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1998.07.30 08:06 "Re: clipping Path in TIFF files", by Bruno Ledoux
Tom Lane wrote: > Glenn Bennett <gbennett@autoiii.com> writes: > > Before you say there is no such thing as a clipping path in a TIFF file, > > you better try importing TIFF's (with clipping path) produced by PhotoShop > > into PageMaker. > > I believe all of Adobe's apps use a common format for their proprietary > junk (including clipping paths) that they stuff into a number of > different image file formats. In TIFF this block is in a private tag > (34377 sounds right). In JPEG they put the same data into APP13 > markers. Etc. > > You can find specs for their data block in the Photoshop SDK documents, > which were available free from www.adobe.com last I looked. The specs > are fairly sketchy however, and may not give you everything you need to > know if you are trying to decode the clipping path. > > regards, tom lane > organizer, Independent JPEG Group Tom is right , adobe specs is not clear but I've already done the job to read/write clipping paths from IRB , I'll forward you the code if you are interested. Gratefully, Bruno Ledoux