diff --git a/conformance/ome_zarr_conformance.py b/conformance/ome_zarr_conformance.py
index 5614e44c..006e9e08 100644
--- a/conformance/ome_zarr_conformance.py
+++ b/conformance/ome_zarr_conformance.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 here = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 tests_dir = here / "tests"
 
+Status = Literal["pass", "fail", "error"]
 
 @dataclass
 class CommandOutput:
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def from_jso(cls, jso: dict[str, Any]) -> Self:
 @dataclass
 class TestResult:
     test_name: str
-    status: Literal["pass", "fail", "error"]
+    status: Status
     message: str | None
     stderr: str
     return_code: int
@@ -167,6 +168,52 @@ def run_all_tests(
                 yield res
 
 
+def colour(s: str, num: int, is_bright=False, is_background=False) -> str:
+    match (is_bright, is_background):
+        case (False, False):
+            pref = "3"
+        case (False, True):
+            pref = "4"
+        case (True, False):
+            pref = "9"
+        case (True, True):
+            pref = "10"
+    return f"\x1b[{pref}{num}m{s}\x1b[0m"
+
+
+class Colourer:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.is_term = sys.stdout.isatty()
+
+    def _colour(self, s: str, num: int, is_bright=False, is_background=False) -> str:
+        if not self.is_term:
+            return s
+        return colour(s, num, is_bright, is_background)
+
+    def r(self, s: str) -> str:
+        return self._colour(s, 1)
+
+    def g(self, s: str) -> str:
+        return self._colour(s, 2)
+
+    def y(self, s: str) -> str:
+        return self._colour(s, 3)
+
+    def m(self, s: str) -> str:
+        return self._colour(s, 5)
+
+    def status(self, s: Status) -> str:
+        match s:
+            case "pass":
+                return self.g(s)
+            case "fail":
+                return self.r(s)
+            case "error":
+                return self.m(s)
+            case other:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unknown status '{other}'")
+
+
 def main(raw_args=None):
     parser = ArgumentParser(
         description=(
@@ -205,7 +252,7 @@ def main(raw_args=None):
         "--exclude-strict",
         "-S",
         action="store_true",
-        help="exclude strict tests",
+        help="DEPRECATED: exclude strict tests",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--exclude-invalid",
@@ -241,7 +288,12 @@ def main(raw_args=None):
         3: logging.DEBUG,
     }.get(args.verbose, logging.DEBUG)
     logging.basicConfig(level=lvl)
-    logging.debug("Got args: %s", args)
+    logger.debug("Got args: %s", args)
+
+    if args.exclude_strict:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Strict test cases are deprecated; -S/--exclude-strict argument is implicit and will soon be removed."
+        )
 
     if dingus_args is None:
         print(
@@ -274,14 +326,12 @@ def main(raw_args=None):
     test_paths = ((test_path_to_name(p, dpath), p) for p in dpath.rglob(rglob))
     cases = dict(sorted((n, p) for n, p in test_paths if req.include(n)))
 
+    c = Colourer()
+
     for res in run_all_tests(
         dingus_args,
         cases,
     ):
-        row = [
-            res.test_name,
-            res.status,
-        ]
         if res.status == "pass":
             passes += 1
         elif res.status == "fail":
@@ -289,6 +339,13 @@ def main(raw_args=None):
         elif res.status == "error":
             errors += 1
 
+        row = [
+            res.test_name,
+            c.status(res.status),
+        ]
+        if res.message:
+            row.append(" ".join(res.message.split()))
+
         print("\t".join(row))
 
     logger.info("Got %s passes, %s failures, %s errors", passes, failures, errors)
diff --git a/examples/multiscales_strict/.config.json b/examples/multiscales_strict/.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b0469538..00000000
--- a/examples/multiscales_strict/.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "schema": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-}
diff --git a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example.json b/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fb6b310..00000000
--- a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "zarr_format": 3,
-  "node_type": "group",
-  "attributes": {
-    "ome": {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "multiscales": [
-        {
-          "name": "example",
-          "coordinateSystems": [
-              {
-                "name": "intrinsic",
-                "axes": [
-                  { "name": "t", "type": "time", "unit": "millisecond" },
-                  { "name": "c", "type": "channel" },
-                  { "name": "z", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer" },
-                  { "name": "y", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer" },
-                  { "name": "x", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer" }
-                ]
-              }
-          ],
-          "datasets": [
-            {
-              "path": "s0",
-              "coordinateTransformations": [
-                {
-                  // the voxel size for the first scale level (0.5 micrometer)
-                  // and the time unit (0.1 milliseconds), which is the same for each scale level
-                  "type": "scale",
-                  "scale": [0.1, 1.0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5],
-                  "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                  "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            {
-              "path": "s1",
-              "coordinateTransformations": [
-                {
-                  // the voxel size for the second scale level (downscaled by a factor of 2 -> 1 micrometer)
-                  // and the time unit (0.1 milliseconds), which is the same for each scale level
-                  "type": "sequence",
-                  "input": {"path": "s1"},
-                  "output": {"name": "intrinsic"},
-                  "transformations": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "scale",
-                      "scale": [0.1, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "type": "translation",
-                      "translation": [0, 0, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25]
-                    }
