TIFF Files

These are some examples of TIFF files. "TIFF" stands for "Tagged Image File Format". It is a popular format for encoding high resolution photographs or images.

TIFF files are:

• BINARY
• Color
• 2D
• Compression options include none/lossless/lossy
• 1 image

Reference:

TIFF Revision 6.0,
Seattle, Washington, 1992.
PDF version.

Programs to create a TIFF file include:

• the MATHEMATICA command DISPLAY;
• MATLAB

Programs to view a TIFF file include:

• The AVS module read_any_image can read a TIFF file.
• GIMP
• The ImageVision program imgview can display a TIFF file.
• The Macintosh program JPEGVIEW can display a TIFF file.
• XV
• Microsoft WORD

Programs to convert a TIFF file to another format:

• GIMP can view a TIFF file and then save it in another format.
• XV can view a TIFF file and then save it in BMP, FIT, GIF, JPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, or RGB format.

Programs to convert a file to TIFF format:

• GIMP can view a file and then save it in TIFF format.
• XV can view a file in BMP, FIT, GIF, JPG, PBM/PGM/PPM or RGB format, and save it in TIFF format.

Color files you may copy:

• balloons.tif, a couple with balloons;
• columns.tif, a woman stands by columns;

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