Explanation of the TIFF file format
General explanation
'TIFF' means Tagged
Image File Format.
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When to use the file
format
Versatility and compati-
bility make the 'TIFF'
format a widely used
format. You can use the
TIFF format on both the
Mac and PC platforms.
The 'TIFF' format sup-
ports a wide range of
picture bit depth, and al-
lows a many forms of
compression.
You can use TIFF files
in most graphic applica-
tions.
File organization
The data can be
stored in a 'TIFF' file
in the following
ways
'Raw'
■
This file
organization type
does not break the
image into parts.
'Strips'
■
The 'TIFF' method of
breaking the image
into strips is
acceptable for
low-resolution and
medium-resolution
images.
'Tiles'.
■
You can access the
high-resolution
images more
efficiently if the
image is broken into
square tiles instead
of the horizontally
wide, but vertically
narrow strips.