Useful tools and links

This is a collection of useful tools and links to help contributors getting started.

Tiff Format

Some useful links for documentation about the TIFF format

• TIFF 6.0 Specification
• TIFF Supplement 1
• TIFF Supplement 2
• TIFF Supplement 3
• TIFF-F/FX Extension (RFC2301)
• TIFF/EP Extension (Wikipedia)
• Adobe TIFF Pages
• Unofficial TIFF FAQ
• CCITT T.4 Compression
• CCITT T.6 Compression

Bitmap Format

Some useful links for documentation about the bitmap format

• Microsoft Windows Bitmap File
• OS/2 Bitmap File Format Summary
• Dr.Dobbs: The BMP File Format, Part 1
• Windows Bitmap File Format Specifications

A set of bitmap test images, which can be used as reference for decoding

• bmpsuite
• eclecticgeek