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user649840
user649840

Reputation: 11

Why are .tif images not used in webpages (TIF cannot be used in internet browsers)?

I am using Image file cck field in my Drupal 6 site and the field doesnt let me use .tif images. I even tried configuring the field but it doesnt let me add .tif in the Permitted upload file extensions field. I found many links that say TIF cannot be used in internet browsers. I just want to know why??

Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 927

Answers (2)

Jakub Hampl
Jakub Hampl

Reputation: 40533

You can use tiff images but not all browsers can display them. Used to be that only Safari supported tiffs, I'm not sure if any major vendor implemented this recently.

Upvotes: 0

zoul
zoul

Reputation: 104065

The main problem with TIFF support is that each additional graphics format to be supported by the browsers has to be maintained. Which would be a pain especially in case of TIFF, which has several different versions and seems a bit hard to implement right. The implementation and maintenace cost would not offset the advantages (are there any?), which is why almost no browser supports it.

Upvotes: 3

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