[ome-devel] OME-tif & original_metadata.xml Now you see it...

[Munro, Ian]

Thanks Melissa. 

I'm happy to send the files as you suggest.
Should they go to you & if so what's your preferred method?

Ian




On 6 Nov 2012, at 17:23, Melissa Linkert wrote:

> Hi Ian,
> 
>> I''ve been sent a batch of OME-tif files from another group.
>> These have been generated using an instrument manufacturers own software.
>> 
>> I have imported the files into OMERO via the insight client & am now trying to work with them from there.
>> 
>> Some of the imported images have an annotation called original metdadata.txt which contains a very minimal amount of information.
>> 
>> Others don't seem to have any annotation at all.!
>> 
>> Frustratingly,when I open the original OME-tifs, using a text-editor, the ones that import with no annotation seem to have a readable xml looking  header.
>> The ones that import with an annotation aren't readable in a text editor.
> 
> That sounds very much like you have a set of OME-TIFFs (XML header, no
> "original metadata.txt") and a set of some other sort of TIFFs from the
> same software (no XML header, with "original metadata.txt").
> 
>> I ned some way of determining whether a given image comes from this particular instrument.
>> For those images  with original_metadata.txr annotation I can look in there.
> 
> If the XML in the OME-TIFFs is fully and properly populated, then I would expect
> that you could find what you need in the 'Model' and 'Manufacturer'
> attributes of 'Microscope'.  Probably the best thing to do though would
> be to send an example from each of the two sets, and we can investigate
> from there.
> 
> Regards,
> -Melissa
> 
> On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 02:37:54PM +0000, Munro, Ian wrote:
>> Hi All 
>> 
>> I''ve been sent a batch of OME-tif files from another group.
>> These have been generated using an instrument manufacturers own software.
>> 
>> I have imported the files into OMERO via the insight client & am now trying to work with them from there.
>> 
>> Some of the imported images have an annotation called original metdadata.txt which contains a very minimal amount of information.
>> 
>> Others don't seem to have any annotation at all.!
>> 
>> Frustratingly,when I open the original OME-tifs, using a text-editor, the ones that import with no annotation seem to have a readable xml looking  header.
>> The ones that import with an annotation aren't readable in a text editor.
>> 
>> I ned some way of determining whether a given image comes from this particular instrument.
>> For those images  with original_metadata.txr annotation I can look in there.
>> 
>> For the other files, however, I'm baffled.  Any suggestions welcome.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> ian
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