new_contents: import bfimage as cz
  from matplotlib import pyplot as plt, cm
  import matplotlib.colors as mc
  import os
  import numpy as np
  
  filename = r'r'C:\Python_ZEN_Output\Testdata\CZI_Read\XYZCT_Z=15_C=2_T=20.czi'
  
  imgbase = os.path.basename(filename)
  imgdir = os.path.dirname(filename)
  ## get image meta-information
  MetaInfo = cz.bftools.get_relevant_metainfo_wrapper(filename)
  
  
  ## show relevant image Meta-Information
  print '\n'
  print 'Image Directory      : ', imgdir
  print 'Image Filename       : ', imgbase
  print 'Images Dim Sizes     : ', MetaInfo['Sizes']
  print 'Dimension Order BF   : ', MetaInfo['DimOrder BF']
  print 'Dimension Order CZI  : ', MetaInfo['OrderCZI']
  print 'Total Series Number  : ', MetaInfo['TotalSeries']
  print 'Image Dimensions     : ', MetaInfo['TotalSeries'], MetaInfo['SizeT'], MetaInfo['SizeZ'], MetaInfo['SizeC'],\
                                      MetaInfo['SizeY'], MetaInfo['SizeX']
  print 'Scaling XYZ [micron] : ', MetaInfo['XScale'], MetaInfo['YScale'], MetaInfo['ZScale']
  print 'Objective M-NA-Imm   : ', MetaInfo['ObjMag'], MetaInfo['NA'], MetaInfo['Immersion']
  print 'Objective Name       : ', MetaInfo['ObjModel']
  print 'Detector Name        : ', MetaInfo['DetName']
  print 'Ex. Wavelengths [nm] : ', MetaInfo['WLEx']
  print 'Em. Wavelengths [nm] : ', MetaInfo['WLEm']
  print 'Channel Description  : ', MetaInfo['ChDesc']
  
  seriesID = 0
  timepoint = 14
  channel = 1
  zplane = 4
  
  tseries = cz.bftools.get_timeseries(filename, MetaInfo['Sizes'], seriesID, zplane)
  print 'Shape Time Series    : ', np.shape(tseries)
  img2show = tseries[timepoint, channel, :, :]
  fig1 = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8), dpi=100)
  ax1 = fig1.add_subplot(111)
  cax = ax1.imshow(img2show, interpolation='nearest', cmap=cm.gray, aspect='equal', vmin=119, vmax=1407)
  ax1.set_title('T=' + str(timepoint+1) + ' Z=' + str(zplane+1) + ' CH=' + str(channel+1), fontsize=12)
  ax1.set_xlabel('X-dimension [pixel]', fontsize=10)
  ax1.set_ylabel('Y-dimension [pixel]', fontsize=10)
  cbar = fig1.colorbar(cax)
  # show plots
  plt.show()
  
  
subject: Create test_getTimeSeries.py