TIFF

"TIF" redirects here. For other uses, see TIF (disambiguation) and TIFF (disambiguation).
TIFF
Wordmark of the TIFF Revision 6.0
Filename extensions.tiff, .tif
Internet media type
  • image/tiff
  • image/tiff-fx
Type codeTIFF
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.tiff
Magic number49 49 2A 00 or 4D 4D 00 2A
Developed byAldus Corporation, now Adobe Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 12, 1986; 38 years ago (September 12, 1986)
Latest release
TIFF 6.0
3 June 1992; 32 years ago (1992-06-03)
TIFF Supplement 2 / 22 March 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-22)
Type of formatImage file format
Extended fromtiff
Extended toExif, DCF, TIFF/EP, TIFF/IT, TIFF-FX, GeoTIFF
Websitewww.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000022.shtml

Tag Image File Format[1] or Tagged Image File Format,[2] commonly known by the abbreviations TIFF or TIF, is an image file format for storing raster graphics images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry,[3] and photographers. TIFF is widely supported by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition, image manipulation, desktop publishing, and page-layout applications.[4] The format was created by the Aldus Corporation for use in desktop publishing. It published the latest version 6.0 in 1992, subsequently updated with an Adobe Systems copyright after the latter acquired Aldus in 1994. Several Aldus or Adobe technical notes have been published with minor extensions to the format, and several specifications have been based on TIFF 6.0, including TIFF/EP (ISO 12234-2), TIFF/IT (ISO 12639),[5][6][7] TIFF-F (RFC 2306) and TIFF-FX (RFC 3949).[8]

  1. ^ "What are TIFF files and how do you open them?". adobe.com. Adobe, Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2023. A TIFF, which stands for Tag Image File Format, is a computer file used to store raster graphics and image information.
  2. ^ "PNG vs. TIFF: Which is better?". adobe.com. Adobe, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023. TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files are common in publishing, photo editing, and graphic design.
  3. ^ Murray, James D.; vanRyper, William (April 1996). Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats (Second ed.). O'Reilly. ISBN 1-56592-161-5. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  4. ^ TIFF was chosen as the native format for raster graphics in the NeXTstep operating system; this TIFF support carried over into Mac OS X.
  5. ^ "TIFF/IT ISO/IEC 12639". ISO. 1998.
  6. ^ "TIFF/IT for Image Technology". The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress. 2006-10-03.
  7. ^ "The TIFF/IT file format". Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  8. ^ "File Format for Internet Fax". 2005. Retrieved 2011-02-19. This file format specification is commonly known as TIFF for Fax eXtended (TIFF-FX).