diff --git a/I2_NeuronalerAbsturz/Start_Mac/imageInput.c b/I2_NeuronalerAbsturz/Start_Mac/imageInput.c
index bb30de1..d286579 100644
--- a/I2_NeuronalerAbsturz/Start_Mac/imageInput.c
+++ b/I2_NeuronalerAbsturz/Start_Mac/imageInput.c
@@ -5,14 +5,90 @@
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 100
 #define FILE_HEADER_STRING "__info2_image_file_format__"
+#define HEADER_STRING_LEN strlen(FILE_HEADER_STRING)
 
 // TODO Implementieren Sie geeignete Hilfsfunktionen für das Lesen der Bildserie aus einer Datei
 
+/* ---------------- Hilfsfunktionen ---------------- */
+
+static int readHeader(FILE *file, unsigned int *count, unsigned int *width, unsigned int *height)
+{
+    char buffer[HEADER_STRING_LEN + 1];
+    if (fread(buffer, 1, HEADER_STRING_LEN, file) != HEADER_STRING_LEN)
+        return 0;
+
+    buffer[HEADER_STRING_LEN] = '\0';
+
+    if (strcmp(buffer, FILE_HEADER_STRING) != 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (fread(count, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, file) != 1)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (fread(width, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, file) != 1)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (fread(height, sizeof(unsigned int), 1, file) != 1)
+        return 0;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int readSingleImage(FILE *file, GrayScaleImage *image)
+{
+    unsigned int pixelCount = image->width * image->height;
+
+    if (fread(image->buffer, sizeof(GrayScalePixelType), pixelCount, file) != pixelCount)
+        return 0;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
 // TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion readImages unter Benutzung Ihrer Hilfsfunktionen
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
 {
     GrayScaleImageSeries *series = NULL;
     
+    FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (!file) 
+        return NULL;
+
+    unsigned int count, w, h;
+
+    if (!readHeader(file, &count, &w, &h)) {
+        fclose(file);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    GrayScaleImageSeries *series = malloc(sizeof(GrayScaleImageSeries));
+    series->count = count;
+
+    series->images = malloc(count * sizeof(GrayScaleImage));
+
+    series->labels = malloc(count * sizeof(unsigned char));
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+    {
+        series->images[i].width = w;
+        series->images[i].height = h;
+        series->images[i].buffer = malloc(w * h * sizeof(GrayScalePixelType));
+
+        if (!readSingleImage(file, &series->images[i])) {
+            fclose(file);
+            clearSeries(series);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        // label einlesen
+        if (fread(&series->labels[i], sizeof(unsigned char), 1, file) != 1) {
+            fclose(file);
+            clearSeries(series);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose(file);
     return series;
 }