TIFF Files

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a multiplatform bitmap format originating on the Macintosh and in desktop-publishing applications. TIFF is a common choice if you plan to send your output to a print service bureau or import the image into a page-layout program.

There are several classes of TIFF files, each varying in the color depth and color palette that they support.

In 3ds max 5, you can render TIFF files with alpha, luminance, and UV color coordinate information, which describes illuminance. You also have the option to render a compressed image. .

Interface

Clicking Render or Setup in the Render Output File dialog displays the TIF Image Control dialog.

When you render to a TIFF file, you have the following options:

Monochrome—Creates an 8-bit grayscale image.

Color—Creates a 24-bit color image (no alpha channel).

Image Type group

Lets you select which image information to save.

8-bit Greyscale—Creates an 8-bit grayscale image.

8-bit Color—Creates an 8-bit color image.

16-bit SGI LogL—Creates a color image that also includes a logarithmic encoding of the luminance channel.

32-bit SGI LogLUV—Creates a color image that includes a logarithmic encoding of the luminance channel and UV color coordinate information.

Store Alpha Channel—When on, stores the alpha channel along with other image data. Alpha data adds 8 bits per pixel to the image type you selected.

Lets you render a compressed TIFF file. Default=No Compression.

No Compression—Does not compress the rendered image.

Packbits—Uses the TIFF Packbits algorithm to compress the file.