diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/appContent.vue b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/appContent.vue
index c2553cc1..7aaa32d0 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/appContent.vue
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/appContent.vue
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export default {
     enterApp: function() {
       // Stuff to do once connected and all init modals are finished
       console.log("Entering main application");
-      this.currentTab = "view";
+      //this.currentTab = "view";
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/captureCard.vue b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/captureCard.vue
index 42730f07..7002fdc4 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/captureCard.vue
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/captureCard.vue
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     :class="{ 'uk-card-secondary': $store.state.globalSettings.darkMode }"
   >
     <div class="uk-card-media-top">
-      <a class="lightbox-link" :href="imgURL" :data-caption="fileName">
+      <a class="lightbox-link" :href="imgURL" :data-caption="name">
         <img
           class="uk-width-1-1"
           :data-src="thumbURL"
-          :alt="captureState.metadata.image.id"
+          :alt="id"
           width="300"
           height="225"
           uk-img
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         uk-grid
       >
         <div class="uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand">
-          {{ fileName }}
+          {{ name }}
         </div>
         <div class="uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-auto">
           <a href="#" class="uk-icon" @click="delCaptureConfirm()">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <div
         class="uk-text-meta uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand"
       >
-        <time>{{ captureState.metadata.image.acquisitionDate }}</time>
+        <time>{{ time }}</time>
       </div>
       <div
         class="uk-text-meta uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-auto"
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
         }"
       >
         <button class="uk-modal-close-default" type="button" uk-close></button>
-        <h2 class="uk-modal-title">{{ fileName }}</h2>
-        <p><b>Path: </b>{{ captureState.path }}</p>
-        <p><b>Time: </b>{{ captureState.metadata.image.acquisitionDate }}</p>
-        <p><b>ID: </b>{{ captureState.metadata.image.id }}</p>
-        <p><b>Format: </b>{{ captureState.metadata.image.format }}</p>
+        <h2 class="uk-modal-title">{{ name }}</h2>
+        <p><b>Path: </b>{{ path }}</p>
+        <p><b>Time: </b>{{ time }}</p>
+        <p><b>ID: </b>{{ id }}</p>
+        <p><b>Format: </b>{{ format }}</p>
 
         <hr />
 
@@ -161,27 +161,54 @@ export default {
   },
 
   props: {
-    captureState: {
+    id: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    name: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    time: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    path: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    format: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    links: {
       type: Object,
       required: true
+    },
+    tags: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: false,
+      default: function() {
+        return [];
+      }
+    },
+    annotations: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: false,
+      default: function() {
+        return {};
+      }
     }
   },
 
   data: function() {
     return {
-      tags: [],
       newTag: "",
-      annotations: {},
       newAnnotations: {}
     };
   },
 
   computed: {
-    fileName: function() {
-      return this.captureState.name // If this.captureState.filename exists
-        ? this.captureState.name // Use this.captureState.filename
-        : this.captureState.metadata.filename; // Otherwise use old this.captureState.metadata.filename
-    },
     tagModalID: function() {
       return this.makeModalName("tag-modal-");
     },
@@ -195,29 +222,41 @@ export default {
       return "#" + this.metadataModalID;
     },
     thumbURL: function() {
-      return `${this.captureState.links.download.href}?thumbnail=true`;
+      return `${this.links.download.href}?thumbnail=true`;
     },
     imgURL: function() {
-      return this.captureState.links.download.href;
+      return this.links.download.href;
     },
     tagsURL: function() {
-      return this.captureState.links.tags.href;
+      return this.links.tags.href;
     },
     annotationsURL: function() {
-      return this.captureState.links.annotations.href;
+      return this.links.annotations.href;
     },
     captureURL: function() {
-      return this.captureState.links.self.href;
+      return this.links.self.href;
     }
   },
 
-  created: function() {
-    // Get initial metadata from prop
-    this.tags = this.captureState.metadata.image.tags;
-    this.annotations = this.captureState.metadata.annotations;
-  },
+  created: function() {},
 
