TIF File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name Tagged Image File Format
File Extension .tif, .tiff
MIME Type image/tiff
Type Raster Graphics
Color Depth 1 to 32 bits per channel
Alpha Channel Supported
Compression LZW, JPEG, PackBits, Deflate, and others
Transparency Supported
Layers Supported
Multiple Pages Supported
Metadata EXIF, XMP, IPTC, GPS, and others
Endianess Big Endian (Motorola) or Little Endian (Intel)
Resolution Unit None, Inches, Centimeters
File Size Typically large, depends on compression
Geospatial Data Storage Supported (GeoTIFF)
Accessibility Readable and writable by most graphic software
Use Cases Archival, Photography, Desktop Publishing, Medical Imaging
Advantages High quality, versatile, widely supported
Disadvantages Large file sizes, complexity