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TIFF file format

File extension

.tiff

File category

images

Description

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.

Technical details

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.

Programs

Microsoft Windows Photos (Windows)

Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer (Windows)

Apple Preview (Mac)

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (Windows)

Adobe Photoshop (Windows & Mac)

Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows & Mac)

Adobe Illustrator (Windows & Mac)

ACD Systems ACDSee (Windows)

MacPhun ColorStrokes (Mac)

Nuance PaperPort (Windows)

Nuance OmniPage Ultimate (Windows)

Roxio Toast (Mac)

Developer

Aldus, Adobe Systems

MIME type

image/tiff

image/x-tga

tiff converter

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tiff converter

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