The more programs appear on the market of computer technology, the more various extensions and file types. Often, in search of information or a solution to a problem, users are faced with the need to download a file with some mysterious extension, which they have not yet dealt with, and Windows will not recognize it. In this case, you need to look for a program that is "responsible" for opening such a file.
Let's look at an example: how to open a tif file
Firstly, what kind of expansion is this? This abbreviation stands for Tagged Image File. It is a high-quality graphic format. Due to these characteristics, files with the .tif extension are used to store high-definition images and with a huge number of shades of different colors (for example, digital photographs taken by professional cameras, highly detailed drawings or diagrams). It was developed about forty years ago, the first version, of course, is outdated. To replace it came later and more "advanced" versions. The more complicated the option became (and there are about 50 of them), the higher were the requirements for the program that allows them to be opened.
Despite the fact that files with the extension of this kind allow you to maintain the original saturation, detail and quality of the photo (or picture / drawing / diagram), their actual size is usually smaller than the usual and more common .jpeg format
So, knowing what this extension is and why it is used, it remains to figure out how to open the .tif file. The problem is that conventional image viewers, especially their older versions, do not allow full viewing of such files, because do not have the appropriate resources and do not allow processing files of such high quality without compromising viewing.
Therefore, before opening tif files, any user should familiarize themselves with the list of programs that allow this:
- ACDSee . This program for working with images is quite difficult to use for beginners, but since you are puzzled by professional file formats, you will have to learn how to work with it. She, of course, paid. But there is something to pay for: the program allows you to do meticulous work on photos, adjust white balance, play with color, and fix sharpness defects and noise.
- Adobe Photoshop An excellent program, when working with which there are no questions like "How to open tif files?". Also, like the previous one, it is a graphic editor, although, unlike the first, it is more often used in web design. Of course, if you just need to find how to open tif, then it will do. For processing, a deeper knowledge of working with the program will be required.
Despite the fact that both programs are declared by manufacturers as paid, on the Runet, of course, you can find "patched" versions with keys, etc. Which, as you understand, is illegal and the author of the article is not recommended.
As for the choice of users, the majority still prefer Adobe Photoshop, because It is relatively easy to work with this format.
Often, as practice shows, there is a need to convert the tif file to another, more common, format. There is such an opportunity.
So, you have downloaded a file that has the now well-known tif format. How to open it is clear, but I want to convert it to jpeg format, for example, or gif. Useful program Microsoft Paint. Using it, open the file, find the "File" tab, select the "Save file as ..." function in the context menu, select the desired format here.
The lack of programs (even Microsoft Paint) is not an obstacle to converting tif files. On the Internet there are a large number of different sites that allow you to do this procedure on-line. It should only be borne in mind that loss of quality when formatting is inevitable.