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The standard approach to sharing images is to make full copies of the image files and send them via ftp, email attachment, scp, or some other approach. With OMERO you have several far simpler options. Individual images can be shared with other OMERO users by using the "share" utility. Images are...

OMERO makes an exact copy of the original files and metadata files recognized by BioFormats and stores them in the OMERO managed repository. The data is structured exactly as it was found when originally imported. As files are copied into the managed repository file hashes are computed and stored...

The total amount of storage that OMERO can handle is determined by the size of the file system volume the server has access to on the HMS IT Isilon cluster. The current plan is to increase the OMERO allocation as demand rises. There are no plans to limit what individuals are allowed to import. We...

OMERO uses the BioFormats library for translating and interpreting over 140 image file types. The specifics of what file types are supported is maintained on the OME BioFormats Supported Formats page. If you have a file format that is not fully supported by BioFormats we can explore having it added...