1994.12.01 08:13 "question", by Ted Lin x6809

Hi,

I have generated a TIFF image (Version 42) from a raw binary image that is 4 bits per pixel. What I have done is packing two 4-bit pixel into one 8-bit byte, all bytes contiguous. For the TIFF file, I have declared BitsPerSample=4, Compression=1, PhotomentricInterpretation=3, SamplesPerPixel=1, a colormap of 16 levels for each of the RGB color, and other required fields for width, height, etc.

Using a standard TIFF reader ("image tool" on Sun Sparc 20), the image has the specified width and height but the real image looks as if it has been squashed horizontally into half of the original size and been placed on the left half of the output image where the right half is filled up with black pixels. Would you happen to know what was going on. The 8 bits per pixel image looks the same as the original image but the 4 bits per pixel image doesn't look too good.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Ted