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10 width="144" height="108" align="left" border="1" hspace="6"> TIFF |
10 width="144" height="108" align="left" border="1" hspace="6"> TIFF |
11 Tools Overview</font></h1> |
11 Tools Overview</font></h1> |
12 <p>This software distribution comes with a small collection of |
12 <p>This software distribution comes with a small collection of |
13 programs for converting non-TIFF format images to TIFF and for |
13 programs for converting non-TIFF format images to TIFF and for |
14 manipulating and interogating the contents of TIFF images. Several |
14 manipulating and interrogating the contents of TIFF images. Several |
15 of these tools are useful in their own right. Many of them however |
15 of these tools are useful in their own right. Many of them however |
16 are more intended to serve as programming examples for using the |
16 are more intended to serve as programming examples for using the |
17 TIFF library.</p> |
17 TIFF library.</p> |
18 <h3>Device-dependent Programs</h3> |
18 <h3>Device-dependent Programs</h3> |
19 There are two device-dependent programs that serve as simple |
19 There are two device-dependent programs that serve as simple |
20 examples for writing programs to display and save TIFF images. |
20 examples for writing programs to display and save TIFF images. |
21 <table border cellpadding="3"> |
21 <table border cellpadding="3"> |
22 <tr> |
22 <tr> |
23 <td valign="top" width="10%"> |
23 <td valign="top" width="10%"> |
24 <tt>tiffgt </tt></td> |
24 <tt><a href="man/tiffgt.1.html">tiffgt</a> </tt></td> |
25 <td>Display the contents of one or more TIFF images using OpenGL. |
25 <td>Display the contents of one or more TIFF images using OpenGL. |
26 The software makes extensive use of the <tt>TIFFRGBAImage</tt> |
26 The software makes extensive use of the <tt>TIFFRGBAImage</tt> |
27 facilities described elsewhere.</td> |
27 facilities described elsewhere.</td> |
28 </tr> |
28 </tr> |
29 <tr> |
29 <tr> |
30 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffsv</tt></td> |
30 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffsv.1.html">tiffsv</a></tt></td> |
31 <td>A program to save all or part of a screen dump on a Silicon |
31 <td>A program to save all or part of a screen dump on a Silicon |
32 Graphics system. As for <tt>tiffgt</tt> this code, while written to |
32 Graphics system. As for <tt>tiffgt</tt> this code, while written to |
33 use the IRIS GL, can be easily tailored to other devices.</td> |
33 use the IRIS GL, can be easily tailored to other devices.</td> |
34 </tr> |
34 </tr> |
35 </table> |
35 </table> |
36 <h3>Device-independent Programs</h3> |
36 <h3>Device-independent Programs</h3> |
37 The remaining programs should be device-independent: |
37 The remaining programs should be device-independent: |
38 <table border cellpadding="3"> |
38 <table border cellpadding="3"> |
39 <tr> |
39 <tr> |
40 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>bmp2tiff</tt></td> |
40 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/bmp2tiff.1.html">bmp2tiff</a></tt></td> |
41 <td>Convert BMP images to TIFF</td> |
41 <td>Convert BMP images to TIFF</td> |
42 </tr> |
42 </tr> |
43 <tr> |
43 <tr> |
44 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>fax2ps</tt></td> |
44 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/fax2ps.1.html">fax2ps</a></tt></td> |
45 <td>Convert a Group 3- or Group 4- compressed TIFF to PostScript |
45 <td>Convert a Group 3- or Group 4- compressed TIFF to PostScript |
46 that is significantly more compressed than is generated by |
46 that is significantly more compressed than is generated by |
47 <tt>tiff2ps</tt> (unless <tt>tiff2ps</tt> writes PS Level II)</td> |
47 <tt>tiff2ps</tt> (unless <tt>tiff2ps</tt> writes PS Level II)</td> |
48 </tr> |
48 </tr> |
49 <tr> |
49 <tr> |
50 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>fax2tiff</tt></td> |
50 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/fax2tiff.1.html">fax2tiff</a></tt></td> |
51 <td>Convert raw Group 3 or Group 4 facsimile data to TIFF</td> |
51 <td>Convert raw Group 3 or Group 4 facsimile data to TIFF</td> |
52 </tr> |
52 </tr> |
53 <tr> |
53 <tr> |
54 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>gif2tiff</tt></td> |
54 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/gif2tiff.1.html">gif2tiff</a></tt></td> |
55 <td>A quick hack that converts GIF 87a format images to TIFF</td> |
55 <td>A quick hack that converts GIF 87a (old) format images to TIFF</td> |
56 </tr> |
56 </tr> |
57 <tr> |
57 <tr> |
58 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>pal2rgb</tt></td> |
58 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/pal2rgb.1.html">pal2rgb</a></tt></td> |
