TIFF Output Format

IRIS can output images over the network in TIFF format.

These files conform to the TIFF revision 6.0 standard. While the standard supports many image types, IRIS uses only baseline TIFF, and none of the TIFF extensions. Only one image is included in each file, the Palette Color image.

The following table lists the fields set by IRIS. Compression is controlled by a setup question for the output device.

TIFF Fields Used by IRIS
Field Code Description
Software 305 Example: IRIS 5.56
ImageDescription 270 Example: IRIS PPPPP NNNNNNNNNNNN

Contains the 5 character product type, followed by the 12 character product configuration name.

DateTime 306 Time of ingest data
ImageWidth 256 Width of image in pixels
ImageLength 247 Height of image in pixels
Compression 259 Either none or PackBits
PlanarConfiguration 284 1 (Chunky)
SamplesPerPixel 277 1
Orientation 274 1 (Top Left)
RowsPerStrip 278 Height of image in pixels