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

[Melissa Linkert]

Hi Ian,

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

The best option is to upload the files to OMERO.qa:

https://www.openmicroscopy.org/qa2/qa/upload/

If that doesn't work, then I will send FTP server information privately.

Regards,
-Melissa

On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 05:46:56PM +0000, Munro, Ian wrote:
> 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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