TIFFOpen(3T) TIFFOpen(3T)
NAME
TIFFOpen, TIFFFdOpen, TIFFClientOpen - open a TIFF file for reading or writing
SYNOPSIS
#include <tiffio.h>
TIFF* TIFFOpen(const char* filename, const char* mode)
TIFF* TIFFFdOpen(const int fd, const char* filename, const char* mode)
typedef tsize_t (*TIFFReadWriteProc)(thandle_t, tdata_t, tsize_t);
typedef toff_t (*TIFFSeekProc)(thandle_t, toff_t, int);
typedef int (*TIFFCloseProc)(thandle_t);
typedef toff_t (*TIFFSizeProc)(thandle_t);
typedef int (*TIFFMapFileProc)(thandle_t, tdata_t*, toff_t*);
typedef void (*TIFFUnmapFileProc)(thandle_t, tdata_t, toff_t);
TIFF* TIFFClientOpen(const char* filename, const char* mode, thandle_t clientdata,
TIFFReadWriteProc readproc, TIFFReadWriteProc writeproc, TIFFSeekProc seekproc,
TIFFCloseProc closeproc, TIFFSizeProc sizeproc, TIFFMapFileProc mapproc,
TIFFUnmapFileProc unmapproc)
DESCRIPTION
TIFFOpen opens a TIFF file whose name is filename and returns a handle to be used in subsequent calls to routines in libtiff. If the open
operation fails, then zero is returned. The mode parameter specifies if the file is to be opened for reading (``r''), writing (``w''), or
appending (``a'') and, optionally, whether to override certain default aspects of library operation (see below). When a file is opened for
appending, existing data will not be touched; instead new data will be written as additional subfiles. If an existing file is opened for
writing, all previous data is overwritten.
If a file is opened for reading, the first TIFF directory in the file is automatically read (also see TIFFSetDirectory(3T) for reading
directories other than the first). If a file is opened for writing or appending, a default directory is automatically created for writing
subsequent data. This directory has all the default values specified in TIFF Revision 6.0: BitsPerSample=1, ThreshHolding=bilevel art
scan, FillOrder=1 (most significant bit of each data byte is filled first), Orientation=1 (the 0th row represents the visual top of the
image, and the 0th column represents the visual left hand side), SamplesPerPixel=1, RowsPerStrip=infinity, ResolutionUnit=2 (inches), and
Compression=1 (no compression). To alter these values, or to define values for additional fields, TIFFSetField(3T) must be used.
TIFFFdOpen is like TIFFOpen except that it opens a TIFF file given an open file descriptor fd. The file's name and mode must reflect that
of the open descriptor. The object associated with the file descriptor must support random access.
TIFFClientOpen is like TIFFOpen except that the caller supplies a collection of functions that the library will use to do UNIX-like I/O
operations. The readproc and writeproc are called to read and write data at the current file position. seekproc is called to change the
current file position a la lseek(2). closeproc is invoked to release any resources associated with an open file. sizeproc is invoked to
obtain the size in bytes of a file. mapproc and unmapproc are called to map and unmap a file's contents in memory; c.f. mmap(2) and mun-
map(2). The clientdata parameter is an opaque ``handle'' passed to the client-specified routines passed as parameters to TIFFClientOpen.
OPTIONS
The open mode parameter can include the following flags in addition to the ``r'', ``w'', and ``a'' flags. Note however that option flags
must follow the read-write-append specification.
l When creating a new file force information be written with Little-Endian byte order (but see below). By default the library will
create new files using the native CPU byte order.
b When creating a new file force information be written with Big-Endian byte order (but see below). By default the library will cre-
ate new files using the native CPU byte order.
L Force image data that is read or written to be treated with bits filled from Least Significant Bit (LSB) to Most Significant Bit
(MSB). Note that this is the opposite to the way the library has worked from its inception.
B Force image data that is read or written to be treated with bits filled from Most Significant Bit (MSB) to Least Significant Bit
(LSB); this is the default.
H Force image data that is read or written to be treated with bits filled in the same order as the native CPU.
M Enable the use of memory-mapped files for images opened read-only. If the underlying system does not support memory-mapped files or
if the specific image being opened cannot be memory-mapped then the library will fallback to using the normal system interface for
reading information. By default the library will attempt to use memory-mapped files.
m Disable the use of memory-mapped files.
C Enable the use of ``strip chopping'' when reading images that are comprised of a single strip or tile of uncompressed data. Strip
chopping is a mechanism by which the library will automatically convert the single-strip image to multiple strips, each of which has
about 8 Kilobytes of data. This facility can be useful in reducing the amount of memory used to read an image because the library
normally reads each strip in its entirety. Strip chopping does however alter the apparent contents of the image because when an
image is divided into multiple strips it looks as though the underlying file contains multiple separate strips. Finally, note that
default handling of strip chopping is a compile-time configuration parameter. The default behaviour, for backwards compatibility,
is to enable strip chopping.
c Disable the use of strip chopping when reading images.
BYTE ORDER
The TIFF specification (all versions) states that compliant readers must be capable of reading images written in either byte order. None-
theless some software that claims to support the reading of TIFF images is incapable of reading images in anything but the native CPU byte
order on which the software was written. (Especially notorious are applications written to run on Intel-based machines.) By default the
library will create new files with the native byte-order of the CPU on which the application is run. This ensures optimal performance and
is portable to any application that conforms to the TIFF specification. To force the library to use a specific byte-order when creating a
new file the ``b'' and ``l'' option flags may be included in the call to open a file; for example, ``wb'' or ``wl''.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion TIFFOpen, TIFFFdOpen, and TIFFClientOpen return a TIFF pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned.
DIAGNOSTICS
All error messages are directed to the TIFFError(3T) routine. Likewise, warning messages are directed to the TIFFWarning(3T) routine.
"%s": Bad mode. The specified mode parameter was not one of ``r'' (read), ``w'' (write), or ``a'' (append).
%s: Cannot open. TIFFOpen() was unable to open the specified filename for read/writing.
Cannot read TIFF header. An error occurred while attempting to read the header information.
Error writing TIFF header. An error occurred while writing the default header information for a new file.
Not a TIFF file, bad magic number %d (0x%x). The magic number in the header was not (hex) 0x4d4d or (hex) 0x4949.
Not a TIFF file, bad version number %d (0x%x). The version field in the header was not 42 (decimal).
Cannot append to file that has opposite byte ordering. A file with a byte ordering opposite to the native byte ordering of the current
machine was opened for appending (``a''). This is a limitation of the library.
SEE ALSO
libtiff(3T), TIFFClose(3T)
January 9, 1996 TIFFOpen(3T)