john@trigraph.UUCP (John Chew) (05/11/88)
Could someone pass me a pointer or a handle to information about the TIFF `standard'? I am using ImageStudio and a TruVel TZ-3 scanner, which agree on what eight-bit uncompressed TIFF should look like but not much else. Which is fine, but I also need to interpret the data further and while I can locate a few key fields the remainder seem to vary without good reason. Please respond by mail to one of the addresses below. Thanks John -- John J. Chew, III poslfit@utorgpu.bitnet poslfit@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu poslfit@utgpu.UUCP
pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Grant Prellwitz) (05/14/88)
In article <386@trigraph.UUCP> john@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (John Chew) writes: >Could someone pass me a pointer or a handle to information about >the TIFF `standard'? I am using ImageStudio and a TruVel TZ-3 >scanner, which agree on what eight-bit uncompressed TIFF should >look like but not much else. Which is fine, but I also need to >interpret the data further and while I can locate a few key fields >the remainder seem to vary without good reason. > >Please respond by mail to one of the addresses below. > >Thanks > >John >-- >John J. Chew, III >poslfit@utorgpu.bitnet >poslfit@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu >poslfit@utgpu.UUCP I decided to post this since it seems that it would be good general info. Basically, if you are interested in TIFF, I would recommend looking at: Meadow, Anthony, Rocky Offner, and Michael Budiansky. "Handling Image Files with TIFF." Dr._Dobb's_Journal_of_Software_Tools_for_the_Professional_ Programmer. May 1988: 26-45. This article presents a brief overview of TIFF and then talks about a toolbox for the Macintosh that manipulates TIFF files. It also gives addresses for obtaining this toolbox for the Macintosh and MS-DOS, as well as the file specification (currently version 4). You might also see the article: Andrews, Nancy and Fry, Stan. "TIFF: An emerging standard for exchanging digitized graphics images." Microsoft_Systems_Journal. July, 1987: 71-76. The addresses follow: TIFF Library Package for the Macintosh: send your name and address to Bear River Associates Inc. Attn: TIFF P.O. Box 1900 Berkely, CA 94701 or call 415-644-9400 (9-5 PST) and ask for the TIFF Library Package a similar package for the IBM PC and compatibles: write to DEST Corp. Attn: Debra Levesque 1201 Cadillac Ct. Milpitas, CA 95035 or call 408-946-7100 and ask for Ms. Levesque To receive a copy of the latest version of the TIFF standard, to request a proprietary tag, or to comment on the standard, write to: Manny Vellon Windows Marketing Group Microsoft Corporation 16011 N.E. 36th Way P.O. Box 97017 Redmond, WA 98073-9717 -- =====================Grant Prellwitz========================== !ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pre1 pre1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP 76474,2121 (CIS) pre1 (BIX) !ihnp4!chinet!pre1 contents sole responsibility of poster. -- =====================Grant Prellwitz========================== !ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pre1 pre1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP 76474,2121 (CIS) pre1 (BIX) !ihnp4!chinet!pre1 contents sole responsibility of poster.