The file extension for TIFF files.
Acronym for agged mage ile ormat, one of the most widely supported file formats for storing bit-mapped images on personal computers (both PCs and Macintosh computers). TIFF graphics can be any resolution, and they can be black and white, gray-scaled, or color. Files in TIFF format often end with a .tif extension. Internet.com/Webopedia.com
agged nterchange ile Format. TIF (PC) or TIFF (Macintosh). A widely used graphic image format.
Tag Image File Format. A common graphic file format supported by most DVD-Video authoring tools for the importation of still images, menu backgrounds and highlight overlay images.
Format originator: Aldus Corp and Microsoft Corp; 411 First Ave South Seattle, WA 98104; 16011 NE 36th Way Redmond, WA 98073
Short for Tag Image File. TIFF is supported in almost every image and word processing software.
Author: Microsoft® Computer Bitmap images in TIFF format.
Windows file extension denoting an image file in a TIFF format
Tagged Image File (filename extension)
Tagged Image File format. A widely used raster format.
Tagged Image File Format. The "de facto" electronic/computer standard for scanned, bit-mapped images – 8 bit colour and grey scale. Originated in 1986 as a joint project of Microsoft and Aldus. Includes several types and groups that are compressed & uncompressed.
A compression system know as the tagged information file format (TIF or TIFF) used mostly in scanning and FAXing. A *.TIF can have one of several different compression systems. For example, the bi-tonal *.TIF G4 and G3 or TIFF G4 and TIFF G3 are the standards in the document handling and FAX industries respectively.