1999.02.02 17:00 "Re: Basic question regarding PackBits...", by Ed Grissom
Takao, Helge,
Here is the relevant section from the TIFF 6.0 spec. Note that the runs DO break at the end of a line. You do NOT compress across lines as if the strip is one homogenous buffer. [...] [...] Here are some additional rules:
. Pack each row separately. Do not compress across row boundaries.
[...] When PackBits data is decompressed, the result should be interpreted as per compression type 1 (no compression).
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