Example TIFF with Manifest at 
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7qnfrxufmc2aslbfjh7nd/leonard.tif?rlkey=4ul5ayzh87kq4davfd7b2vs0c&st=678llpv7&dl=0

From: Tiff <[email protected]> on behalf of Leonard Rosenthol via 
Tiff <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
To: Even Rouault <[email protected]>, [email protected] 
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Tiff] Libtiff failing on TIFFs with embedded C2PA Manifests?


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Looping back on this.

Is there consensus that libTIFF’s implementation - assuming that all IFD’s 
point to images - is incorrect as per the TIFF specification and well known 
existing usage (e.g., ICC profiles, C2PA Manifests etc.)?

If so, can we get a fix out ASAP?

If not, what is the argument for why the current implementation is correct?

Thanks,
Leonard

From: Even Rouault <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
To: Leonard Rosenthol <[email protected]>, [email protected] 
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Tiff] Libtiff failing on TIFFs with embedded C2PA Manifests?


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Seems to me like a weird design to hijack a IFD (*Image* File Directory) to put 
something different in it. Why not having used a TIFF tag in the first IFD for 
example ? But I assume my question is mostly moot now if that C2PA spec has 
progressed beyond being a draft?

I guess if someone wanted those files to be read by libtiff, the best course of 
action would be to silently ignore that final IFD, or just emit a warning 
instead of an error ( I assume there must be a spefic TIFF tag to recognize it?)

Even

Le 02/03/2026 à 19:30, Leonard Rosenthol via Tiff a écrit :
A person reported (https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/issues/1894) that 
libtiff-based apps are failing to process TIFF files with embedded C2PA 
Manifests 
(https://c2pa.org/specifications/specifications/2.3/specs/C2PA_Specification.html).
  I’ve commented there that I don’t agree with their position on the topic, nor 
can I verify their results.

Would love for any/all of you to comment on the situation - either here or 
there.

Thanks,
Leonard



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