TIFF Image
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TIFF
- Format Type : Image
- Endian Order : Little Endian
Format Specifications
// header
2 bytes (char) - endianess // "II" - little endian
// "MM" - big endian
2 bytes (uint16) - magic // "42"
4 bytes (uint32) - offset of the first IFD (Image File Directory)
// data
x bytes - image data
// Image File Directory
2 bytes (uint16) - number of directory entries
num_of_entries *
{
// IFD entry structure
2 bytes (uint16) - entry tag // "256" - image width
// "257" - image length
// "258" - bits per sample
// "259" - compression type
// "262" - photometric interpretation (e.g. RGB, CMYK)
// "270" - image description
// "273" - strip offsets
// "274" - orientation
// "277" - samples per pixel
// "278" - rows per strip
// "279" - strip byte counts
// "282" - X Resolution
// "283" - Y Resolution
etc. etc.
2 bytes (uint16) - field type // "1" = BYTE (uint8)
// "2" = ASCII (char)
// "3" = SHORT (uint16)
// "4" = LONG (uint32)
// "5" = RATIONAL (two LONGs)
// "6" = SBYTE (int8)
// "7" = UNDEFINED (1 byte that can contain anything)
// "8" = SSHORT (int16)
// "9" = SLONG (int32)
// "10" = SRATIONAL (two SLONGs)
// "11" = FLOAT (4-byte float)
// "12" = DOUBLE (8-byte double)
4 bytes (uint32) - values count
x bytes - value 4-byte offset or value itself
2 bytes - padding
}
4 bytes (uint32) - next IFD offset
MultiEx BMS Script
Not written yet.
Notes and Comments
None.
Compatible Programs
- IrfanView
- GIMP
See Also