On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 NeuhausPhoto@aol.com wrote:
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> Tiff files and bitmaps are handled differently by
> the 2 platforms and each type must be saved correctly for it's intended
> use....a dialog box presents the MAC vs. PC option when the file is saved.
> I'm a dedicated MAC user and I know you can open a PC tiff or bitmap on a MAC
> but i don't think the PC is so user friendly.
The "incompatibility" between mac and pc tiff programs stems from the
flexibility within the tiff format.
The problem is with poorly written software rather than file
incompatability. Some programs are written on the assumption that the PC
is the only computer system in existence, these won't handle tiff's
created on a Mac
From The Unofficial TIFF Home Page,
http://home.earthlink.net/~ritter/tiff/#whatis :
A common complaint of TIFF is rooted in its flexibility. For example the
TIFF format permits both MSB ("Motorola") and LSB ("Intel") byte order
data to be stored, with a header item indicating which order is used.
There are old, poorly written TIFF programs on the PC which rebelled
against this and assume that all TIFF files are Intel byte order. It is
very easy to write a TIFF-writer, but very difficult to write a fully TIFF
compliant reader.
Gord
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http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsg University of Saskatchewan
Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2
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Received on Thu Nov 21 21:34:25 2002
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