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Facsimile Charts > NWS FAX > Suggested TIFF ViewersSuggested TIFF ViewersandInstallation InformationThe TIFF file format with Group IV compression is used because the facsimile charts are in BLACK & WHITE since other encoding formats generate significantly larger files. To view these charts, you must configure your WWW Browser with a viewer that supports TIFF images and CCITT Group IV compression. Another approach is to use the new TIFF viewer plugins which will allow you to view TIFF images inline just like GIF or JPEG. The suggested TIFF viewers/plugins listed here are to help in your selection and have been found to work in viewing these charts. DISCLAIMER: Any reference from NWS Web server service to any non-government entity, product, service or information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the National Weather Service or any of its' field offices or employees. We are not responsible for the contents of any "off-site" web pages referenced from NWS servers.
CASE 1:If you already have a viewer installed on your computer, e.g. Paint Shop Pro, all you have to do is know the directory where the viewer resides and attach it to your browser as a helper application:For Netscape:
CASE 2:If you need to download a software package, either select one of the examples below or use the keywords TIFF Viewers with a search engine. Know which directory the viewer is in and configure your Browser as in Case 1.Commercial Viewers: (suggest you test their demos first before ordering) Commercial TIFF Viewer Plugins for Netscape or IE Shareware viewers for DOS/Windows 3.1
Graphic Workshop v1.1p VIDVUE v1.1 by L. Gozum Shareware viewers for OS/2
PMView v0.9 Shareware viewer for Macintosh For more information on viewers, please select the link for your platform |
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