[ome-devel] .Flex File integration

[Curtis Rueden]

Hi Stuart,

Sorry for the confusion. The Bio-Formats library supports the Flex format,
so it is only a matter of time before that support is integrated into the
OMERO system. For reference, the Bio-Formats web site (
http://www.loci.wisc.edu/ome/formats.html#formats) lists all supported
formats, with blue-highlighted entries also supported by the OMERO server.

It is my understanding that an upcoming release of the OMERO.importer client
will allow users to toggle which formats are enabled. This would allow you
to "turn on" support for Flex within OMERO, with the caveat that any such
manually enabled formats have NOT been well tested with the OMERO system,
and you may experience quirks or problems.

Regarding more thoroughly tested Flex support, I believe it will come at the
same time as many of the planned high-content screening improvements to the
OMERO system. We recently reprioritized some features due to feedback at
this year's OME European Users meeting, and so I am not certain of the
timeline for the HCS improvements, but they are definitely still planned.

-Curtis

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Smith, Stuart C <Stuart.C.Smith at pfizer.com
> wrote:

>  Afternoon,  we were hoping to evaluate OME within our organisation to see
> if it aided our Scientists, but after setting up the server (windows) and
> installing clients on several peoples PC, we were surprised to find that
> .flex files were not supported, despite being advised otherwise in the form
> of a conversation between someone within my organisation and someone
> associated with OME.  Are they any plans to support .flex? or is this a
> restriction imposed by Perkin Elmer? If so, is there scope for us to
>  implement .flex file support internally within our own organisation? or if
> we made contributed in some way to the development of OME, would that clear
> the path for .flex file support within our OME setup?
>
>
>
> If you feel this conversation is best carried on outside of this forum,
> please feel free to email me directly.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Stuart
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