[ome-devel] Storage format for 'fitted' parameter (FLIM) images?

[Munro, Ian]

Hi Again.

I've finally managed to get back to looking at this  problem & in the absence of any feedback on here,
I've started looking at openEXR as an open floating-point  image format for holding processed parameter images.

As far as I can tell this is already compatible with bio-formats.

Does anyone have any thoughts or objections?

Regards


Ian


On 22 Feb 2012, at 12:16,  wrote:

> HI all
> 
> At the recent Dundee meeting I described 3 categories of data required to make OMERO compatible with 
> fluorescence lifetime imaging  (FLIM).
> 
> 1) 'raw'  time-resolved intensity data		 (as acquired by the microscope)
> 2) fitted (floating point) parameter 'images'	(generated by fitting software)
> 3) merged RGB maps.					(for inclusion in papers etc)
> 
> Currently the 2nd type is stored as a .csv image by the fitting code that Donald has already included in OMERO.
> There is concern here over this for two reasons:
> 
> 1) iIt is inefficient  in terms of storage.
> 2) There will inevitably be a loss of precision.
> 
> Could we change to another format for this (assuming it isn't too late) ?
> If so what format?
> 
> Any thoughts welcome.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Ian