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From: sam@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Sam Leffler)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: free TIFF software
Keywords: TIFF
Message-ID: <27330@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: 4 Jan 89 06:19:45 GMT
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
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The file tiff.tar.Z in the public ftp area on ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
contains a collection of software that supports the Tag Image File
Format (TIFF), Rev 5.0.  This software is free to anyone.  All that
I ask is that you notify me of any bugs that you fix.

The file is a compressed tar image (~850Kbytes) that contains:

- a library for reading and writing TIFF files,
- some tools that use the library (a program that prints info
  about files, a program to copy/convert a file, simple programs
  that display a file on a Pixar, a Sun cg8 display, or a SGI
  4D70 display),
- a version of Paul Heckbert's median cut program that converts
  a TIFF RGB file to a TIFF palette file,
- manual pages for the library and useful tools,
- sample images, one compressed with each scheme supported by library

The library does NOT support PlanarConfiguration=2 (separate samples)
or any of the CCITT compression schemes.  The LZW compression scheme
is included along with Packbits, ThunderScan, and a RLE scheme used
at Pixar (but not of any specific interest).

To retrieve the file, use the "ftp" account name (any password) and
retrieve the file pub/tiff.tar.Z (using binary mode).

I have no plans to post the software to USENET.  Do not send me
mail asking that I mail you a copy of the software.  If anyone that
retrieves the software wants to redistribute it, they're welcome to.

Sam Leffler			ucbvax!sam, sam@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU