diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index 2e89d2a..8f933bc 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -7,15 +7,39 @@
 #define FILE_HEADER_STRING "__info2_image_file_format__"
 
 // TODO Implementieren Sie geeignete Hilfsfunktionen für das Lesen der Bildserie aus einer Datei
-
+void setParameters(const char buffer[], unsigned int* imageCount, int* width, int* height);
+void allocateMemory(GrayScaleImageSeries *s, const int imageCount, const int width, const int height);
 // TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion readImages unter Benutzung Ihrer Hilfsfunktionen
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
 {
     GrayScaleImageSeries *series = NULL;
-    
+
+	// hier Niko Stuff
+    // create char array buffer with bytes containing initialization information
+    // TODO some kind of logic to get correct address in binary file
+    char initBuffer[3];
+    /*
+	int readBytes = fread(initBuffer, 1, 3, //file);
+     */
+    unsigned int* imageCount = &(series->count); // sets a pointer for int variable count in struct
+    setParameters(initBuffer, imageCount, series->images->width, series->images->height);
+    allocateMemory(*imageCount, series->images->width, series->images->height);
+
     return series;
 }
 
+void setParameters(const char buffer[], unsigned int* imageCount, int* width, int* height) { // sets the parameters
+	*imageCount = (int) buffer[0];
+    *width = (int) buffer[1];
+    *height = (int) buffer[2];
+}
+
+void allocateMemory(GrayScaleImageSeries s, const int imageCount, const int width, const int height) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < imageCount; i++) {
+		s->images[i].buffer = (unsigned char *) malloc(width * height * sizeof(unsigned char)); // allocates memory for every image in the series
+	}
+}
+
 // TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion clearSeries, welche eine Bildserie vollständig aus dem Speicher freigibt
 void clearSeries(GrayScaleImageSeries *series)
 {