-                  ]                  
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            {
-              "path": "s2",
-              "coordinateTransformations": [
-                {
-                  // the voxel size for the third scale level (downscaled by a factor of 4 -> 2 micrometer)
-                  // and the time unit (0.1 milliseconds), which is the same for each scale level
-                  "type": "sequence",
-                  "input": {"path": "s2"},
-                  "output": {"name": "intrinsic"},
-                  "transformations": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "scale",
-                      "scale": [0.1, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0]
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "type": "translation",
-                      "translation": [0, 0, 0.75, 0.75, 0.75]
-                    }
-                  ]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          ],
-          "type": "gaussian",
-          "metadata": {
-            "description": "the fields in metadata depend on the downscaling implementation. Here, the parameters passed to the skimage function are given",
-            "method": "skimage.transform.pyramid_gaussian",
-            "version": "0.16.1",
-            "args": "[true]",
-            "kwargs": { "multichannel": true }
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example_relative.json b/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example_relative.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ddb3616..00000000
--- a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_example_relative.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "multiscales": [
-    {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "name": "example",
-      "coordinateSystems" : [
-        {
-          "name" : "world",
-          "axes": {
-            "t": {"type": "time", "unit": "millisecond"},
-            "c": {"type": "channel"},
-            "z": {"type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"},
-            "y": {"type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"},
-            "x": {"type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"}
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name" : "intrinsic",
-          "axes": [
-            {"name": "t", "type": "time", "unit": "millisecond"},
-            {"name": "c", "type": "channel"},
-            {"name": "z", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"},
-            {"name": "y", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"},
-            {"name": "x", "type": "space", "unit": "micrometer"}
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      "datasets": [
-        {
-          "path": "s0",
-          // the transformation of other arrays are
-          // defined relative to this, the highest resolution, array
-          "coordinateTransformations": [{
-            "type": "scale",
-            "scale": [1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
-            "input": {"path": "s0"},
-            "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-          }]
-        },
-        {
-          "path": "s1",
-          "coordinateTransformations": [
-             {
-              // the second scale level (downscaled by a factor of 2 relative to "s0" in zyx)
-              "type": "sequence",
-              "input" : {"path": "s1"},
-              "output" : {"name": "intrinsic"},
-              "transformations": [
-                {
-                  "type": "scale",
-                  "scale": [1, 1, 2, 2, 2]
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "translation",
-                  "translation": [0, 0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "path": "s2",
-          "coordinateTransformations": [{
-            // the third scale level (downscaled by a factor of 4 relative to "s0" in zyx)
-            "type": "sequence",
-            "input" : {"path": "s2"},
-            "output" : {"name": "intrinsic"},
-            "transformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [1, 1, 4, 4, 4]
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "translation",
-                "translation": [0, 0, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5]
-              }
-             ]
-          }]
-        }
-      ],
-      "coordinateTransformations": [
-        {
-          "name": "additional_translation",
-          "type": "translation",
-          "translation": [0, 0, 10, 20, 30],
-          "input": {"name": "intrinsic"},
-          "output": {"name": "world"}
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_reference_to_label.json b/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_reference_to_label.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 857ba8ff..00000000
--- a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_reference_to_label.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "name": "Image",
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "s0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [0.5, 0.5, 1],
-                "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "physical",
-            "axes": [
-              {"name": "z", "unit": "micrometer"},
-              {"name": "y", "unit": "micrometer"},
-              {"name": "x", "unit": "micrometer"}
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "coordinateTransformations": [
-          {
-            "type": "identity",
-            "input": {"path": "labels/cell_segmentation","name": "physical"},
-            "output": {"name": "physical"}
-          }
-         ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_transformations.json b/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_transformations.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 863bcb04..00000000
--- a/examples/multiscales_strict/multiscales_transformations.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "zarr_format": 3,
-  "node_type": "group",
-  "attributes": {
-    "ome": {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "multiscales": [
-        {
-          "coordinateSystems": [
-            {
-              "name": "physical",
-              "axes": [
-                {
-                  "name": "y",
-                  "type": "space",
-                  "unit": "micrometer"
-                },
-                {
