The library supports several compression algorithms, as indicated by the Compression field, including: no compression (1), CCITT 1D Huffman compression (2), CCITT Group 3 Facsimile compression (3), CCITT Group 4 Facsimile compression (4), Lempel-Ziv & Welch compression (5), baseline JPEG compression (7), word-aligned 1D Huffman compression (32771), and PackBits compression (32773). In addition, several nonstandard compression algorithms are supported: the 4-bit compression algorithm used by the ThunderScan program (32809) (decompression only), NeXT's 2-bit compression algorithm (32766) (decompression only), an experimental LZ-style algorithm known as Deflate (32946), and an experimental CIE LogLuv compression scheme designed for images with high dynamic range (32845 for LogL and 32845 for LogLuv). Directory information may be in either little- or big-endian byte order-byte swapping is automatically done by the library. Data bit ordering may be either Most Significant Bit (MSB) to Least Significant Bit (LSB) or LSB to MSB. Finally, the library does not support files in which the BitsPerSample, Compression, MinSampleValue, or MaxSampleValue fields are defined differently on a per-sample basis (in Rev. 6.0 the Compression tag is not defined on a per-sample basis, so this is immaterial).
typedef unsigned short uint16; 16-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned <thing> uint32; 32-bit unsigned integer typedef unsigned int ttag_t; directory tag typedef uint16 tdir_t; directory index typedef uint16 tsample_t; sample number typedef uint32 tstrip_t; strip number typedef uint32 ttile_t; tile number typedef int32 tsize_t; i/o size in bytes typedef void* tdata_t; image data ref typedef void* thandle_t; client data handle typedef int32 toff_t; file offset
Note that tstrip_t, ttile_t, and tsize_t are constrained to be no more than 32-bit quantities by 32-bit fields they are stored in in the TIFF image. Likewise tsample_t is limited by the 16-bit field used to store the SamplesPerPixel tag. tdir_t constrains the maximum number of IFDs that may appear in an image and may be an arbitrary size (w/o penalty). ttag_t must be either int, unsigned int, pointer, or double because the library uses a varargs interface and ANSI C restricts the type of the parameter before an ellipsis to be a promoted type. toff_t is defined as int32 because TIFF file offsets are (unsigned) 32-bit quantities. A signed value is used because some interfaces return -1 on error. Finally, note that user-specified data references are passed as opaque handles and only cast at the lowest layers where their type is presumed.
Name Description
TIFFCheckpointDirectory writes the current state of the directory
TIFFCheckTile very x,y,z,sample is within image
TIFFCIELabToRGBInit initialize CIE L*a*b* 1976 to RGB conversion state
TIFFCIELabToXYZ perform CIE L*a*b* 1976 to CIE XYZ conversion
TIFFClientOpen open a file for reading or writing
TIFFClose close an open file
TIFFComputeStrip return strip containing y,sample
TIFFComputeTile return tile containing x,y,z,sample
TIFFCurrentDirectory return index of current directory
TIFFCurrentRow return index of current scanline
TIFFCurrentStrip return index of current strip
TIFFCurrentTile return index of current tile
TIFFDataWidth return the size of TIFF data types
TIFFError library error handler
TIFFFdOpen open a file for reading or writing
TIFFFieldDataType get data type from field information
TIFFFieldName get field name from field information
TIFFFieldPassCount get whether to pass a value count to Get/SetField
TIFFFieldReadCount get number of values to be read from field
TIFFFieldTag get tag value from field information
TIFFFieldWithName get field information given field name
TIFFFieldWithTag get field information given tag
TIFFFieldWriteCount get number of values to be written to field
TIFFFileName return name of open file
TIFFFileno return open file descriptor
TIFFFindCODEC find standard codec for the specific scheme
TIFFFindField get field information given tag and data type
TIFFFlush flush all pending writes
TIFFFlushData flush pending data writes
TIFFGetBitRevTable return bit reversal table
TIFFGetField return tag value in current directory
TIFFGetFieldDefaulted return tag value in current directory
TIFFGetMode return open file mode
TIFFGetVersion return library version string
TIFFIsCODECConfigured check, whether we have working codec
TIFFIsMSB2LSB return true if image data is being returned
with bit 0 as the most significant bit
TIFFIsTiled return true if image data is tiled
TIFFIsByteSwapped return true if image data is byte-swapped
TIFFNumberOfStrips return number of strips in an image
TIFFNumberOfTiles return number of tiles in an image
TIFFOpen open a file for reading or writing
TIFFPrintDirectory print description of the current directory
TIFFReadBufferSetup specify i/o buffer for reading
TIFFReadDirectory read the next directory
TIFFReadEncodedStrip read and decode a strip of data
TIFFReadEncodedTile read and decode a tile of data
TIFFReadRawStrip read a raw strip of data
TIFFReadRawTile read a raw tile of data
TIFFReadRGBAImage read an image into a fixed format raster
TIFFReadScanline read and decode a row of data
TIFFReadTile read and decode a tile of data
TIFFRegisterCODEC override standard codec for the specific scheme
