NDPI File Format Support (produced by a Hamamatsu Nanozoomer Microscope)

[Adam Goode]

As far as I know, there is no one working on NDPI support right now.

The format is mostly understood, and is ready to be implemented. The
issue is that it would take an experienced programmer about 1-2 months
to finish the work. Because NDPI is not-quite-TIFF, a full
not-quite-TIFF reader will need to be written for OpenSlide itself.
The beginnings of this is already in the code.

Inside of NDPI, you'll find not-quite-JPEG, for which you'll need to
write a custom jpeg_src_mgr in order to hack the compressed data into
a format that libjpeg will decode.

Other than that, it's relatively straightforward Hamamatsu VMS:
http://openslide.org/Hamamatsu%20format/#preliminary_ndpi_notes


If anyone is able to provide programmer time, I would be happy to
review code, assist with questions, and provide guidance. I do not
have time to work on this myself, though I wish I did.



Thanks,

Adam


On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 16:41, TAE WOOK OH <taewooko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Openslide folks,
>
> I am wondering whether openslide supports large size NDPI file format in the
> near future.
>
> We uses ndpitiler command to read and tile ndpi images. but, it is only
> available to be operated on windows.
>
> We need an API that enables to read and tile ndpi format images, but I
> couldn't find anywhere.
>
> I knew that openslide supports api that able to read and leverage svs format
> images.
>
> but, I am curious whether openslide supports ndpi file format in the near
> future.
>
> The ndpi imaging API is an urgent requirement for current projects.
>
> So, it would be great if you guys develop this feature as soon as possible,
>
> and let me know your agenda or plan for this issue if you have.
>
> Thanks for your response in advance.
>
> ps. I posted same question for a couple of days ago.
> and it seems that nobody answer this question.
> Please, let me know if you guys know contact information about current
> working group of this issue.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Oh
>
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