Release of Bio-Formats 5.1.6

Dear All,

Today we are releasing Bio-Formats 5.1.6, a point release focusing on bug fixing:

Java bug fixes, including:

• Updated to use native units for following formats:

  • IMOD
  • Analyze
  • Unisoku
  • Olympus CellR (APL)

• Metamorph TIFF

  • fixed handling of multi-line descriptions
  • added support for dual camera acquisitions

• Zeiss LMS: fixed exception in type detection

• Zeiss CZI: fixed detection of line scan Airyscan data

• Slidebook: fixed calculation of physical Z size

• ImageJ plugins

  • fixed handling of non-default units
  • fixed setting of preferences via macros

• Automated testing: fixed handling of non-default units for physical sizes and timings

C++ changes, including:

• allow relocatable installation on Windows
• reduce time required for debug builds

Documentation updates, including:

• addition of “Multiple Images” column to the supported formats table
• addition of a MapAnnotation example

Full details can be found at http://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/support/bio-formats5.1/about/whats-new.html

The software is available at: http://downloads.openmicroscopy.org/bio-formats/5.1.6

The C++ superbuilds and platform builds will be released shortly.

Any problems or comments, please use the OME Forums or mailing lists:

http://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/community

Regards,

The OME Team