   methods: {
+    getMetadata: function() {
+      // Send metadata request
+      console.log("Loading capture metadata...");
+      axios
+        .get(this.captureURL)
+        .then(response => {
+          this.$emit("update:tags", response.data.metadata.image.tags);
+          this.$emit(
+            "update:annotations",
+            response.data.metadata.image.annotations
+          );
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          this.modalError(error); // Let mixin handle error
+        });
+    },
     handleTagSubmit: function(event) {
       if (this.newTag !== "") {
         this.newTagRequest(this.newTag);
@@ -303,7 +342,8 @@ export default {
       axios
         .get(this.tagsURL)
         .then(response => {
-          this.tags = response.data;
+          // Pass the update tag array to the parent
+          this.$emit("update:tags", response.data);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           this.modalError(error); // Let mixin handle error
@@ -315,7 +355,8 @@ export default {
       axios
         .get(this.annotationsURL)
         .then(response => {
-          this.annotations = response.data;
+          // Pass the update annotation array to the parent
+          this.$emit("update:annotations", response.data);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           this.modalError(error); // Let mixin handle error
@@ -323,7 +364,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     makeModalName: function(prefix) {
-      return prefix + this.captureState.metadata.image.id;
+      return prefix + this.id;
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/scanCard.vue b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/scanCard.vue
index 163f2861..9255143d 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/scanCard.vue
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryComponents/scanCard.vue
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       <a href="#">
         <img
           class="uk-width-1-1"
-          :data-src="scanState.thumbnail"
-          :alt="scanState.metadata.image.id"
+          :data-src="thumbnail"
+          :alt="id"
           width="300"
           height="225"
           uk-img
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
         uk-grid
       >
         <div class="uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand">
-          <b>{{ scanState.metadata.type || "Dataset" }}: </b>
-          {{ scanState.metadata.image.name }}
+          <b>{{ type }}: </b>
+          {{ name }}
         </div>
         <div class="uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-auto">
           <a href="#" class="uk-icon" @click="delAllConfirm()">
@@ -35,44 +35,19 @@
       <div
         class="uk-text-meta uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-expand"
       >
-        <time>{{ scanState.metadata.image.acquisitionDate }}</time>
-      </div>
-      <div
-        class="uk-text-meta uk-margin-remove-top uk-padding-remove uk-width-auto"
-      >
-        <a :href="metadataModalTarget" uk-toggle>More...</a>
+        <time>{{ time }}</time>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <div class="uk-card-footer uk-padding-small">
       <span
-        v-for="tag in scanState.metadata.image.tags"
+        v-for="tag in tags"
         :key="tag"
         class="uk-label uk-margin-small-right deletable-label"
       >
         {{ tag }}
       </span>
     </div>
-
-    <div :id="metadataModalID" uk-modal>
-      <div class="uk-modal-dialog uk-modal-body">
-        <button class="uk-modal-close-default" type="button" uk-close></button>
-        <h2 class="uk-modal-title">{{ scanState.metadata.image.name }}</h2>
-        <p><b>Time: </b>{{ scanState.metadata.image.acquisitionDate }}</p>
-        <p><b>ID: </b>{{ scanState.metadata.image.id }}</p>
-
-        <hr />
-
-        <div
-          v-for="(value, key) in scanState.metadata.image.annotations"
-          :key="key"
-        >
-          <p>
-            <b>{{ key }}: </b>{{ value }}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -84,25 +59,37 @@ export default {
   name: "ScanCard",
 
   props: {
-    scanState: {
-      type: Object,
+    id: {
+      type: String,
       required: true
+    },
+    name: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    time: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    type: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: "Dataset"
+    },
+    thumbnail: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    tags: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: false,
+      default: function() {
+        return [];
+      }
     }
   },
 
   computed: {
-    tagModalID: function() {
-      return this.makeModalName("tag-modal-");
-    },
-    tagModalTarget: function() {
-      return "#" + this.tagModalID;
-    },
-    metadataModalID: function() {
-      return this.makeModalName("metadata-modal-");
-    },
-    metadataModalTarget: function() {
-      return "#" + this.metadataModalID;
-    },
     allURLs: function() {
       var urls = [];
       for (var capture of this.scanState.captures) {
@@ -114,11 +101,7 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     onClick: function() {
-      this.$emit("selectFolder", this.scanState.metadata.image.id);
-    },
-
-    makeModalName: function(prefix) {
-      return prefix + this.scanState.metadata.image.id;
+      this.$emit("selectFolder", this.id);
     },
 
