TIFF 6.0 Specification
Final—June 3, 1992
Useful ReferenceBlackWhite values for BitsPerSample = 8,8,8 Class R images
are:
[0/1, 255/1,0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1]
no headroom/footroom
[16/1, 235/1, 16/1, 235/1, 16/1, 235/1]
CCIR Recommendation 601.1 headroom/footroom
Default is [0/,NV/1, 0/1, NV/1, 0/1, NV/1] where NV = 2 ** BitsPerSample - 1.
References
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[2]
[3]
[4]
The Reproduction of Colour in Photography, Printing and Television,
R.
W. G. Hunt, Fountain Press, Tolworth, England,1987.
Principles of Color Technology,
Billmeyer and Saltzman, Wiley-
Interscience, New York, 1981.
Colorimetric Properties of Video Displays,
William Cowan, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 1989.
TIFF Color Appearance Guidelines,
Dave Farber, Eastman Kodak Com-
pany, Rochester, New York.
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