-                  "name": "x",
-                  "type": "space",
-                  "unit": "micrometer"
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            {
-              "name": "intrinsic",
-              "axes": [
-                {
-                  "name": "y",
-                  "type": "space",
-                  "unit": "micrometer"
-                },
-                {
-                  "name": "x",
-                  "type": "space",
-                  "unit": "micrometer"
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          ],
-          "datasets": [
-            {
-              "path": "s0",
-              "coordinateTransformations": [
-                {
-                  "scale": [1, 1],
-                  "type": "scale",
-                  "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                  "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          ],
-          "coordinateTransformations": [
-            {
-              "scale": [10, 10],
-              "type": "scale",
-              "input": {"name": "intrinsic"},
-              "output": {"name": "physical"}
-            }
-          ],
-          "name": "image_with_coordinateTransformations",
-          "type": "foo",
-          "metadata": {
-            "key": "value"
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/plate_strict/.config.json b/examples/plate_strict/.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a49b1743..00000000
--- a/examples/plate_strict/.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "schema": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-}
diff --git a/examples/plate_strict/plate_2wells.json b/examples/plate_strict/plate_2wells.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bc18c1d8..00000000
--- a/examples/plate_strict/plate_2wells.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "zarr_format": 3,
-  "node_type": "group",
-  "attributes": {
-    "ome": {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "plate": {
-        "acquisitions": [
-          {
-            "id": 1,
-            "maximumfieldcount": 1,
-            "name": "single acquisition",
-            "starttime": 1343731272000
-          }
-        ],
-        "columns": [
-          {
-            "name": "1"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "2"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "3"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "4"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "5"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "6"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "7"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "8"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "9"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "10"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "11"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "12"
-          }
-        ],
-        "field_count": 1,
-        "name": "sparse test",
-        "rows": [
-          {
-            "name": "A"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "B"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "C"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "D"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "E"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "F"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "G"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "H"
-          }
-        ],
-        "wells": [
-          {
-            "path": "C/5",
-            "rowIndex": 2,
-            "columnIndex": 4
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "D/7",
-            "rowIndex": 3,
-            "columnIndex": 6
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/plate_strict/plate_6wells.json b/examples/plate_strict/plate_6wells.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0794c3eb..00000000
--- a/examples/plate_strict/plate_6wells.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "zarr_format": 3,
-  "node_type": "group",
-  "attributes": {
-    "ome": {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "plate": {
-        "acquisitions": [
-          {
-            "id": 1,
-            "maximumfieldcount": 2,
-            "name": "Meas_01(2012-07-31_10-41-12)",
-            "starttime": 1343731272000
-          },
-          {
-            "id": 2,
-            "maximumfieldcount": 2,
-            "name": "Meas_02(201207-31_11-56-41)",
-            "starttime": 1343735801000
-          }
-        ],
-        "columns": [
-          {
-            "name": "1"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "2"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "3"
-          }
-        ],
-        "field_count": 4,
-        "name": "test",
-        "rows": [
-          {
-            "name": "A"
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "B"
-          }
-        ],
-        "wells": [
-          {
-            "path": "A/1",
-            "rowIndex": 0,
-            "columnIndex": 0
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "A/2",
-            "rowIndex": 0,
-            "columnIndex": 1
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "A/3",
-            "rowIndex": 0,
-            "columnIndex": 2
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "B/1",
-            "rowIndex": 1,
-            "columnIndex": 0
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "B/2",
-            "rowIndex": 1,
-            "columnIndex": 1
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "B/3",
-            "rowIndex": 1,
-            "columnIndex": 2
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_axes.schema b/schemas/strict_axes.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index f3e34250..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_axes.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_axes.schema",
-  "title": "NGFF Strict Axes",
-  "description": "JSON from OME-NGFF .zattrs",
-  "allOf": [
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/axes.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "items": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-            "type": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "enum": [
-                  "array",
-                  "channel",
-                  "time",
-                  "space",
-                  "displacement",
