How to stranslate data format into BIDS?

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Hi all,
does brainstorm have some scripts/GUI/tutorials to convert the MEG data format to BIDS?
Thanks so much.

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BIDS is not a "data format", it is a way to organize the imaging files in a standardized way.
The MEG-BIDS specification recommends storing the MEG recordings in their original file formats. The list of supported MEG manufacturers is available in the specs:
https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/99-appendices/06-meg-file-formats.html

Brainstorm offers a way to export the raw data linked to the database to a BIDS dataset: process "File > Export BIDS dataset". The tutorial "Export raw data to BIDS format" is available on the Tutorials page:
https://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/ExportBids

This includes only the "raw" data (= unprocessed), since the BIDS specification does not cover the processed data at the moment.

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Thanks, Francois. Have a nice holiday