Tagged Image File Format
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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.
Name | Tagged Image File Format |
|---|---|
| Short name | TIFF |
| Developed by | Adobe |
| Year | 1986 (version 1) 1992 (version 6) |
| 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 |
| Features | |
| Vector graphics | No |
| Raster image | Yes |
| Lossless | Yes |
| Animation support | No |
| Transparency support | Yes |
| Layers support | - |
| HDR | Yes |
| Maximum bit depth | 32-bit |
| CMYK support (for print) | Yes |
| Maximum number of channels | 65535 |
| Commonly used for | Images from scanner HD imaging Working with photographs without image quality loss |
| Browser support (without plugin) | |
| Google Chrome | No |
| Microsoft Edge | No |
| Safari | Yes |
| Firefox | No |
| Opera | No |
| Internet Explorer | Yes |
| Additional | |
| File extensions | .tiff .tif |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia.org/... |
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