TIFFReverseBits reverse bits in an array of bytes
TIFFRGBAImageBegin setup decoder state for TIFFRGBAImageGet
TIFFRGBAImageEnd release TIFFRGBAImage decoder state
TIFFRGBAImageGet read and decode an image
TIFFRGBAImageOK is image readable by TIFFRGBAImageGet
TIFFScanlineSize return size of a scanline
TIFFSetDirectory set the current directory
TIFFSetSubDirectory set the current directory
TIFFSetErrorHandler set error handler function
TIFFSetField set a tag's value in the current directory
TIFFSetWarningHandler set warning handler function
TIFFStripSize returns size of a strip
TIFFRawStripSize returns the number of bytes in a raw strip
TIFFSwabShort swap bytes of short
TIFFSwabLong swap bytes of long
TIFFSwabArrayOfShort swap bytes of an array of shorts
TIFFSwabArrayOfLong swap bytes of an array of longs
TIFFTileRowSize return size of a row in a tile
TIFFTileSize return size of a tile
TIFFUnRegisterCODEC unregisters the codec
TIFFVGetField return tag value in current directory
TIFFVGetFieldDefaulted return tag value in current directory
TIFFVSetField set a tag's value in the current directory
TIFFVStripSize returns the number of bytes in a strip
TIFFWarning library warning handler
TIFFWriteDirectory write the current directory
TIFFWriteEncodedStrip compress and write a strip of data
TIFFWriteEncodedTile compress and write a tile of data
TIFFWriteRawStrip write a raw strip of data
TIFFWriteRawTile write a raw tile of data
TIFFWriteScanline write a scanline of data
TIFFWriteTile compress and write a tile of data
TIFFXYZToRGB perform CIE XYZ to RGB conversion
TIFFYCbCrToRGBInit initialize YCbCr to RGB conversion state
TIFFYCbCrtoRGB perform YCbCr to RGB conversion
Auxiliary functions:
_TIFFfree free memory buffer
_TIFFmalloc dynamically allocate memory buffer
_TIFFmemcmp compare contents of the memory buffers
_TIFFmemcpy copy contents of the one buffer to another
_TIFFmemset fill memory buffer with a constant byte
_TIFFrealloc dynamically reallocate memory buffer
Tag Name Value R/W Library Use/Notes Artist 315 R/W BadFaxLines 326 R/W BitsPerSample 258 R/W lots CellLength 265 parsed but ignored CellWidth 264 parsed but ignored CleanFaxData 327 R/W ColorMap 320 R/W ColorResponseUnit 300 parsed but ignored Compression 259 R/W choosing codec ConsecutiveBadFaxLines 328 R/W Copyright 33432 R/W DataType 32996 R obsoleted by SampleFormat tag DateTime 306 R/W DocumentName 269 R/W DotRange 336 R/W ExtraSamples 338 R/W lots FaxRecvParams 34908 R/W FaxSubAddress 34909 R/W FaxRecvTime 34910 R/W FillOrder 266 R/W control bit order FreeByteCounts 289 parsed but ignored FreeOffsets 288 parsed but ignored GrayResponseCurve 291 parsed but ignored GrayResponseUnit 290 parsed but ignored Group3Options 292 R/W used by Group 3 codec Group4Options 293 R/W HostComputer 316 R/W ImageDepth 32997 R/W tile/strip calculations ImageDescription 270 R/W ImageLength 257 R/W lots ImageWidth 256 R/W lots InkNames 333 R/W InkSet 332 R/W JPEGTables 347 R/W used by JPEG codec Make 271 R/W Matteing 32995 R obsoleted by ExtraSamples tag MaxSampleValue 281 R/W MinSampleValue 280 R/W Model 272 R/W NewSubFileType 254 R/W called SubFileType in spec NumberOfInks 334 R/W Orientation 274 R/W PageName 285 R/W PageNumber 297 R/W PhotometricInterpretation 262 R/Wused by Group 3 and JPEG codecs PlanarConfiguration 284 R/W data i/o Predictor 317 R/W used by LZW and Deflate codecs PrimaryChromacities 319 R/W ReferenceBlackWhite 532 R/W ResolutionUnit 296 R/W used by Group 3 codec RowsPerStrip 278 R/W data i/o SampleFormat 339 R/W SamplesPerPixel 277 R/W lots SMinSampleValue 340 R/W SMaxSampleValue 341 R/W Software 305 R/W StoNits 37439 R/W StripByteCounts 279 R/W data i/o StripOffsets 273 R/W data i/o SubFileType 255 R/W called OSubFileType in spec TargetPrinter 337 R/W Thresholding 263 R/W TileByteCounts 324 R/W data i/o TileDepth 32998 R/W tile/strip calculations TileLength 323 R/W data i/o TileOffsets 324 R/W data i/o TileWidth 322 R/W data i/o TransferFunction 301 R/W WhitePoint 318 R/W XPosition 286 R/W XResolution 282 R/W YCbCrCoefficients 529 R/W used by TIFFRGBAImage support YCbCrPositioning 531 R/W tile/strip size calculations YCbCrSubsampling 530 R/W YPosition 286 R/W YResolution 283 R/W used by Group 3 codec
Tag Name Codec R/W Library Use/Notes TIFFTAG_FAXMODE G3 R/W general codec operation TIFFTAG_FAXFILLFUNC G3/G4 R/W bitmap fill function TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY JPEG R/W compression quality control TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE JPEG R/W control colorspace conversions TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE JPEG R/W control contents of JPEGTables tag TIFFTAG_ZIPQUALITY Deflate R/Wcompression quality level TIFFTAG_PIXARLOGDATAFMT PixarLog R/Wuser data format TIFFTAG_PIXARLOGQUALITY PixarLog R/Wcompression quality level TIFFTAG_SGILOGDATAFMT SGILog R/W user data format
Tag Image File Format Specification --- Revision 6.0, an Aldus Technical Memorandum.
The Spirit of TIFF Class F, an appendix to the TIFF 5.0 specification prepared by Cygnet Technologies.
Libtiff library home page: http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/
The library does not support random access to compressed data that is organized with more than one row per tile or strip.