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I have an older digital camera, a Fujifilm MX-2900. When it is set to
the highest quality setting, it produces files in in the unusual TIFF-
YC format. The camera comes with a program (Picture Shuttle) to
convert these files to the generally accepted TIFF-RGB format.
However, that program does not work in Windows XP, and the company
website doesn't seem to have a more current version.

Any suggestions for a program to convert from TIFF-YC to TIFF-RGB?

TIFF-YC is a lossless compressed format that dates back to the days of
much smaller memory cards - it produces files about 2/3 the size of
TIFF-RGB files, but containing the same information.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:34:39 -0700, Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley wrote:

> I have an older digital camera, a Fujifilm MX-2900. When it is set to
> the highest quality setting, it produces files in in the unusual TIFF-
> YC format. The camera comes with a program (Picture Shuttle) to convert
> these files to the generally accepted TIFF-RGB format. However, that
> program does not work in Windows XP, and the company website doesn't
> seem to have a more current version.
>
> Any suggestions for a program to convert from TIFF-YC to TIFF-RGB?
>
> TIFF-YC is a lossless compressed format that dates back to the days of
> much smaller memory cards - it produces files about 2/3 the size of
> TIFF-RGB files, but containing the same information.

I don't see anything on"tiff-yc" - do you suppose you could provide a
sample? I'd like to look into that.

On Jun 26, 1:02*pm, ray <r...@zianet.com> wrote:
> I don't see anything on"tiff-yc" - do you suppose you could provide a
> sample? I'd like to look into that.

OK - I emailed you a sample with the title "TIFF-YC sample file"

On Jun 26, 10:34*am, Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley <cowartmi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Any suggestions for a program to convert from TIFF-YC to TIFF-RGB?

Well, I feel dumb. I was so intent on my problem with the *conversion*
program, that I hadn't tried opening the file with my photo *editing*
program. That program had no problem opening the TIFF-YC file!

Thanks guys!

On Jun 26, 2:32*pm, Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley <cowartmi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> OK - I emailed you a sample with the title "TIFF-YC sample file"

The email bounced saying "no mailbox here by that name"

"Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley" <> wrote in message
news:5a421b04-526b-4745-a9fd-...
On Jun 26, 10:34 am, Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley <cowartmi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Any suggestions for a program to convert from TIFF-YC to TIFF-RGB?

Well, I feel dumb. I was so intent on my problem with the *conversion*
program, that I hadn't tried opening the file with my photo *editing*
program. That program had no problem opening the TIFF-YC file!

Thanks guys!


Assuming you meant TIFF-YCC, here is our explanation.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sycc.htm

--
Peter

On Jun 26, 2:49*pm, "Peter" <peter...@nospamoptonline.net> wrote:
> Assuming you meant TIFF-YCC, here is our explanation.

I just checked - I got the camera in 1999. Maybe it's time to bite the
bullet and get something more up to date. It's like the kids say:
"that's so twentieth century!".

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Peter"
<> saying something like:

>Assuming you meant TIFF-YCC, here is our explanation.
>
>http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sycc.htm

Good grief, he seems to be implying that composite video output is good.

"Grimly Curmudgeon" <> wrote in message
news:...
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Peter"
> <> saying something like:
>
>>Assuming you meant TIFF-YCC, here is our explanation.
>>
>>http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sycc.htm
>
> Good grief, he seems to be implying that composite video output is good.

Only that it reduces file size, I believe, and hence bandwidth on analogue
(or digital) TV. Without component encoding there would likely have been
no colour TV as we've known it for the last 40+ years.

David

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "David J Taylor"
<david-> saying something like:

>> Good grief, he seems to be implying that composite video output is good.
>
>Only that it reduces file size, I believe, and hence bandwidth on analogue
>(or digital) TV. Without component encoding there would likely have been
>no colour TV as we've known it for the last 40+ years.

Agreed for component, but he specifically mentions composite at the end
- horrible way of doing it.