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Re: tif images dont displayed at web

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In article <GuOdnbuntLrMvdvTnZ2dnUVZ7tCdnZ2d@giganews.com>, "giannis"
<zzzinobios@freemail.gr> wrote:
> > 
> > I'm not sure about FileMaker's Web Publishing in particular, but TIFF
> > isn't a standard web format. To display an image in a web browser, images
> > need to be GIF or JPEG format (or PNG, but that's rather a silly format
> > for older computers / dial-up connections). Try changing the images to see
> > if that helps.
> 
> I have 200,000 tif images and i dont want to change
> because :
> 
> 1 tiff (200x200 dpi, 1500x1300) = 10 kb
> 1 gif (      >>           ,         >>       ) =  20 kb
> 1 jpg (     >>           ,         >>       )  = 200 kb

It's possible, but unlikely that a TIFF image file would be so much
smaller than a GIF / JPEG - about the only way that could happen with
images of that size and resolution is if the TIFF files were pure black &
white images (not greyscale) and using LZW compression. 

BUT, the fact remains that TIFF is not a standard web format and simply
isn't recognised by most web browsers. Trying converting a couple of
images and you'll probably find those ones will then work properly. (If
they are black & white images, then GIF is probably the best option.) 

To convert all the images, use something that does batch conversions of
multiple images at once (remembering to keep the original TIFFs stored
elsewhere for you own non-web use) - on the Mac, Graphic Converter is a
good reasonably cheap choice or you can create an AppleScript / Automator
app to process a folder of images. Windows will have something similar.

Helpful Harry   :o)

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tif images dont displayed at web "giannis" <zzzinobios@freemail.gr> - 2011-08-13 07:58 +0300
  Re: tif images dont displayed at web yourname@yourisp.com (Your Name) - 2011-08-13 18:39 +1200
    Re: tif images dont displayed at web "giannis" <zzzinobios@freemail.gr> - 2011-08-13 09:56 +0300
      Re: tif images dont displayed at web yourname@yourisp.com (Your Name) - 2011-08-14 09:57 +1200
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    Re: tif images dont displayed at web dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-08-14 01:50 +1200
      Re: tif images dont displayed at web yourname@yourisp.com (Your Name) - 2011-08-14 09:43 +1200
        Re: tif images dont displayed at web dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-08-14 12:04 +1200

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