9/7/2001
CS 461, Copyright G.D. Hager
TIFF IMAGE FORMAT
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TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
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More general than GIF
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Allows 24 bits/pixel
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Supports 5 types of image compression including:
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RLE (Run length encoding)
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LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch)
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JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)