[ome-users] Bio-Formats release (2008 July 1)

[Melissa Linkert]

Hi,

Today LOCI has released a new version of Bio-Formats.  This release contains
the following changes:

* Fixed bugs in most file format readers
* Fixed bugs in OME and OMERO download functionality
* Fixed bugs in OME server-side import
* Improved metadata storage/retrieval when uploading to and
downloading from the OME Perl server
* Improved Bio-Formats ImageJ macro extensions
* Major updates to MetadataStore API
* Updated OME-XML generation to use 2008-02 schema by default
* Addressed time and memory performance issues in many readers
* Changed license from LGPL to GPL
* Added support for the FEI file format
* Added support for uncompressed Hamamatsu Aquacosmos NAF files
* Added support for Animated PNG files
* Added several new options to Bio-Formats ImageJ plugin
* Added support for writing ICS files

You can download the release from the Bio-Formats website:

http://www.loci.wisc.edu/ome/formats-download.html<http://www.loci.wisc.edu/ome/formats.html>

If you have questions, concerns or comments about the software, please feel
free to contact us at bioformats at loci.wisc.edu.

Regards,
-Melissa
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