Return-Path: <tiff-bounces@remotesensing.org>
Received: from inmx012.isp.belgacom.be (inmx012.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.3.90])
        by mailst035.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11/8.12.11/Skynet-MAILSTORE-2.14) with ESMTP id j0LFLJcE015164
        for <joris.at.lebbeke@skynet.be>; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:21:19 +0100
        (envelope-from <tiff-bounces@remotesensing.org>)
Received: from xserve.flids.com (adsl-065-083-169-202.sip.mco.bellsouth.net [65.83.169.202])
        by inmx012.isp.belgacom.be (8.12.11/8.12.11/Skynet-IN-2.32) with ESMTP id j0LFLAbc007618
        for <joris.at.lebbeke@skynet.be>; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:21:12 +0100
        (envelope-from <tiff-bounces@remotesensing.org>)
Received: from adsl-065-083-169-202.sip.mco.bellsouth.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by xserve.flids.com (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 9230D5D8E49; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:20:56 -0500 (EST)
X-Original-To: tiff@remotesensing.org
Delivered-To: tiff@remotesensing.org
Received: from smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net
	(smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net [209.86.89.67])
	by xserve.flids.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DD285D8E23
	for <tiff@remotesensing.org>; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:20:53 -0500 (EST)
Received: from [209.116.70.133] (helo=RDU-CLOSINGER1.earthlink.net)
	by smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34)
	id 1Cs0aj-0003Lk-67
	for tiff@remotesensing.org; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:20:53 -0500
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=test1; d=earthlink.net;
	h=Message-Id:X-Sender:X-Mailer:Date:To:From:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Mime-Version:Content-Type;
	b=nYhqNT7GpVUuCxkmtquo6KO1M9mbvE4FBbuTIJ/qsPqhjhlKt5Vzca/K3SqOwPhm;
Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.1.20050121101926.027ea318@pop.earthlink.net>
X-Sender: losinger@earthlink.net@pop.earthlink.net
X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:20:53 -0500
To: tiff@remotesensing.org
From: Chris Losinger <losinger@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Tiff] deleting tags!
In-Reply-To: <931f8ea905012107145488e3b7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <41F00FAD.5020403@gmail.com>
	<931f8ea905012107145488e3b7@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
X-ELNK-Trace: be870c3544bdf80c1aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec793d7c3a923d14b1139664d58a4e9fbec4350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c
X-Originating-IP: 209.116.70.133
X-BeenThere: tiff@remotesensing.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2
Precedence: list
List-Id: TIFF and libtiff discussion  <tiff.remotesensing.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://xserve.flids.com/mailman/listinfo/tiff>,
	<mailto:tiff-request@remotesensing.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://xserve.flids.com/pipermail/tiff>
List-Post: <mailto:tiff@remotesensing.org>
List-Help: <mailto:tiff-request@remotesensing.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://xserve.flids.com/mailman/listinfo/tiff>,
	<mailto:tiff-request@remotesensing.org?subject=subscribe>
Sender: tiff-bounces@remotesensing.org
Errors-To: tiff-bounces@remotesensing.org
X-UIDL: e2d881f1c2b628fd406794d7e62e6f8f

At 10:14 AM 1/21/2005, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>I'm not aware of any way of clearing a tag completely from the
>directory either.  In fact, "in place" update of a TIFF file on disk is
>still a relatively experimental area.  In the past before in-place update
>there was never a compelling need to delete tags from an in memory
>directory since you could update a file on disk (other than appending
>new images).
>...
>The more conventional approach though is to copy the file you
>want to change to a new file, and just avoid copying anything you
>don't want in the new file.

         wouldn't blind copying break tag data offsets ?
__________________________
Chris Losinger
Smaller Animals Software, Inc.				
http://www.smalleranimals.com


_______________________________________________
Tiff mailing list
Tiff@remotesensing.org
http://xserve.flids.com/mailman/listinfo/tiff
