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• ID: fdd000023
• Short name: TIFF_UNC
• Content categories: still image
• Format category: file format, bitstream encoding
• Last significant update: 2004-10-29
• Draft status: Full
Identification and description 
| Full name | TIFF, Uncompressed Bitmap |
| Description | A tag-based file format for storing and interchanging raster images; in this subtype, TIFF wraps an uncompressed bitmap. |
| Production phase | Most often an initial-state or middle-state format; may serve as final-state format. |
| Relationship to other formats | |
| Is subtype of | TIFF_6 |
| Has subtype | TIFF_UNC_EXIF |
| Contains | Uncompressed image bitmap |
Local use
| LC experience or existing holdings | See TIFF_6. |
| LC preference | One of the preferred formats for bitmapped images. |
Sustainability factors
| Disclosure | See TIFF_6 |
| Documentation |
See TIFF_6 |
| Adoption | TIFF_UNC is widely deployed in digital library projects as a master format. Not supported by all browsers in native format but, as of early 2004, new PC configurations tend to include a viewer. TIFF_UNC is preferred for raster images in the list of FCLA
recommended formats (Florida Center for Library
Automation; www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/pdfs/recFormats.pdf). |
| Licensing and patent claims | None for TIFF_UNC |
| Transparency | Transparent. |
| Self-documentation | For capability from the TIFF specification itself, see TIFF_6. For a valuable extension, see TIFF_UNC_EXIF. |
| External dependencies | None |
| Technical protection considerations | None |
Quality and functionality factors (still image)
| Normal rendering for still images | Good support. |
| Clarity (support for high image resolution) | See TIFF_6 |
| Color maintenance | See TIFF_6 |
| Support for graphic effects and typography | See TIFF_6 |
| Functionality beyond normal image rendering | See TIFF_6 |
File type signifiers
| Tag type | Value | Note |
| Filename Extension | See TIFF_6 | |
| Internet Media Type | See TIFF_6 | |
| Magic numbers | See TIFF_6 | |
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Last Updated: 03/ 7/2007
