Release of Bio-Formats 5.1.6

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 Bio-Formats version history.

The software is available at archived downloads.

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

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