TIFF to ICO converter

.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

.ico

ICO – is a special format for displaying icons, shortcuts, icons in Windows OS. It represents two bitmaps. The first is the image mask, and the second is the icon displayed on the front. It is used to connect a picture with an OS file. Users of devices with operating systems from Microsoft can edit the ICO files to create unique icons. It can be converted to files with popular JEPG and PNG extensions. Saving files in ICO is used when developing graphics in indicators, icons, and similar graphical elements. They are used as an icon and site logo. Any application opens them for viewing images and special programs like ACDSee or Axialis IconWorkshop.

The .ico extension is used from the first versions of Windows OS, gradually adding in size and a maximum number of supported hues. For example, the "seven" can help icons up to 256x256 pixels in 32 bits. To ensure the compatibility with earlier versions of Windows, it is better to use eight-bit icon versions.

Microsoft