Return-Path: <tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org>
Received: from inas029.isp.belgacom.be (localhost [127.0.0.1])
        by inav005.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11/8.12.11/Skynet-IN-AV-3.00) with ESMTP id jA95KNhb002089
        for <joris.at.lebbeke@skynet.be>; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 06:20:23 +0100
        (envelope-from <tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org>)
Received: from inmx016.isp.belgacom.be (inmx016.ispbelgacom.be [195.238.4.219] (may be forged))
        by inas029.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11/8.12.11/Skynet-IN-AS-2.03) with ESMTP id jA95KF8b017955
        for <joris.at.lebbeke@skynet.be>; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 06:20:15 +0100
        (envelope-from <tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org>)
Received: from duke.maptools.org (r153.dmsolutions.ca [209.217.116.153] (may be forged))
        by inmx016.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11/8.12.11/Skynet-IN-2.32) with ESMTP id jA95K5Gf027823
        for <joris.at.lebbeke@skynet.be>; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 06:20:05 +0100
        (envelope-from <tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org>)
Received: from duke.maptools.org (duke.maptools.org [127.0.0.1])
	by duke.maptools.org (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jA95CMRL010540;
	Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:13:27 -0500
Received: from psmtp.com (exprod6mx56.postini.com [64.18.1.21])
	by duke.maptools.org (8.12.11/8.12.10) with SMTP id jA95CHj0010536
	for <tiff@lists.maptools.org>; Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:12:18 -0500
Received: from source ([192.150.20.142]) by exprod6ob9.obsmtp.com
	([64.18.5.12]) with SMTP; Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:12:15 PST
Received: from inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com ([153.32.1.51])
	by outbound-smtp-2.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id
	jA95IOXP025331
	for <tiff@lists.maptools.org>; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:18:25 -0800 (PST)
Received: from fe1.corp.adobe.com (fe1.corp.adobe.com [10.8.192.70])
	by inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id
	jA95C2n2013542
	for <tiff@lists.maptools.org>; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:12:12 -0800 (PST)
Received: from [65.74.199.66] ([10.7.240.110]) by fe1.corp.adobe.com with
	Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:12:01 -0800
Mime-Version: 1.0
Message-Id: <p0623091abf9732a45f8d@[65.74.199.66]>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.60.0511071421360.7597@blade.simplesystems.org>
References: <75489204593.20051027094051@mail.ru><931f8ea90510270657g5007545dr443fc2b1c
	9855d58@mail.gmail.com><004401c5db6e$45290990$6501a8c0@black><931f8ea90510
	272042h20d5bb7qeead491c21b69a7c@mail.gmail.com>
	<Pine.SOC.4.60.0510272304200.7597@blade.simplesystems.org>
	<001d01c5e3d0$066d5b60$4dc2f451@dfgrrxsknr4e>
	<Pine.SOC.4.60.0511071421360.7597@blade.simplesystems.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 22:00:52 -0700
To: TIFF mailing list <tiff@lists.maptools.org>
From: Chris Cox <ccox@adobe.com>
Subject: Re: [Tiff] How located pixels with BitsPerSample not bound to
 byte?
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Nov 2005 05:12:01.0937 (UTC)
	FILETIME=[1E296010:01C5E4EC]
X-BeenThere: tiff@lists.maptools.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4
Precedence: list
List-Id: TIFF and libtiff discussion <tiff.lists.maptools.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff>,
	<mailto:tiff-request@lists.maptools.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/private/tiff>
List-Post: <mailto:tiff@lists.maptools.org>
List-Help: <mailto:tiff-request@lists.maptools.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff>,
	<mailto:tiff-request@lists.maptools.org?subject=subscribe>
Sender: tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org
Errors-To: tiff-bounces@lists.maptools.org
X-UIDL: 000000000023ceae.00000e10
X-MSP-STORE: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:20:27 +0100
Status:   

At 2:26 PM -0600 11/7/05, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Joris wrote:
>
>>You misunderstood my feelings about byteswapping 24bit data...
>>
>>All by itself, I do think the convention to byteswap this is
>>unfortunate, you got that right.
>>
>>However, I feel it is much more important that we have a person or
>>organisation with authority, that jumps in when needed, and provides
>>standardized conventions for us. I mean, there is no 'right' or 'wrong'
>>(even if there is 'fortunate' and 'maybe less fortunate'), there is only
>>'convention', as in 'specification', or, much worse, the lack of it.
>
>I agree that we should feel very fortunate that Chris Cox works for 
>Adobe and takes care to describe Adobe TIFF extensions in the form 
>of a specification.  There is almost always someone available to 
>disagree with any opinion or statement.
>
>Speaking of specifications, a while back Chris posted a draft 
>specification for 16/24 bit floats in TIFF (as supported by 
>Photoshop CS2) but I have not noticed that a final version of that 
>document has been posted yet.

Not yet - I was hoping for an independent implementation and 
confirmation that I got the code and constants correct.  (if the 
sample 16/24/32 bit files all come out the same - then it works)

Chris
_______________________________________________
Tiff mailing list: Tiff@lists.maptools.org
http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/
