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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:13:01 -0600
From: Mark Koch <mark_koch@geocities.com>
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I'm a bit confused.  After reading the TIFF 6.0 spec I was under the
impression that TIFF grayscale images were restricted to 4 or 8
bits/sample.  On the web I've noticed that some image-viewers declare
capabilities for reading 16-bit grayscale TIFF.  Can someone please
explain?

Mark Koch

