Compress TIFF

TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. It is a graphics container that stores bitmaps. The format is distinguished by high image quality with increased color depth and several data compression options: with loss in quality and without loss. TIFF also supports layering. This format is widely used in the printing industry and is the most common format for printing. TIFF is a flexible, adaptable file format for handling images and data in a single file by including header tags (size, definition, image data location, image compression applied) that define the geometry of the image. For example, a TIFF file can be a container containing compressed JPEG (lossy) and PackBits (lossless) images.

The ability to store image data in a lossless format makes a TIFF file a useful image archive because, unlike standard JPEG files, a TIFF file using lossless compression (or not using compression) can be edited and re-saved without losing image quality. To compress tiff files, we recommend using special network services available online. As already mentioned, using tags, you can compress data in a TIFF file using various methods. The TIFF image format, however, allows you to save data even without compression at all, which is convenient for high compatibility and for maintaining maximum file quality. Therefore, this option is often used for archiving images, for storing various intermediate versions, or for data transfer.