-                  "coordinate",
-                  "frequency"
-                ]
-            }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_coordinate_systems.schema b/schemas/strict_coordinate_systems.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index 848aec46..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_coordinate_systems.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_coordinate_systems.schema",
-  "allOf" : [
-    {
-      "$ref": "coordinate_systems.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "items": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-          "axes": {
-            "$ref": "strict_axes.schema"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_image.schema b/schemas/strict_image.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f8e8f0..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_image.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_image.schema",
-  "allOf": [
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/image.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "properties": {
-        "ome": {
-          "properties": {
-            "multiscales": {
-              "items": {
-                "required": [
-                  "metadata",
-                  "type",
-                  "name"
-                ]
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_label.schema b/schemas/strict_label.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index ede5444f..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_label.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_label.schema",
-  "allOf": [
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/label.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "properties": {
-        "ome": {
-          "properties": {
-            "image-label": {
-              "required": [
-                "colors"
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_ome_zarr.schema b/schemas/strict_ome_zarr.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index ab0fe932..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_ome_zarr.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_ome_zarr.schema",
-  "anyOf": [
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/bf2raw.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_label.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/ome.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_well.schema"
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_plate.schema b/schemas/strict_plate.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index 3eed3015..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_plate.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_plate.schema",
-  "allOf": [
-    {
-      "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/plate.schema"
-    },
-    {
-      "properties": {
-        "ome": {
-          "properties": {
-            "plate": {
-              "properties": {
-                "acquisitions": {
-                  "items": {
-                    "required": [
-                      "name",
-                      "maximumfieldcount"
-                    ]
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              "required": [
-                "name"
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/schemas/strict_well.schema b/schemas/strict_well.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f4f66b2..00000000
--- a/schemas/strict_well.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/strict_well.schema",
-  "$ref": "https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.6.dev4/schemas/well.schema"
-}
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.json b/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8166e229..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "image-label": {}
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_label.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict image-label JSON schema: ",
-    "valid": false,
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_maximumfieldcount.json b/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_maximumfieldcount.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 51ed18fb..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_maximumfieldcount.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev42",
-    "plate": {
-      "acquisitions": [
-        {
-          "id": 0,
-          "name": "0"
-        }
-      ],
-      "columns": [
-        {
-          "name": "A"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "test plate",
-      "rows": [
-        {
-          "name": "1"
-        }
-      ],
-      "wells": [
-        {
-          "path": "A/1",
-          "rowIndex": 0,
-          "columnIndex": 0
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict plate JSON schema: ",
-    "valid": false,
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_name.json b/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_name.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 121b0ecb..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_name.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "plate": {
-      "acquisitions": [
-        {
-          "id": 0,
-          "maximumfieldcount": 1
-        }
-      ],
-      "columns": [
-        {
-          "name": "A"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "test plate",
-      "rows": [
-        {
-          "name": "1"
-        }
-      ],
-      "wells": [
-        {
-          "path": "A/1",
-          "rowIndex": 0,
-          "columnIndex": 0
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict plate JSON schema: ",
-    "valid": false,
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_name.json b/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_name.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bca56fa..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/invalid/plate/missing_name.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev42",
-    "plate": {
-      "columns": [
-        {
-          "name": "A"
-        }
-      ],
-      "rows": [
-        {
-          "name": "1"
-        }
-      ],
-      "wells": [
-        {
-          "path": "A/1",
-          "rowIndex": 0,
-          "columnIndex": 0
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict plate JSON schema: ",
-    "valid": false,
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image.json
