What is a TIFF file and how do I open it?
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What is a TIFF?
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is an older, high-quality format used mostly by scanners, printers, and photographers.
Unlike JPGs, TIFFs are "lossless"—they don't lose quality when you edit them. However, this means file sizes are massive. A single scanned page can be 50MB+.
The Problem: "File Too Large to Email"
Because TIFFs are so heavy, most email providers (Gmail, Outlook) will reject them. Furthermore, most web browsers cannot display them.
How to make TIFFs usable
To send a TIFF via email or view it on a phone, you should convert it.
- For Photos: Convert TIFF to JPG. This dramatically reduces size (e.g., 50MB -> 2MB).
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