2007.01.31 16:39 "[Tiff] 16bit grayscale with colormap", by Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski

2007.01.31 18:49 "RE: [Tiff] 16bit grayscale with colormap", by Ed Grissom

On 31-Jan-07, at 2:39 PM, Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:

I deal with 16bit grayscale TIFFs. The files originate from a 12bit CCD, so the linear conversion 16bit->8bit turns my image almost black.

Maybe I'm missing something, but why don't you just multiply by 16 before storing in TIFF?

Or by 16 1/273 (65535/4095) to preserve white.

Or not at all if you want to use JPEG Compression which is not defined for bit depths greater than 12.

Or not at all if your customers want to preserve the 'original' data (however misguided that mat be).

How about using SMinSampleValue and SMaxSampleValue to provide hints to the app for choosing reasonable scaling parameters?

It is supported by about as many readers as 16 bit colortables, but at least it seems to be the right solution to the problem.

(see http://www.asmail.be/msg0055257514.html for more discussion)

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ed grissom
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