clients/insight/Downloading-images-with-insight.md

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+There are number of options for downloading images from OMERO. To download a image (or a list of images)
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+1. Select the image(s) in the ```Image browser``` pane.
+2. In the ```General``` tab 
+3. Click the ```Download``` button.
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+![The download button](./media/download_pane1_50.png)
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+This gives you a number of options:
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+![Download options](./media/download_options_50.png)
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+### Download...
+This downloads the ***original data*** file that was uploaded to OMERO.  For this option:
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+* None of tags or other metadata added in OMERO 
+* No ROIs added in OMERO
+* No changes in the rendering 
+will be exported. 
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+This is very useful for analysing complicated image sets with program such as FIJI, Imaris.
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+Usually these will be in the propriety format associated with the microscope used. For example, Nikon images are saved as `.nd2`, Deltavision files are saved as `.dv2`.  If the selected image is part of a series (e.g. multi-image or movie) it will download the whole file.
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+If the multiple images are selected that come of multiple original iamge files, each of the orginals will be downloaded.
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+
+### Export as...
+This downloads the images stored in OMERO.  If you have made alterations to how the image is rendered in OMERO this will be reflected in this export.
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+Only a fraction of metadata from the original will be exported for this option.  Additional metadata added in OMERO is not exported in these images.  
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+The OME-TIFF option only works for if a single image is selected.  This is not a very useful option.
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+For `.png`, `.jpeg`,`.tiff` multiple images can saved at once.  You will be prompted to save the image(s) into a `.zip` archive:
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+![Choose location of `.zip` archive](./media/download_ziploc_50.png)
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+The `.zip`archive can be opened by doubling clicking.
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