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 File Characteristics:

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

Reference:

1. Adobe Developer's Association,
   TIFF Revision 6.0,
   Adobe Systems Incorporated, 1992.
   tiff6.pdf.

Programs to create a TIFF file:

• the mathematica command DISPLAY;
• matlab

Programs and routines to read a TIFF file:

• MATLAB can read a TIFF file with a command like A=imread('file','TIFF').

Programs and routines to write a TIFF file:

• MATHEMATICA includes an Export[filename,object] command that can save a graphics object as a TIFF file.
• MATLAB can write a TIFF file with commands like

  
              IM(:,:,1) = red data;
              IM(:,:,2) = green data;
              IM(:,:,3) = blue data;
              imwrite ( IM, 'file.tif', 'TIFF' )
            

  .

  
              [ X, map ] = capture ( figure_handle );
              imwrite ( X, map, 'file.tif', 'TIFF' )
            

  .

Programs to display a TIFF file:

• The avs module read_any_image can read a TIFF file.
• GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, can view a TIFF file.
• The Linux program gqview, can view a TIFF file.
• The ImageVision program imgview can display a TIFF file.
• ImageMagick can display a TIFF file.
• The Macintosh program jpegview can display a TIFF file.
• MATLAB can display a TIFF file, once it is read in, with a command like image(A).
• The Visualization Data Explorer OpenDX can display a TIFF file.
• QuickTime or QuickTime Player can display a TIFF file.
• The Microsoft WORD text editor can include and display TIFF files in a document;
• xv can display a TIFF file.

Programs to convert a TIFF file to another format:

• Adobe Acrobat Professional can read a TIFF file and convert it to PDF format.
• The ImageMagick, program convert can convert a TIF file to BMP, CGM, EPS, FIG, FITS, GIF, JPG, PBM, PDF, PGM, PNG, PNM, PPM, PS, RGB, XBM or XPM format.
• GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, can view a TIFF file and then save it in another format.
• tiff2png can convert a TIFF file to PNG format.
• xv can view a TIFF file and then save it in another format.

Programs to convert a file to TIFF format:

• The ImageMagick, program convert can convert a BMP, CGM, EPS, FIG, FITS, GIF, JPG, PBM, PDF, PGM, PNG, PNM, PPM, PS, RGB, XBM or XPM file to TIF format.
• fig2dev can convert a FIG file to a TIFF file by a command like

              fig2dev -L tiff input.fig > output.tif
            

• The ghostscript program can convert an EPS or PS file to TIFF format.
• GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, can view a file and then save it in TIFF format.
• The Visual Toolkit routine vtkTIFFWriter can write a VTK image to a TIFF file.
• xv can view a file and then save it in TIFF format.

Sample TIFF Files:

• balloons.tif, a couple with balloons;
• body1.tif;
• body2.tif;
• body3.tif;
• brain_398.tif, an image of brain cells;
• brain_492.tif, an image of brain cells;
• brain_508.tif, an image of brain cells;
• brain_604.tif, an image of brain cells;
• columns.tif, a woman stands by columns;
• f14.tif, an F14 fighter;
• foliage.tif;
• galaxy.tif;
• hands.tif;
• handsmat.tif;
• leaves.tif, some autumn leaves in a puddle;
• marcie.tif;
• mountain.tif;
• saturn.tif;
• screws.tif;
• surf.tif;
• totem.tif, a totem pole;
• venus1.tif;
• venus2.tif;
• x31_f18.tif, two military jets in flight;

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