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2004.06.10 21:11 "Re: large TIFF - two alternatives", by Phillip Crews
At 04:41 PM 6/10/2004 , Chris Cox wrote:
> > > J.The extension is ".tf8", and the format is called "8-Byte TIFF".
> >
> > Breaking the file-extention is imho not alternative 1.
> > The file extention should still be .tif or .tiff
>
> Unless you can get every application to adopt the new library, and every
> user to upgrade their applications...
> using the same extension will just create a lot of confusion ("it's a TIFF
> file, why can't Photoshop 3 read it?").
>
> Changing the extension (and Macintosh file type) will remove that
> confusion -- communicating that it is a new file type and won't be
> compatible with older readers. This will also give software vendors an
> obvious way to indicate compatibility with the modified format.
I agree absolutely. A new format incompatible with existing readers should
have a new file type.
- Phillip