I don't think that TIFF is actually a RAW format Per se but as it
supports a 16 bit per channel version, so there is more data to
manipulate than the 8 bits available per channel in Jpeg. Most image
processing software could deal with a number of different TIFF variants
which was why it was at one time the preferred professional format.
Most if not all RAW formats put their data in a TIFF "wrapper", probably
because there was no organization that owned the rights to TIFF, since
it had been in use with FAX machines since just about the end of the
Jurassic.
After all. why create a new format when you have one available that will
do what you need, and you already have the expertise available to work
with it, that no one can sue you over.
On 4/27/2018 2:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
John Francis wrote:
The only thing I would add to Igor's excellent summary of the
various file formats, camera option settings, etc., is to
mention that TIFF was, in fact, available as a RAW format on
the Pentax *ist-D and *ist-DS.
I was under the impression that DNG and most other raw formats were
variations/extensions of the TIFF format. Indeed, some image recovery
software will find raw files if you specify TIFF as the format to
search for.
--
America wasn't founded so that we could all be better.
America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please.
- P.J. O'Rourke
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
PDML@pdml.net
http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow
the directions.
