OME-TIFF
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General description
This page describes the OME-TIFF file format, created by the Open Microscopy Environment Consortium to combine the strengths of OME-XML and TIFF. The format is described at the OME-TIFF Overview and Rationale page, where there is also a link to the specification.
Other information
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Software
The file format can be created, read and manipulated using the Bio-Formats Library and the OMERO Server. There is an OME Validator to check files.
Sample files
Some sample OME-TIFF files are available.
Identification
The file extension is .ome.tif and the MIME Type is xxxxx.
References
Linkert, M., Rueden, C. T., Allan, C., Burel, J.-M., Moore, W., Patterson, A., Loranger, B., et al. (2010). Metadata matters: access to image data in the real world. The Journal of cell biology, 189(5), 777–82. doi:10.1083/jcb.201004104
