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On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
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> Can the RGBA interface work with the 24-bit float sample type to
> get a preview?

As you are already aware, the meaning of floating point values in TIFF 
is much less standardized than it is for the integer types. 
Providing a RGB preview would assume a particular range/intent for the 
floating point data.  It would likely be wrong for many/most files.

Bob
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