TIFF file formats, errors...

From: Jim Leonard <trixter_at_oldskool.org>
Date: Tue Feb 22 22:35:52 2005

Some quick research shows that Paint Shop Pro 8 should be able to read these...
  Maybe install WINE and download PSP8 to convert them?

Some more quick research shows it's FAX encoding:

Compression Scheme: CCITT Group 4
Software: "Oi/GFS, writer v00.06.02"

LibTIFF recently fixed a bug regarding these, so try it (source:
http://www.asmail.be/msg0055370987.html)

Tom Jennings wrote:
> I've got some .tiff files I can't seem to read that other people can.
> I'm trying to use the netpbm tools (unix) with no luck.
>
> tifftopnm says
>
>
> unknown field with tag 32934 (0x80a6) encountered
>
>
> GIMP gags too, giving me a similar error repeated 139 times. The
> tif apparently has 139 pages in it, I nevva hoida dat.
>
> Any ideas how I handle these files? I don't have any
> smackintoshes or peecees.

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Received on Tue Feb 22 2005 - 22:35:52 GMT

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