Tagged Image File Format

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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	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	No
Firefox	No
Opera	No
Internet Explorer	No
Additional
File extensions	.tiff .tif
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format