diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d3c63c..1c9440d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 Structs for interacting with reconstruction data from different SFM programs
 
+* COLMAP
+	* Cameras
+	* Points
+* OpenSFM
+	* reconstruction.json
+* Meshroom
+	* cameras.sfm
+
 ## COLMAP
 
 ### Point Data
@@ -18,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	points, err := colmap.ReadPoints3DBinary("ColmapProject/sparse/0/points3D.bin")
+	points, err := colmap.LoadPoints3DBinary("ColmapProject/sparse/0/points3D.bin")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	cameras, err := colmap.ReadCamerasBinary("ColmapProject/sparse/0/cameras.bin")
+	cameras, err := colmap.LoadCamerasBinary("ColmapProject/sparse/0/cameras.bin")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/colmap/cameras.go b/colmap/cameras.go
index 81eee07..95846a3 100644
--- a/colmap/cameras.go
+++ b/colmap/cameras.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package colmap
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/EliCDavis/bitlib"
@@ -70,14 +72,8 @@ type Camera struct {
 	Params []float64
 }
 
-func ReadCamerasBinary(filename string) ([]Camera, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	reader := bitlib.NewReader(f, binary.LittleEndian)
+func ReadCamerasBinary(in io.Reader) ([]Camera, error) {
+	reader := bitlib.NewReader(in, binary.LittleEndian)
 
 	numCameras := reader.UInt64()
 	cameras := make([]Camera, numCameras)
@@ -101,3 +97,13 @@ func ReadCamerasBinary(filename string) ([]Camera, error) {
 
 	return cameras, reader.Error()
 }
+
+func LoadCamerasBinary(filename string) ([]Camera, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	return ReadCamerasBinary(bufio.NewReader(f))
+}
diff --git a/colmap/points.go b/colmap/points.go
index 247f676..8ad8f7e 100644
--- a/colmap/points.go
+++ b/colmap/points.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package colmap
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"image/color"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/EliCDavis/bitlib"
@@ -26,14 +28,8 @@ type Point3D struct {
 	Tracks   []Point3DTrack // as (IMAGE_ID, POINT2D_IDX)
 }
 
-func ReadPoints3DBinary(filename string) ([]Point3D, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	reader := bitlib.NewReader(f, binary.LittleEndian)
+func ReadPoints3DBinary(in io.Reader) ([]Point3D, error) {
+	reader := bitlib.NewReader(in, binary.LittleEndian)
 
 	numPoints := reader.UInt64()
 	points := make([]Point3D, numPoints)
@@ -71,3 +67,13 @@ func ReadPoints3DBinary(filename string) ([]Point3D, error) {
 
 	return points, reader.Error()
 }
+
+func LoadPoints3DBinary(filename string) ([]Point3D, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	return ReadPoints3DBinary(bufio.NewReader(f))
+}
diff --git a/meshroom/camera.go b/meshroom/camera.go
index 9ec077e..245957f 100644
--- a/meshroom/camera.go
+++ b/meshroom/camera.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package meshroom
 
-import "github.com/EliCDavis/sfm"
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/EliCDavis/sfm"
+)
 
 type Version []string
 
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@ type Cameras struct {
 	Poses           []Pose      `json:"poses"`
 }
 
+func ReadCameras(in io.Reader) (Cameras, error) {
+	return sfm.ReadJSON[Cameras](in)
+}
+
 func LoadCameras(filename string) (Cameras, error) {
 	return sfm.LoadJSONFile[Cameras](filename)
 }
diff --git a/opensfm/reconstruction.go b/opensfm/reconstruction.go
index 8a4191c..b41acd9 100644
--- a/opensfm/reconstruction.go
+++ b/opensfm/reconstruction.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package opensfm
 
-import "github.com/EliCDavis/sfm"
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/EliCDavis/sfm"
+)
 
 // ReconstructionJson represents the reconstruction.json output by OpenSFM
 type ReconstructionJsonSchema []ReconstructionSchema
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ type ReferenceLLA struct {
 	Altitude  float64 `json:"altitude"`
 }
 
+func ReadReconstruction(in io.Reader) (ReconstructionJsonSchema, error) {
+	return sfm.ReadJSON[ReconstructionJsonSchema](in)
+}
+
 func LoadReconstruction(filename string) (ReconstructionJsonSchema, error) {
 	return sfm.LoadJSONFile[ReconstructionJsonSchema](filename)
 }
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index a8dcb50..28e2a92 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sfm
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -13,3 +14,12 @@ func LoadJSONFile[T any](filename string) (T, error) {
 	}
 	return data, json.Unmarshal(fileData, &data)
 }
+
+func ReadJSON[T any](in io.Reader) (T, error) {
+	var data T
+	fileData, err := io.ReadAll(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return data, err
+	}
+	return data, json.Unmarshal(fileData, &data)
+}