Tagged Image File Format

Action Plan: Tagged Image File Format 6.0.

Last Updated 12/05/2013

Description: Tagged Image File Format, or Tiff files, are some of the most common Raster Image Formats in use. Created by the Aldus Corperation which was later aquired by Adobe, Tiff's technical specifications have been released by Adobe. It was last updated in 1992, its current version is 6.0.

Software:  Tiff is supported by all major browsers and image manipulation software suites.

Long Term Preservation Plan:  Uncompressed Tiff is the prefered format for master image files at the LC. It is far and away the most popular file type present in LC's CTS system. It is heavily supported, open source, and maintains a good image quality. There is no reason at present to consider migration to other formats.

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