I cannot reproduce this issue with an up-to-date installation of Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.8.0_45 64-bit on OS X 10.10.4, using any of the three files I have from you previously ("LOCI test", "ms reflection" and "D3 timelapse 3").

Furthermore, given the error message, I would surprised if the issue is with OS or version of Java. It is more likely a difference between between versions of the Bio-Formats plugin. What does Help > About Plugins > Bio-Formats Plugins... tell you on each machine?

If the versions do actually match, then please post a non-working sample image.

Hi Curtis,
I ran a fresh install on OS10.10.5, Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.6.0_65 64-bit then updated with 1.8.0_60, latest Bio-formats and still get the problem.  All Java installs are Java SE Developers Kit. Tests on different computers and Java versions were with Open as Hyperstack.  All other options not checked.  
All Macs fail to open Slidebook files with the same exception message. running bftools from command line also fails.

Both Win7 boxes (6 and 7 below) open the Slidebook files.  
 
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.n.n_nn.jdk/
same Bio-Formats: Systems Mac 2) [fail];  Win7 7a) [open] 
same Bio-Formats: Systems Mac 3b), 4),5a),5b),6) [fail]; Win7 6), 7b) [open]
Bio-formats versions were:
1) 2012 MacBookPro
OS 10.9.5
289024a1aeff76ceaa0521e75a614e3275bd89d3, built 11 Sept 2015, Release:5.1.4-DEV
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.8.0_51 64-bit


2) 2010 iMac
OS 10.9.5
ec25a9cdcade57643a187c31aab84032d209baaf, built 17 July 2015 Release:5.1.3
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-36/1.50a) with Java 1.6.0_65 64-bit

3a) 2009 MacPro
OS 10.9.5
9c6e5b270cee9af5becfbdc8f0c7b1a7206632aa, built 5 August 2015, Release:5.1.3-Dev
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-34/1.50a) with Java 1.8.0_51 64-bit
updated:
3b) Fiji (2.0.0-rc-34/1.50a) with Java 1.8.0_51 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release: 5.1.4

4) 2014 iMac
OS 10.9.5
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-38/1.50b) with Java 1.6.0_65 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release: 5.1.3-DEV

5a) Late 2012 iMac
OS 10.10.5
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.6.0_65 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release: 5.14

5b) Late 2012 iMac
OS 10.10.5
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.8.0_60 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release: 5.1.4

6) Marianas Workstation, Win7
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.6.0_24 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release:5.1.4


7a) Slidebook Workstation, Win7
ec25a9cdcade57643a187c31aab84032d209baaf, built 17 July 2015 Release:5.1.3
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-34/1.50a) with Java 1.6.0_24 64-bit

7b) updated to:
Fiji (2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b) with Java 1.6.0_65 64-bit
Revision 05840624ab3d1d1dca14d1ccfebabcb61c42ec27 Built 3 September 2015, Release: 5.14

All the Macs were initially set up by our (former) IT guy. 

thanks,
Glen MacDonald

I still cannot reproduce on my OS X 10.10.5 system with ImageJ 2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b and Bio-Formats 5.1.4 -- and neither with the latest Bio-Formats from the Bio-Formats update site.

I tested the three files you sent in the past: "LOCI test", "ms reflection" and "D3 timelapse 3".

Can you please confirm that these specific files fail on your OS X systems?

If not, then we will need a new non-working sample image.

Created attachment 262
Slidebook file with 3 channel 2D and 3D images

Excellent, I can reproduce with that sample file! Thank you!

Sorry, screwed up attaching the file and dumped my original comment. You have sld files dating to 2005 and 2010. I tested files around the lab and found that sld files created 6/28/2012 and earlier will open by Bio-Formats on OS10.  Newer files will not open.  The 'LOCI test.sld' reopened in Slidebook today and resaved will no longer open on Mac.  the 2 images in the file I just sent are a 2D, 3 channel, and 3 channel z-series

I tested this on Windows 7, and received a different exception:

(Fiji Is Just) ImageJ 2.0.0-rc-39/1.50b; Java 1.8.0_05 [64-bit]; Windows 7 6.1; 32MB of 1527MB (2%)
 
java.lang.AssertionError: Failed with exception: The file is not a valid SlideBook document. Z plane index too large.

	at loci.formats.in.SlideBook6Reader.getZPosition(Native Method)
	at loci.formats.in.SlideBook6Reader.initFile(SlideBook6Reader.java:277)
	at loci.formats.FormatReader.setId(FormatReader.java:1426)
	at loci.plugins.in.ImportProcess.initializeFile(ImportProcess.java:505)
	at loci.plugins.in.ImportProcess.execute(ImportProcess.java:143)
	at loci.plugins.in.Importer.showDialogs(Importer.java:137)
	at loci.plugins.in.Importer.run(Importer.java:75)
	at loci.plugins.LociImporter.run(LociImporter.java:78)
	at ij.IJ.runUserPlugIn(IJ.java:212)
	at ij.IJ.runPlugIn(IJ.java:176)
	at ij.Executer.runCommand(Executer.java:132)
	at ij.Executer.run(Executer.java:65)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

This suggests a likely cause of the file working on your Windows 7 systems, Glen: you have the matching version of SlideBook installed on those systems, with the SlideBook native library available on your path. Bio-Formats picks this up, uses it, and is thus able to read these files. Whereas on my Windows 7 system, the native library version does not match (almost certainly is out of date) -- hence the error above.

Anyway, I filed this issue with the Bio-Formats team at:
   https://github.com/openmicroscopy/bioformats/issues/2008

You can track further progress on the issue there.