Sample Image Files

Sample OME-XML and OME-TIFF files can be found in our source repository: Samples

Most of the modern examples (from 2008 onwards) can be found in the sub-folder: OmeFiles

Structure of the samples

Each schema version's samples are in a folder named after the schema's date

e.g. folder 2010-04 has samples using schema version http://www.openmicroscopy.org/Schemas/OME/2010-04

There are two sets of samples that were designed to be small enough to examine in details:

• 18x24y*-text* are 18 be 24 pixel images, with black and white text on each plane giving its time, z-depth and channel. e.g. C1 Z1 T1
• 6x4y*-swatch are 6 by 4 pixel images, that have a black and white pattern in the first 2 x-columns, followed by a grey scale pattern in the next 4 columns

The File names contain:
x size, y size, z depth, t timepoints, c channels, and b bitdepth

• A file ending in .ome is the OME-XML version
• A file ending in .ome-v-Match.ome.tiff is the OME-TIFF version that matches the OME-XML version (normally a hand made example)
• A file ending in .ome-v2010-06.ome.tiff is the OME-TIFF version that has been updated to the 2010-06 schema by the Bio-Formats bfconvert tool.

Detail file list

This is a list of all the example for the 2010-06 Schema Version. While most are available in all the schema versions some files are only available in the later versions.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch-1s1p4w2ws.ome

- file contains 11 images. The file shows how these images can be attached to wells within a plate.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch-2s2p4w2ws.ome

- file contains 22 images. The file shows how two plates and two screens can be linked together.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch-instrument.ome

- most of the other examples contain no instrument data. This file has a single image with an instrument using lights sources, detectors, objectives and filters.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch-tagged.ome

- file has a single image. The image has two tags and a tagset attached to it using annotations.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch-xmlannotation-svg.ome

- file has a single image. The image has a block of XML data attached to it using annotations. The XML data is SVG in this example but could be any well formed XML.

6x4y1z1t1c8b-swatch.ome

- file has a single image. This file is the on on which the other files are based.

6x4y1z1t3c8b-swatch-ROI.ome

- file has a single image, but that image has 3 channels. There are 3 ROIs defined, two on only a single channel and one that applies to all the channels.

6x4y1z1t3c8b-swatch.ome

- file has a single image, but that image has 3 channels.

18x24y1z5t1c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 timepoints.

18x24y1z5t2c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 timepoints. Each of these timepoints has 2 channels to give a total of 10 bit planes.

18x24y5z1t1c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 z-sections.

18x24y5z1t2c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 z-sections. Each of these z-sections has 2 channels to give a total of 10 bit planes.

18x24y5z5t1c8b-metadata.ome

- file defines a single image. The image is defined as having pixels for 5 z-sections. Each of these z-sections has 5 timepoints to give a total of 25 bit planes. This is a metadata only file. It only has the metadata defining the image not any of the pixel data.

18x24y5z5t1c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 z-sections. Each of these z-sections has 5 timepoints to give a total of 25 bit planes.

18x24y5z5t2c8b-text.ome

- file has a single image. The image has pixels stored for 5 z-sections. Each of these z-sections has 5 timepoints. Each of these timepoints has 2 channels to give a total of 50 bit planes.

2010-04-filter-metadata.ome

- metadata only file shows a number of filters combined together using the light path element introduced in April 2010.

spim-simple-example.ome

- example shows how we recommend SPIM data is stored. See SPIM Initial Support

Other OME-TIFF Files

See the OME-TIFF Data page.

Older OME Samples

.ome Samples

• min-sample-2008-02.ome
  • sample created with dummy data to show the shape of a minimal file
• max-sample-2008-02.ome
  • sample created with dummy data showing at least one of everything in a file

.ome.tiff Samples

• single-channel-2003-FC.ome.tif - view embedded XML

• single-channel-2007-06.ome.tif - view embedded XML

• single-channel-2008-02.ome.tif - view embedded XML

  • generated file with placeholder image in three different schemas. The tiff file has OME image frame.

• Iron-Plate-2003-FC.ome.tiff - view embedded XML

• Iron-Plate-2007-06.ome.tiff - view embedded XML

• Iron-Plate-2008-02.ome.tiff - view embedded XML

  • image of the surface of an iron plate in three different schemas with custom attributes. The tiff file has THREE image frames i.e. 1,2,3.

There are further samples available direct from LOCI.