Multiscales questions

[tischi]

@joshmoore @will-moore
Multiscales is an array: Multiscale[] multiscales = n5.getAttribute( "", "multiscales", Multiscale[].class );
I don't understand in which scenarios this array could have more than one item?

[joshmoore]

The primary use case at the moment (the one listed in the spec) is multiple different downsamplings. A base image with two multiscales each with a different scale or a different method. There's no need for the two multiscales to have the same base though. So it would also allow you to just have two pyramids (in our jargon) in the same zgroup.

Note: moving this issue to the new repo.

[tischi]

@joshmoore

Thanks! I guess for opening this in BDV we for now just pick multiscales[ 0 ], ok?
Implementing a good logic for opening alternative pyramids feels like a more complex project to me.

[joshmoore]

Agreed.

[constantinpape]

This is a very old discussion, so I am closing this.

[joshmoore]

Thanks for the clean up, @constantinpape. I think the use of the multiple multiscales is still not well formulated (see question during the 6th NGFF call) but happy for that to be in a follow-up issue/PR.

[constantinpape]

@joshmoore my strategy right now is just to collect all the "low hanging fruit" follow ups in #86 and then spin off issue(s) from that one as soon as 0.4 is released - could you just leave a comment there regarding the multiple multiscales?

[joshmoore]

Perfect strategy. Thanks.