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{{Wikipedia|TIFF}}
 
{{Wikipedia|TIFF}}
 
'''TIFF''' is an acronym for Tagged Image File Format. It is a container that allows the storage of information alongside the image. It supports [[lossless]] [[compression]].
 
'''TIFF''' is an acronym for Tagged Image File Format. It is a container that allows the storage of information alongside the image. It supports [[lossless]] [[compression]].
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=== ILBM ===
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{{Wikipedia|ILBM}}
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{{Website|ILBM|on=AmigaOS Wiki|https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/ILBM_IFF_Interleaved_Bitmap}}
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A format originating on [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga computers]]. May appear in games from the 1980s and 1990s.
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== Source code ==
 
== Source code ==
 
{{file|modules/demux/image.c|input demuxer}}
 
{{file|modules/demux/image.c|input demuxer}}

Revision as of 22:12, 6 April 2019

image
VLC can decode this container.
The module name to use at the command line is image.

The Image demuxer is responsible for opening most image file formats in VLC media player.
Though the image module is capable of handling JPEGs, the jpeg module handles them as of VLC 2.2.0, so they can be encoded and decoded by the same module. The svg modules handle SVGs.

Supported formats:

  • PNG
  • XCF
  • GIF
  • TIFF
  • LBM
  • PCX
  • Targa
  • MxPEG
  • BMP
  • PNM
  • WebP
  • BPG

Formats

XCF

Run-length encoded image format. Used by GIMP.

GIF

GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a versatile image type that is lossless and supports animation and compression.

TIFF

TIFF is an acronym for Tagged Image File Format. It is a container that allows the storage of information alongside the image. It supports lossless compression.

ILBM

A format originating on Amiga computers. May appear in games from the 1980s and 1990s.

Source code