: end[2]]
-    )
+def get_chunk(arr, xyz, shape, from_center=True):
+    start, end = get_start_end(xyz, shape, from_center=from_center)
+    return deepcopy(arr[start[0]: end[0], start[1]: end[1], start[2]: end[2]])
 
 
-def read_tensorstore(ts_arr, xyz, shape):
-    start, end = get_start_end(xyz, shape)
-    return (
-        ts_arr[start[0]: end[0], start[1]: end[1], start[2]: end[2]]
-        .read()
-        .result()
-    )
+def read_tensorstore(arr, xyz, shape, from_center=True):
+    chunk = get_chunk(arr, xyz, shape, from_center=from_center)
+    return np.swapaxes(chunk.read().result(), 0, 2)
 
 
-def get_start_end(xyz, shape):
-    start = [xyz[i] - shape[i] // 2 for i in range(3)]
-    end = [xyz[i] + shape[i] // 2 for i in range(3)]
+def get_start_end(xyz, shape, from_center=True):
+    if from_center:
+        start = [xyz[i] - shape[i] // 2 for i in range(3)]
+        end = [xyz[i] + shape[i] // 2 for i in range(3)]
+    else:
+        start = xyz
+        end = [xyz[i] + shape[i] for i in range(3)]
     return start, end
 
 
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ def get_superchunks(img_path, label_path, xyz, shape, from_center=True):
         img_job = executor.submit(
             get_superchunk,
             img_path,
-            "zarr",
+            "n5" if ".n5" in img_path else "zarr",
             xyz,
             shape,
             from_center=from_center,