[ome-devel] C++ microscope file access

[Roger Leigh]

On 19/02/16 14:33, Tjelvar Olsson (JIC) wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We would like to be able to use the C++ API to read in a microscopy file (e.g. a .lif file) and then write it out again in another file format (e.g. tiff).
>
> Can the C++ API be used in this way?

Dear Tjelvar,

The JACE C++ bindings, which wrap the Java Bio-Formats readers and
writers can be used this way in a manner similar to the bfconvert tool.
  However, this does require a JVM.

The new native C++ library currently supports OME-TIFF and plain TIFF
only, and does not provide any readers for proprietary file formats.  It
is in effect a reference implementation of the OME-TIFF file format and
the underlying OME Data Model.  While it would certainly be possible to
write readers to work with the C++ library, at present we do not have
plans to add any at present, with our current focus being on completing
full support for the OME-TIFF format and the data model for the 5.2.0
release.


Kind regards,
Roger Leigh

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