Read additional metadata

[ElpadoCan]

Feature Description

As far as I can see from the docs, the only metadata supported are the pixel sizes, the channel_names list, and the metadata object.

Could additional metadata similar to BioFormats be added, such as LensNA (the objective's numerical aperture) and TimeIncrement (the time between consecutive frames in timelapse data)?

Use Case

Reading and storing the additional metadata. The LensNA for example, can be used to calculate diffraction limit.

Solution

It would be nice if these metadata were exposed as with the other attributes physical_pixel_sizes, etc.

Alternatives

Ask user to provide such metadata

Thanks!

[toloudis]

time increment is coming soon: #35 (and bioio-devs/bioio-base#20 )

[toloudis]

We are adding some additional metadata items that readers can provide. We will have to see if we can add LensNA. If you have a list of what data you would like to see, we can consider which ones we can add.

[BrianWhitneyAI]

We have added some standard metadata tooling but don't currently have plans to add LensNA. Feel free to reopen if you have some additional metadata context you would like us to add.