The TIFF (acronym for Tagged Image File Format) is a raster file format (also called bitmap) to digital images created by Aldus for use with PostScript printing process.
Questions tagged [tiff]
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How to split a multipage TIFF file on Windows?
I thought Adobe Photoshop could do everything, but apparently it cannot read multipage TIFF files.
I have a TIFF file with four pages, and I need to edit one of the pages. Windows Picture Viewer can print all four pages, but cannot split them.…
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Save OS X Grab images in formats other than .tiff?
Can OS X's Grab utility be made to save images in formats other than .tiff? I'm specifically looking to extend / adjust Grab for the sake of a quick, short workflow, rather than looking for another tool to use.
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How to remove OCR from a PDF?
I have been searching Google for some time but cannot find an answer to my question.
I have unwanted layers of OCR in a document that I recently scanned with Adobe Acrobat. It has not been OCRed properly, and I want to redact some information, but…
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Batch convert TIFF images to PDF?
Are there any free utilities that will batch convert TIFF files to PDF? I've tried PDF printers like PrimoPDF & CutePDF, but these seem to require a GUI click to confirm each filename.
What I'm after is a script, command line or context menu…
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What software works well for viewing massive TIFF images on Windows 7?
Today I saw an article about a half-gig, 24000 square-pixel high-res composite image of the moon.
(This is a much smaller version of the image)
I find astronomy interesting, so I thought I'd download it and take a look. With 4GB of RAM and an i5…
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How can I turn a multi-page TIF file into a PDF?
I have a large multi-page TIF image file.
I scanned in a book a few days ago and I accidentally scanned it as a multi-page TIF. I really want to turn it into a more accessible PDF file.
Do you have any idea how this can be done?
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Creating and splitting large multipage TIFF images
I need to both create and split multipage TIFF images, ranging from 2 to almost 100 pages (A4, 300 dpi, 2500×3500 px). The job is performed periodically by a script on an x64 Linux server. Currently I'm using Imagemagick. The smaller cases do not…
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Convert from avi to uncompressed tiff using ffmpeg
In Use ffmpeg for JPEG to TIFF conversion
there is an answer how to convert to TIFF.
So, I followed that process written on that answer:
ffmpeg -i input.avi -pix_fmt rgb24 output.tiff
Though the TIFF file converted then became lossless compressed…
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How can multiple image TIFF files be converted to JPEG files?
How can multiple image TIFF files be converted to JPEG files in a batch manner?
Update 1: convert on Linux (part of ImageMagick) as suggested by Miss Cellanie and glallen worked. It was straightforward. I downloaded the ISO image of the netbook…
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Scanning old papers in TIFF format. Is scanning at 48-bit color worth it?
I am currently scanning old papers with some notes on them using an Epson V370 scanner. I want the output files to be TIFFs, however I am not sure which bit depth to choose.
One of the papers has only a few notes on it in black ink and no other…
user404162
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Use ffmpeg for JPEG to TIFF conversion
I would like to use Tesseract OCR with a video.
With ffmpeg I can export some (.jpeg) images from a video. Can I convert a .jpeg into a valid .tiff or export directly .tiff images from the video with ffmpeg?
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Convert Multi-Page PDF to Single JPEG or TIFF File on Mac
I am trying to submit a paper to an academic journal. My file is in PDF form. Unfortunately, the journal only accepts papers as JPEGs or TIFFs.
I can turn a single page into a JPEG using preview. However, I would rather not have to manually combine…
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Does GIMP or Paint.NET support 16-bit depth images?
I'm looking for some free editor for Windows that I can use to adjust levels and curves on 16-bit TIF files. Do GIMP and/or Paint.NET support 16-bit depth? What are my options?
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Convert TIFF to JPG using FFMPEG keeping same DPI
We are using FFMPEG in our java application and I am trying to convert a tiff file to jpg but the requirement is to keep the SAME DPI as it has in original tiff file.
I am new to FFMPEG and tried following failed attempts to achieve this:
ffmpeg -y…
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Tiff headers and bit-order
Bytes 0-1: The byte order used within the file. Legal values are:
“II” (4949.H)
“MM”(4D4D.H)
In the “II” format, byte order is always from the least significant byte to the most
significant byte, for both 16-bit and 32-bit integers This…
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