2011.07.27 16:39 "[Tiff] Using photon lists rather than rasters", by Terry L. Sprout

2011.07.29 01:01 "Re: [Tiff] Using photon lists rather than rasters", by Toby Thain

On 28/07/11 2:04 PM, Andreas Kleinert wrote:

luckily, at least it says:

"TIFF is an image file format. [...]

Ooh! Another recursive acronym. :)

--Toby

A TIFF file begins with an 8-byte image file header that points to an image file directory (IFD). An image file directory contains information about the image, as well as pointers to the actual image data. The following paragraphs describe the image file header and IFD in more detail."

;-)

As much as I hate to correct Chris in public, I am inclined to point out that while no one disputes that the ORIGINAL definition of "TIFF" was the acronym stated below, the actual fact is that the spelled out version NEVER appears in the actual "standard" (TIFF v6). So that OFFICIALLY it is just "TIFF".