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92 Océ TCS400 User manual
Explanation of the TIFF file format
General explanation When to use the file
format
File organization
'TIFF' means Tagged
Image File Format.
Versatility and compati-
bility make the 'TIFF'
format a widely used
format. You can use the
TIFF format on both the
Mac and PC platforms.
The 'TIFF' format sup-
ports a wide range of
picture bit depth, and al-
lows a many forms of
compression.
You can use TIFF files
in most graphic applica-
tions.
The data can be
stored in a 'TIFF' file
in the following
ways
■ 'Raw'
This file
organization type
does not break the
image into parts.
■ 'Strips'
The 'TIFF' method of
breaking the image
into strips is
acceptable for
low-resolution and
medium-resolution
images.
■ 'Tiles'.
You can access the
high-resolution
images more
efficiently if the
image is broken into
square tiles instead
of the horizontally
wide, but vertically
narrow strips.