deleted file mode 100644
index db3d566a..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "physical",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "s0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "scale": [
-                  1,
-                  1
-                ],
-                "type": "scale",
-                "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "name": "simple_image",
-        "type": "foo",
-        "metadata": {
-          "key": "value"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_metadata.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f9276929..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "@id": "top",
-    "@type": "ngff:Image",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "@id": "inner",
-        "name": "example",
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "path/to/0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [
-                  1,
-                  1
-                ],
-                "input": {"path": "path/to/0"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "type": "gaussian",
-        "metadata": {
-          "method": "skimage.transform.pyramid_gaussian",
-          "version": "0.16.1",
-          "args": [
-            "true",
-            "false"
-          ],
-          "kwargs": {
-            "multichannel": true
-          }
-        },
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "physical",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_omero.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_omero.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e061e6c..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/image_omero.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "world",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "t",
-                "type": "time"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "c",
-                "type": "channel"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "z",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "physical",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "t",
-                "type": "time"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "c",
-                "type": "channel"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "z",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "s0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "scale": [
-                  1,
-                  1,
-                  0.5,
-                  0.13,
-                  0.13
-                ],
-                "type": "scale",
-                "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "s1",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "scale": [
-                  1,
-                  1,
-                  1,
-                  0.26,
-                  0.26
-                ],
-                "type": "scale",
-                "input": {"path": "s1"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "coordinateTransformations": [
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-              9,
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-            "type": "translation",
-            "input": {"name": "intrinsic"},
-            "output": {"name": "world"}
-          }
-        ],
-        "name": "image_with_omero_metadata",
-        "type": "foo",
-        "metadata": {
-          "key": "value"
-        }
-      }
-    ],
-    "omero": {
-      "channels": [
-        {
-          "active": true,
-          "coefficient": 1.0,
-          "color": "00FF00",
-          "family": "linear",
-          "inverted": false,
-          "label": "FITC",
-          "window": {
-            "end": 813.0,
-            "max": 870.0,
-            "min": 102.0,
-            "start": 82.0
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "active": true,
-          "coefficient": 1.0,
-          "color": "FF0000",
-          "family": "linear",
-          "inverted": false,
-          "label": "RD-TR-PE",
-          "window": {
-            "end": 815.0,
-            "max": 441.0,
-            "min": 129.0,
-            "start": 78.0
-          }
-        }
-      ],
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-        "defaultT": 0,
-        "defaultZ": 2,
-        "model": "color"
-      },
-      "version": "0.6.dev4"
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.json
deleted file mode 100644
index afbeaf66..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "name": "example",
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "world",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "t",
-                "type": "time",
-                "unit": "millisecond"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "c",
-                "type": "channel"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "z",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "intrinsic",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "t",
-                "type": "time",
-                "unit": "millisecond"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "c",
-                "type": "channel"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "z",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "s0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0,
-                  0.5,
-                  0.5,
-                  0.5
-                ],
-                "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "1",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0
-                ],
-                "input": {"path": "s1"},
-                "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "path": "s2",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "type": "scale",
-                "scale": [
-                  1.0,
-                  1.0,
-                  2.0,
-                  2.0,
-                  2.0
-                ],
-                "input": {"path": "s2"},
-                "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "coordinateTransformations": [
-          {
-            "type": "scale",
-            "scale": [
-              0.1,
-              1.0,
-              1.0,
-              1.0,
-              1.0
-            ],
-            "input": {"name": "world"},
-            "output": {"name": "intrinsic"}
-          }
-        ],
-        "type": "gaussian",
-        "metadata": {
