Release of Bio-Formats 5.3.2

Today we are releasing Bio-Formats 5.3.2, a bug fix release:

• ImageJ
  • fixed race condition when opening multiple series from a dataset, as introduced by thumbnail loading changes in 5.3.0
  • updated thumbnail generation to be faster for datasets containing an image pyramid
• Metamorph
  • updated to read the refractive index and set RefractiveIndex on ObjectiveSettings in the generated OME-XML (thanks to Marc Bruce)
• Metamorph TIFF
  • fixed Z and channel dimension counts when each channel has a unique Z position
  • updated to read the emission wavelength and set EmissionWavelength on LightSourceSettings in the generated OME-XML
• QuickTime
  • fixed incorrect image data when reading of tiles from single channel files
• file grouping
  • fixed handling of loci.formats.in.MetadataOptions objects by the loci.formats.FileStitcher reader
• Documentation improvements:
  • fixed extensions listed for Zeiss TIFF
  • simplified markdown for creating tables

Full details can be found at Bio-Formats version history

The software is available at: archived downloads and is available from the Java 8 update site for Fiji users (note that you will need to disable the ‘Bio-Formats 5’ update site if you currently have it enabled, as well as enabling the ‘Java 8’ updates - this functionality is available under “Manage update sites”).

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