History of Tagged Image File Format

Last update Aug. 18^th 2024 11:22:12 AM

Creation date Apr. 11^th 2011 11:49:06 PM

Seralo on Aug. 18^th 2024 11:22:12 AM
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIFF
Seralo on Aug. 18^th 2024 11:13:31 AM
Description
TIFF is a file format for storing images losslessly. It is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications.
Viru on Apr. 21^st 2022 11:35:45 AM
Internet Explorer
yes
Safari
yes
_wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 4:06:49 PM
Year
1986 (version 1)
1992 (version 6)
Vector graphics
no
Raster image
yes
_wb_ on Oct. 3^rd 2021 10:53:07 AM
CMYK support (for print)
yes
Maximum bit depth
32-bit
HDR
yes
Layers support
-
Transparency support
yes
Maximum number of channels
65535
Alexis on Sep. 21^st 2020 9:42:55 PM
Microsoft Edge
no
Bre Wight on Mar. 13^th 2016 3:25:27 PM
Commonly used for
Images from scanner
HD imaging
Working with photographs without image quality loss
Bre Wight on Mar. 13^th 2016 3:24:27 PM
Pros
Lossless
High-quality images
Compatible with both PCs and Macs
Multiple images and multiple pages can be saved in one file
Cons
Large file size
Not great for web graphics
Minor software compatibility issues
Seralive on Apr. 11^th 2011 11:49:06 PM
Mode
70
Name
Tagged Image File Format
Viewer
public
Editor
public
Category
pratical
File extensions
.tiff .tif
Developed by
Adobe
Commonly used for
Images from scanner, HD imaging
Lossless
yes
Short name
TIFF
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format
Animation support
no
Internet Explorer
no
Google Chrome
no
Safari
no
Opera
no
Firefox
no
Transparency support
no
Pros
Lossless
Cons
Large file size
Layers support
no
Description
TIFF is a file format for storing images losslessly. It is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications.

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