-          "description": "the fields in metadata depend on the downscaling implementation. Here, the parameters passed to the skimage function are given",
-          "method": "skimage.transform.pyramid_gaussian",
-          "version": "0.16.1",
-          "args": "[true]",
-          "kwargs": {
-            "multichannel": true
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0715ee18..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "multiscales": [
-      {
-        "coordinateSystems": [
-          {
-            "name": "world",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "physical",
-            "axes": [
-              {
-                "name": "y",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              },
-              {
-                "name": "x",
-                "type": "space",
-                "unit": "micrometer"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "datasets": [
-          {
-            "path": "s0",
-            "coordinateTransformations": [
-              {
-                "scale": [
-                  1,
-                  1
-                ],
-                "type": "scale",
-                "input": {"path": "s0"},
-                "output": {"name": "physical"}
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "coordinateTransformations": [
-          {
-            "scale": [
-              10,
-              10
-            ],
-            "type": "scale",
-            "input": {"name": "physical"},
-            "output": {"name": "world"}
-          }
-        ],
-        "name": "image_with_coordinateTransformations",
-        "type": "foo",
-        "metadata": {
-          "key": "value"
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_image.schema"
-    },
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b9be0fbc..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "plate": {
-      "acquisitions": [
-        {
-          "id": 0,
-          "name": "0",
-          "maximumfieldcount": 1
-        }
-      ],
-      "columns": [
-        {
-          "name": "A"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "test plate",
-      "rows": [
-        {
-          "name": "1"
-        }
-      ],
-      "wells": [
-        {
-          "path": "A/1",
-          "rowIndex": 0,
-          "columnIndex": 0
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict plate JSON schema: ",
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 838214ac..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "plate": {
-      "columns": [
-        {
-          "name": "A"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "test plate",
-      "rows": [
-        {
-          "name": "1"
-        }
-      ],
-      "wells": [
-        {
-          "path": "A/1",
-          "rowIndex": 0,
-          "columnIndex": 0
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_plate.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict plate JSON schema: ",
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d9788262..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "well": {
-      "images": [
-        {
-          "acquisition": 0,
-          "path": "0"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_well.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict well JSON schema: ",
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.json b/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 59c1c883..00000000
--- a/tests/attributes/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ome": {
-    "version": "0.6.dev4",
-    "well": {
-      "images": [
-        {
-          "path": "0"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "_conformance": {
-    "schema": {
-      "id": "schemas/strict_well.schema"
-    },
-    "description": "Tests for the strict well JSON schema: ",
-    "strict": true
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.ome.zarr/zarr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 57ef7242..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/label/no_colors.ome.zarr/zarr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "zarr_format": 3,
-  "node_type": "group",
-  "attributes": {
-    "ome": {
-      "version": "0.6.dev4",
-      "image-label": {}
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index e233f641..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_maximumfieldcount.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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index 45cd27a1..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/plate/missing_acquisition_name.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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index 64c591c3..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/invalid/plate/missing_name.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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index a4d42bf1..00000000
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index 846767f3..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/image_metadata.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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deleted file mode 100644
index 45e78837..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/image_omero.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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index 2d781b4d..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_example.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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-{
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.ome.zarr/zarr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bd1d9c26..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/image/multiscales_transformations.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ad01976..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c2eef8b2..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/plate/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fd88011..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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diff --git a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json b/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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index 400fc648..00000000
--- a/tests/zarr/strict/valid/well/strict_no_acquisitions.ome.zarr/zarr.json
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