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2004.05.17 12:35 "Different bits per sample cases for chunky format TIFF files", by <mayankg@iiitb.ac.in>
2004.05.17 13:37 "Re: Different bits per sample cases for chunky format TIFF files", by Frank Warmerdam
2004.05.17 14:26 "Re: Different bits per sample cases for chunky format TIFF files", by Andrey Kiselev

2004.05.17 13:37 "Re: Different bits per sample cases for chunky format TIFF files", by Frank Warmerdam

mayankg@iiitb.ac.in wrote:
> Hi,
> Is it possible for a chunky format TIFF file to have different bits per sample 
> values for different components?
> Thanks,
> Mayank

Mayank,

It is legal per the specification to have differing pixel types for different
samples but this is not supported by libtiff and is exceedingly uncommon.  It is
certainly not baseline.

Best regards,

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