LibTiff Mailing List
TIFF and LibTiff Mailing List Archive
August 2004
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Previous by Thread
Next by Thread
Previous by Date
Next by Date
Contact
The TIFF Mailing List Homepage
This list is run by Frank Warmerdam
Archive maintained by AWare Systems
Thread
2004.09.01 14:10 "Re: libtiff on Windows", by Bob Friesenhahn
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, MichaelJJohnson wrote: > I would like to use libtiff to read, process and write large 48bit per > pixel TIFF images on a Win2000 and WinXP platform. Having been to your > libtiff.html web page and downloaded much of the material pointed to by > that page, I got confused by yet another page "Gnu Win32 Project" which > it seemed I needed to learn, too, in order to use libtiff. > > So I have two sets of questions - > 1) Can I use libtiff to read, process and write 48 bit per pixel (16 > bits per R, G and B) images? That are about 500 MByte files? On a > Windows platform? Yes. > 2) Is there someone I can contact who would be willing to guide me about > how to install and compile libtiff using my Visual C++ compiler? Libtiff is free software so there is no dedicated support. Probably list members can help with your questions. You might consider using something like GraphicsMagick (http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/) which includes libtiff along with a Visual C++ build environment (VC++ 6.0 & 7.0). There are also pre-built install packages for Windows (Built with VC++ 7.0). You would want a "Q16" (16-bit quantum) version to support your 48bit RGB files. GraphicsMagick is a lot bigger than libtiff, but it also provides APIs and utilities for image processing. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen