TIF to TIFF converter

.tif

It is a file format used in the storage of raster images or graphics at a broad scale. It is popular among graphic designers, publishers, photographers both professionals and unexperienced. It was initially developed by Aldus 34 years ago and it later became an acquisition of Adobe Systems and the most recent version was released in 2002. This files can also be stored as TIFF.

The file format is known for its flexibility and adaptability especially when it comes to how it handles images and metadata. It can hold multiple images. High quality graphics and highly colored images are stored using the TIF file format. Files possessing the TIF extension also support numerous pages and layers. Such files can also be stored in a format that is unprocessed or loosely compressed.

Aldus, Adobe Systems

.tiff

Tiff is widely popular format for storing raster graphics and color images of high quality with a great depth of color (including graphics and photos) on a wide variety of computer platforms. It can save images in shades of gray. It is created by specialists from Aidus, which later became a part of Adobe Systems. It is used to scan and recognize text files. The extension correctly interacts with most applications that provide graphics. Tiff-files are the main format of ОС NeXSTEP, where the scan-line images of this extension were borrowed from Mac OS.

Tiff-files can be stored in the formats of Intel or Motorola, which is determined by the first word - II and MM respectively. This is due to the peculiarities of these processors: Intel reads and writes numbers from right to left, Motorola in reverse order. The format is cross-platform and does not require specialized software. They are correctly displayed by popular graphic editors like Adobe Photoshop or CorelDRAW Graphics. Tiff-file can be presented in the form of tags that carry information about the image, or a single file executed using the LZW compression algorithm. Each named Tiff data area begins with the image header pointing to the image file in the directory storing the submitted images and information about them.

Aldus, Adobe Systems