Tagged Image File Format

Use

You can import and view Tagged Image (.tif, .tiff) files. You can also save files to these formats.

The .tif and .tiff file formats, developed by Aldus and now controlled by Adobe, are the standard formats for high color depth (32-bit) graphics. They are highly compressed 2-bit formats that can render to a very high resolution; for example, 16,000 x 16,000, are widely used in image manipulation applications such as Photoshop, DTP, and scanning, and can be directly manipulated by PostScript. These formats include a number of options that can be used to indicate the simple geometry of the image, such as its size, but others define how the data is arranged and various image compression options.

Features

These formats contain both import and export options. You can use them to customize the way in which your file is opened and saved.

Import Interface

Field

Functional Description

Apply ICC Color Management

Indicates that ICC color management will be used

ICC Color Profile

Selects a color profile to use

Rendering Intent

Selects a type of rendering to use

Color Profile Repository

The location of the color profiles. The default path is C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color.

Export Interface

Field

Functional Description

Always in Grayscale

Saves the output image in grayscale

Save Multipage

Saves multi-page TIFF files

Compression

Determines the type of compression used to save the file

Save ICC Color Management Info

Saves any associated ICC color management information with the file

Overwrite DPI

Overwrites the default DPI setting with the setting nominated in the DPI field

DPI

The DPI setting to use for the exported file if Overwrite DPI is set to Yes.

This setting determines the resolution of the image or how many pixels are defined in the boundary of a square inch, when printing. This is expressed as dots per inch (DPI).