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Don't have much to add except to mention again that the magic number for TIF is 42, and it's 42 because of the meaning of 42: https://web.archive.org/web/20210108174645/https://www.adobe... Bytes 2-3 An arbitrary but carefully chosen number (42) that further identifies the file as a TIFF file
42 is an extremely non-special number. Does anyone know if it appeared in the CS field before Douglas Addams "invented" it?
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The Adobe DNG standard for raw camera images is based on TIFF as well. DNG is used in lots of places, including the raw capture support built into all modern iOS and Android smartphones. I’ve been using both TIFF and DNG this very week in my work ( https://filmlabapp.com ), so I was happy to read this post and learn about Steve Carlsen aka Mr. TIFF, whose work we’re still building on 39 years later.
Not only DNG, but I think most (maybe all?) raw camera files are based on TIFF.
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I had a similar issue, clicking the author's name gets you to a decent page, but yeah I'd actually prefer if he made it a bit easier to buy the book! I'll have to get it now after such a nice article
i didn't want to push the book too hard, given the tone of the story. thanks for the feedback.
This page [0] still links to (when clicking the main image) an oddish seeming corner of your site that mentions purchasing the book but has no link to it
Don't have much to add except to mention again that the magic number for TIF is 42, and it's 42 because of the meaning of 42: https://web.archive.org/web/20210108174645/https://www.adobe... Bytes 2-3 An arbitrary but carefully chosen number (42) that further identifies the file as a TIFF file
42 even shows up in the late mr. Carlsen's obituary. [1] [1] https://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/obituaries/stephen-carlse...
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42 is an extremely non-special number. Does anyone know if it appeared in the CS field before Douglas Addams "invented" it?
What do you mean, non-special? 42 is the magic constant of the smallest non-trivial magic cube.
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Hindsight is 20/20 and I loved TFA and I don't want to ruin it but... that comment was there from 2007 and the Wikipedia user bio was pretty clear since the beginning ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Scarlsen&old... )
Yes but it's not easy to find random Wikipedia user pages, or even find the specific talk page comment in the archives without knowing what to look for. Go ahead, find a friend, give them no clues, and see if they find it.
His obituary is lovely: https://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/obituaries/stephen-carlse...
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“Time flies like the wind.
Fruit flies like bananas.”
“What’s the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? 42.”Quietly thankful that the spec author didn't proclaim that we've been mispronouncing "TIFF" all these years.
The "TI" is really "Tl" and is a voiceless alveolar lateral affricate.
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The Adobe DNG standard for raw camera images is based on TIFF as well. DNG is used in lots of places, including the raw capture support built into all modern iOS and Android smartphones. I’ve been using both TIFF and DNG this very week in my work ( https://filmlabapp.com ), so I was happy to read this post and learn about Steve Carlsen aka Mr. TIFF, whose work we’re still building on 39 years later.
Not only DNG, but I think most (maybe all?) raw camera files are based on TIFF.