59 <td>Convert a Palette-style image to a full color RGB image by |
59 <td>Convert a Palette-style image to a full color RGB image by |
60 applying the colormap</td> |
60 applying the colormap</td> |
61 </tr> |
61 </tr> |
62 <tr> |
62 <tr> |
63 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>ppm2tiff</tt></td> |
63 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/ppm2tiff.1.html">ppm2tiff</a></tt></td> |
64 <td>A quick hack that converts PPM format images to TIFF</td> |
64 <td>A quick hack that converts 8-bit PPM format images to TIFF</td> |
65 </tr> |
65 </tr> |
66 <tr> |
66 <tr> |
67 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>ras2tiff</tt></td> |
67 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/ras2tiff.1.html">ras2tiff</a></tt></td> |
68 <td>A quick hack that converts Sun rasterfile format images to TIFF |
68 <td>A quick hack that converts Sun rasterfile format images to TIFF |
69 -- it's less than complete</td> |
69 -- it's less than complete</td> |
70 </tr> |
70 </tr> |
71 <tr> |
71 <tr> |
72 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>raw2tiff</tt></td> |
72 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/raw2tiff.1.html">raw2tiff</a></tt></td> |
73 <td>Create a TIFF file from raw data</td> |
73 <td>Create a TIFF file from raw data</td> |
74 </tr> |
74 </tr> |
75 <tr> |
75 <tr> |
76 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>rgb2ycbcr</tt></td> |
76 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/rgb2ycbcr.1.html">rgb2ycbcr</a></tt></td> |
77 <td>Convert an RGB, grayscale, or bilevel TIFF image to a YCbCr |
77 <td>Convert an RGB, grayscale, or bilevel TIFF image to a YCbCr |
78 TIFF image; it's mainly provided for testing</td> |
78 TIFF image; it's mainly provided for testing</td> |
79 </tr> |
79 </tr> |
80 <tr> |
80 <tr> |
81 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>sgi2tiff</tt></td> |
81 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/sgi2tiff.1.html">sgi2tiff</a></tt></td> |
82 <td>A program to convert SGI image files to TIFF. This program is |
82 <td>A program to convert SGI image files to TIFF. This program is |
83 only useful on SGI machines as it uses <tt>-limage</tt>.</td> |
83 only useful on SGI machines as it uses <tt>-limage</tt>.</td> |
84 </tr> |
84 </tr> |
85 <tr> |
85 <tr> |
86 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>thumbnail</tt></td> |
86 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/thumbnail.1.html">thumbnail</a></tt></tt></td> |
87 <td>Copy a bilevel TIFF to one that includes 8-bit greyscale |
87 <td>Copy a bilevel TIFF to one that includes 8-bit greyscale |
88 "thumbnail images" for each page; it is provided as an example of |
88 "thumbnail images" for each page; it is provided as an example of |
89 how one might use the <tt>SubIFD</tt> tag (and the library support |
89 how one might use the <tt>SubIFD</tt> tag (and the library support |
90 for it)</td> |
90 for it)</td> |
91 </tr> |
91 </tr> |
92 <tr> |
92 <tr> |
93 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiff2bw</tt></td> |
93 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiff2bw.1.html">tiff2bw</a></tt></td> |
94 <td>A simple program to convert a color image to grayscale</td> |
94 <td>A simple program to convert a color image to grayscale</td> |
95 </tr> |
95 </tr> |
96 <tr> |
96 <tr> |
97 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiff2pdf</tt></td> |
97 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiff2pdf.1.html">tiff2pdf</a></tt></td> |
98 <td>Convert TIFF images to PDF</td> |
98 <td>Convert TIFF images to PDF</td> |
99 </tr> |
99 </tr> |
100 <tr> |
100 <tr> |
101 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiff2ps</tt></td> |
101 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiff2ps.1.html">tiff2ps</a></tt></td> |
102 <td>Convert TIFF images to PostScript</td> |
102 <td>Convert TIFF images to PostScript</td> |
103 </tr> |
103 </tr> |
104 <tr> |
104 <tr> |
105 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiff2rgba</tt></td> |
105 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiff2rgba.1.html">tiff2rgba</a></tt></td> |
106 <td>Convert a TIFF image to RGBA color space</td> |
106 <td>Convert a TIFF image to RGBA color space</td> |
107 </tr> |
107 </tr> |
108 <tr> |
108 <tr> |
109 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffcmp</tt></td> |
109 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffcmp.1.html">tiffcmp</a></tt></td> |
110 <td>Compare the contents of two TIFF files (it does not check all |
110 <td>Compare the contents of two TIFF files (it does not check all |
111 the directory information, but does check all the data)</td> |
111 the directory information, but does check all the data)</td> |
112 </tr> |
112 </tr> |
113 <tr> |
113 <tr> |
