TIF image format introduction and related free TIF converter software downloads.
TIF Format Introduction:
TIFF (originally standing for Tagged Image File Format) is a file format for storing images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry, and both amateur and professional photographers in general. As of 2009, it is under the control of Adobe Systems.
Originally created by the company Aldus for use with what was then called "desktop publishing", the TIFF format is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by publishing and page layout applications, by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications. Adobe Systems, which acquired Aldus, now holds the copyright to the TIFF specification. TIFF has not had a major update since 1992, though several Aldus/Adobe technical notes have been published with minor extensions to the format, and several specifications, including TIFF/EP, TIFF/IT, TIFF-F and TIFF-FX have been based on the TIFF 6.0 specification.
TIFF is a flexible, adaptable file format for handling images and data within a single file, by including the header tags (size, definition, image-data arrangement, applied image compression) defining the image's geometry. For example, a TIFF file can be a container holding compressed (lossy) JPEG and (lossless) PackBits compressed images. A TIFF file also can include a vector-based clipping path. The ability to store image data in a lossless format makes a TIFF file a useful image archive, because, unlike standard JPEG files, a TIFF file using lossless compression may be edited and re-saved without losing image quality. This is not the case when using the TIFF as a container holding compressed JPEG. Other TIFF options are layers and pages.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format
Free TIF Converter Software:
Our free TIF converter software supports converting from TIF and converting to TIF.
| Software Name | Convert from TIF | Convert to TIF |
| Free Image to PDF Converter | Support | Not support |
| Free PDF to Image Converter | Not support | Support |
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Free PDF to Image Converter is a free and easy-to-use PDF converter software to batch convert PDF document to image files.
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