     delAllConfirm: function() {
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryContent.vue b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryContent.vue
index 5e4269cb..32d3de9d 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryContent.vue
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/galleryContent.vue
@@ -91,20 +91,37 @@
         <div class="uk-margin-left">
           <h3 class="uk-margin-remove uk-margin-left">
             <b>SCAN</b>
-            {{ allScans[galleryFolder].metadata.image.name }}
+            {{ allScans[galleryFolder].name }}
           </h3>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <!-- Gallery capture cards -->
       <div class="gallery-grid">
-        <div v-for="item in pagedItems" :key="item.metadata.id">
+        <div v-for="item in pagedItems" :key="item.id">
           <scanCard
             v-if="'isScan' in item"
-            :scan-state="item"
+            :id="item.id"
+            :name="item.name"
+            :time="item.time"
+            :tags="item.tags"
+            :type="item.type"
+            :thumbnail="item.thumbnail"
             @selectFolder="selectFolder"
           />
-          <captureCard v-else :capture-state="item" />
+          <captureCard
+            v-else
+            :id="item.id"
+            :links="item.links"
+            :name="item.name"
+            :format="item.format"
+            :path="item.path"
+            :time="item.time"
+            :tags="item.tags"
+            :annotations="item.annotations"
+            @update:tags="item.tags = $event"
+            @update:annotations="item.annotations = $event"
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -164,7 +181,7 @@ export default {
       // Return an array of unique tags across all captures
       var tags = [];
       for (var capture of this.captures) {
-        for (var tag of capture.metadata.image.tags) {
+        for (var tag of capture.tags) {
           if (!tags.includes(tag)) {
             tags.push(tag);
           }
@@ -178,7 +195,7 @@ export default {
       var captures = [];
       for (var capture of this.captures) {
         // Add to capture list if matched
-        if (!capture.metadata.dataset) {
+        if (!capture.dataset) {
           captures.push(capture);
         }
       }
@@ -191,9 +208,7 @@ export default {
       var scans = {};
 
       for (var capture of this.captures) {
-        var annotations = capture.metadata.image.annotations;
-        var tags = capture.metadata.image.tags;
-        var dataset = capture.metadata.dataset;
+        var dataset = capture.dataset;
 
         if (dataset) {
           var id = dataset["id"];
@@ -201,34 +216,22 @@ export default {
           // If this scan ID hasn't been seen before
           if (!(id in scans)) {
             scans[id] = {};
+            scans[id].id = id;
+            scans[id].name = dataset.name;
+            scans[id].type = dataset.type;
+            // Use time of first found capture in dataset
+            scans[id].time = capture.time;
             scans[id].isScan = true;
             scans[id].captures = [];
-            scans[id].metadata = {
-              image: {
-                name: dataset.name,
-                acquisitionDate: dataset.acquisitionDate,
-                id: dataset.id,
-                tags: [],
-                annotations: {}
-              },
-              type: dataset.type
-            };
+            scans[id].tags = [];
           }
-
           // Add the capture object to the scan
           scans[id].captures.push(capture);
 
-          // Add missing scan metadata, prioritising first capture
-          for (var key of Object.keys(annotations)) {
-            if (!(key in scans[id].metadata.image.annotations)) {
-              scans[id].metadata.image.annotations[key] = annotations[key];
-            }
-          }
-
           // Append missing tags
-          for (var tag of tags) {
-            if (!scans[id].metadata.image.tags.includes(tag)) {
-              scans[id].metadata.image.tags.push(tag);
+          for (var tag of capture.tags) {
+            if (!scans[id].tags.includes(tag)) {
+              scans[id].tags.push(tag);
             }
           }
 
@@ -272,11 +275,11 @@ export default {
         if ("captures" in item) {
           for (var capture of item.captures) {
             // Get the ID of each capture in the set
-            captures[capture.metadata.image.id] = capture;
+            captures[capture.id] = capture;
           }
         } else {
           // If it's a single capture, get the ID of the capture
-          captures[item.metadata.image.id] = item;
+          captures[item.id] = item;
         }
       }
 
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ export default {
         var includeCapture = false;
 
         // Filter by selected tags
-        var tags = capture.metadata.image.tags;
+        var tags = capture.tags;
         let checker = (arr, target) => target.every(v => arr.includes(v));
         // True if all tags match
         includeCapture = checker(tags, filterTags);
@@ -377,10 +380,8 @@ export default {
     sortCaptures: function(list) {
       // Sort a list of captures by metadata time
       function compare(a, b) {
-        if (a.metadata.image.acquisitionDate < b.metadata.image.acquisitionDate)
-          return -1;
-        if (a.metadata.image.acquisitionDate > b.metadata.image.acquisitionDate)
-          return 1;
+        if (a.time < b.time) return -1;
+        if (a.time > b.time) return 1;
         return 0;
       }
 
@@ -397,7 +398,6 @@ export default {
     },
 
     selectFolder: function(folderID) {
-      console.log(folderID);
       this.galleryFolder = folderID;
     }
   }