114 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffcp</tt></td> |
114 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffcp.1.html">tiffcp</a></tt></td> |
115 <td>Copy, concatenate, and convert TIFF images (e.g. switching from |
115 <td>Copy, concatenate, and convert TIFF images (e.g. switching from |
116 Compression=5 to Compression=1)</td> |
116 Compression=5 to Compression=1)</td> |
117 </tr> |
117 </tr> |
118 <tr> |
118 <tr> |
119 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffdither</tt></td> |
119 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffcrop.1.html">tiffcrop</a></tt></td> |
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120 <td>Provides selection of images from within one or more multi-image |
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121 TIFF files, with orthogonal rotation, mirroring, cropping, and |
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122 extraction of multiple sections and exporting to one or more files. |
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123 It extends the functionality of tiffcp to support additional bit |
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124 depths in strips and tiles and enhances the selection capabilities of |
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125 tiffsplit. Bilevel images can be inverted and images may be split into |
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126 segments to fit on multiple /pages/ (standard paper sizes), plus other |
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127 functions described in the tiffcrop man page</td> |
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128 </tr> |
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129 <tr> |
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130 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffdither.1.html">tiffdither</a></tt></td> |
120 <td>Dither a b&w image into a bilevel image (suitable for use |
131 <td>Dither a b&w image into a bilevel image (suitable for use |
121 in creating fax files)</td> |
132 in creating fax files)</td> |
122 </tr> |
133 </tr> |
123 <tr> |
134 <tr> |
124 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffdump</tt></td> |
135 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffdump.1.html">tiffdump</a></tt></td> |
125 <td>Display the verbatim contents of the TIFF directory in a file |
136 <td>Display the verbatim contents of the TIFF directory in a file |
126 (it's very useful for debugging bogus files that you may get from |
137 (it's very useful for debugging bogus files that you may get from |
127 someone that claims they support TIFF)</td> |
138 someone that claims they support TIFF)</td> |
128 </tr> |
139 </tr> |
129 <tr> |
140 <tr> |
130 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffinfo</tt></td> |
141 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffinfo.1.html">tiffinfo</a></tt></td> |
131 <td>Display information about one or more TIFF files.</td> |
142 <td>Display information about one or more TIFF files.</td> |
132 </tr> |
143 </tr> |
133 <tr> |
144 <tr> |
134 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffmedian</tt></td> |
145 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffmedian.1.html">tiffmedian</a></tt></td> |
135 <td>A version of Paul Heckbert's median cut program that reads an |
146 <td>A version of Paul Heckbert's median cut program that reads an |
136 RGB TIFF image, and creates a TIFF palette file as a result; it's |
147 RGB TIFF image, and creates a TIFF palette file as a result</td> |
137 useful for converting full-color RGB images to 8-bit color for your |
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138 friends that have cheapo 8-bit framebuffers.</td> |
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139 </tr> |
148 </tr> |
140 <tr> |
149 <tr> |
141 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffset</tt></td> |
150 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffset.1.html">tiffset</a></tt></td> |
142 <td>Set a field in a TIFF header</td> |
151 <td>Set a field in a TIFF header</td> |
143 </tr> |
152 </tr> |
144 <tr> |
153 <tr> |
145 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt>tiffsplit</tt></td> |
154 <td valign="top" width="10%"><tt><a href="man/tiffsplit.1.html">tiffsplit</a></tt></td> |
146 <td>Create one or more single-image files from a (possibly) |
155 <td>Create one or more single-image files from a (possibly) |
147 multi-image file</td> |
156 multi-image file</td> |
148 </tr> |
157 </tr> |
149 </table> |
158 </table> |
150 <p>Check out the manual pages for details about the above |
159 <p>Check out the manual pages for details about the above |
151 programs.</p> |
160 programs.</p> |
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