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On Tue, 3 Jul 2007, Phil Harvey wrote:

> Was there ever a consensus from the discussions in Oct 2004
> concerning the recommended extension for BigTIFF?
>
> The samples presented on the BigTIFF web page
> (http://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff/bigtiff.html)
> use "BTF", while the samples just posted to this list
> use "TF2".  I have also found separate references that
> also recommend "TF8" and "TIFF".
>
> What is the official word?

It does not seem that there is an "official word" (what qualifies as 
"official"), but I gather that the consensus of opinion is to still 
call it "TIFF" (or "TIF").

Bob
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