ScanImageTiffReader for Matlab

This is a Matlab package for extracting data from Tiff and BigTiff files recorded using ScanImage. It is a very fast tiff reader and provides access to ScanImage-specific metadata. It should read most tiff files, but as of now we don't support compressed or tiled data. It is also available as a Julia, Python, or C library. There's also a command line interface.

Both ScanImage and this reader are products of Vidrio Technologies. If you have questions or need support feel free to submit an issue contact us.

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Downloads

Packages includes mex files built against 64-bit Matlab 2016b (v9.1) and targeting Windows, Linux, and OS X.

Target		Version
Windows x64	Download	v1.3
OS X	Download	v1.3
Linux	Download	v1.3

Installation

Examples

Import the reader class. A constructed reader represents an open file.

import ScanImageTiffReader.ScanImageTiffReader;

Read a stack

Note that Matlab's ordering of dimensions means the image might be transposed from what you expect. We leave the transpose up to you.

reader=ScanImageTiffReader('./data/resj_00001.tif');
vol=reader.data();
imshow(vol(:,:,floor(size(vol,3)/2)),[]);

Query the api version.

This is useful to know when you need to ask for support.

ScanImageTiffReader.apiVersion()

ans =

    'Version 1.3-9c3423c by Vidrio Technologies <support@vidriotech.com>'

Get some metadata!

meta=reader.metadata();
desc=reader.descriptions();

Per-file metadata

disp(meta(1:1000));

{
  "SI": {
    "TIFF_FORMAT_VERSION": 3,
    "VERSION_MAJOR": "2015",
    "VERSION_MINOR": "4",
    "acqState": "grab",
    "acqsPerLoop": 1,
    "extTrigEnable": 0,
    "hBeams": {
      "beamCalibratedStatus": [0,0,0],
      "beamStatus": [0,0,0],
      "directMode": [0,0,0],
      "enablePowerBox": 0,
      "flybackBlanking": 1,
      "interlaceDecimation": [1,1,1],
      "interlaceOffset": [0,0,0],
      "lengthConstants": ["_Inf_","_Inf_","_Inf_"],
      "powerBoxEndFrame": "_Inf_",
      "powerBoxStartFrame": 1,
      "powerBoxes": {
        "rect": [0.25,0.25,0.5,0.5],
        "powers": ["_NaN_","_NaN_","_NaN_"],
        "name": "",
        "oddLines": 1,
        "evenLines": 1
      },
      "powerLimits": [100,100,100],
      "powers": [1,1,1],
      "pzAdjust": [0,0,0],
      "stackEndPower": ["_NaN_","_NaN_","_NaN_"],
      "stackStartPower": ["_NaN_","_NaN_","_NaN_"],
      "stackUseStartPower": 0,
      "stackUserOverrideLz": 0
    },
    "hChannels": {
      "channelAdcR

Per-frame metadata

disp(desc{1});

frameNumbers = 1
acquisitionNumbers = 1
frameNumberAcquisition = 1
frameTimestamps_sec = 0.000000000
acqTriggerTimestamps_sec = 0.000000000
nextFileMarkerTimestamps_sec = -1.000000000
endOfAcquisition = 0
endOfAcquisitionMode = 0
dcOverVoltage = 0
epoch = [1601  1  1  0  0 25.045]
auxTrigger0 = []
auxTrigger1 = []
auxTrigger2 = []
auxTrigger3 = []
I2CData = {}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Testing

Tests may need to be modified to point to a file you are interested in. The included tests are very minimal.

See +ScanImageTiffReader/ScanImageTiffReaderTests.m

runtests ScanImageTiffReader

Running ScanImageTiffReader.ScanImageTiffReaderTests
...
Done ScanImageTiffReader.ScanImageTiffReaderTests
__________


ans = 

  1x3 TestResult array with properties:

    Name
    Passed
    Failed
    Incomplete
    Duration
    Details

Totals:
   3 Passed, 0 Failed, 0 Incomplete.
   0.20133 seconds testing time.

Published with MATLAB® R2018b