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1998.07.29 22:22 "Re: 16 bit grayscale", by Doug Morris
Mark Koch, I share this same confusion. The spec does not allow for 16-bit TIFF but many people advertise this. I've queried this list before about this without any reply. Possibly two such messages in close proximity may lead to a release of the secret. Doug Morris On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Mark Koch wrote: > I'm a bit confused. After reading the TIFF 6.0 spec I was under the > impression that TIFF grayscale images were restricted to 4 or 8 > bits/sample. On the web I've noticed that some image-viewers declare > capabilities for reading 16-bit grayscale TIFF. Can someone please > explain? > > Mark Koch > >