[ome-devel] recording exposure time and time lapse data in the xml schema

[Chris Allan]

On 27 Apr 2007, at 00:26, Roy Wollman wrote:

> Hi All,

Hi Roy.

>
> Two related questions:
>
> 1. Where does exposure time information for each channel is stored in
> the xml schema?
>
> 2. For a time lapse image. Is there a natural way to store the actual
> x,y,z position and time for each plane?

This is not explicitly part of the data model as yet. It is planned  
however:

http://cvs.openmicroscopy.org.uk/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=OME-XML 
+Evolution#id458025

Our intention is to decide on the roadmap for these additions in the  
coming week's OME developers meeting.

>
> The StageLabel and TimeIncrememt attributes store a single values  
> and in
> reality the x,y,z and dt are not the same between planes. I'm  
> acquiring
> a multi-site time lapse and although the x,y,z position should be the
> same and the dt constant, they are not and I would like to store all
> that data in the xml header (I'm using OME-Tiffs)
>
> I can try to create custom semantic types & attributes to answer both
> questions but if there is already a natural
> place for these values, I'll be happy to hear about it, I couldn't  
> find
> it in the docs.
>
> Thanks
>
> Roy

Ciao.

-Chris