TIFF CCITT and Other FAX Formats

LEADTOOLS supports reading and writing of the following 1-bit formats that are commonly used in FAX transmissions:

TIFF

• TIFF CCITT. These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.

• TIFF CCITT Group 3. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT. LEADTOOLS supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.

• TIFF CCITT Group 4. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.

• TIFF (Class-F). Class-F is the TIFF extension for fax documents. LEADTOOLS supports Class-F compatible tags.

For more information refer to Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).

CALS

• CALS Raster (Type 1, 2, 3, and 4). These are CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United States government standard. CALS3 are multipage files.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFCAL. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista

IOCA

• IOCA (ICA). This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM. LEADTOOLS supports these files in a MO:DCA wrapper with embedded 1-bit CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 images. LEADTOOLS also supports IOCA files without a MO:DCA wrapper.

For more information refer to Image Object Content Architecture Format (IOCA/MODCA).

WinFax

• WinFax Group 3. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.

• WinFax Group 4. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFWFX. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista

Raw FAX

• FAX Group 3. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 3 support. LEADTOOLS supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.

• FAX Group 4. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 4 support.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFFAX. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Related Formats: TIFF - Tagged Image File Format.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista, Windows CE.

Microsoft Fax

• AWD. This is a Microsoft FAX format.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFAWD. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

NOTE: This format does not support LEAD's redirected IO feature, therefore it cannot be used with L_LoadBitmapMemory, L_SaveBitmapMemory, or L_FeedLoad.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista

TIFF-FX

• TIFF-FX. These are Internet Fax files developed and used by Xerox. This format supports several types of compression, which allows the user or developer to use the compression that best suits his or her needs. In addition, this file format can be extended as the need arises. The following modes are supported:

• Minimal Black and White: This mode uses binary MH compression (T.4).

• Extended Black and White: This mode uses binary MH, MR and MMR compression (T.4 and T.6), which uses FAX Groups 3 1D, FAX Groups 3 2D and Fax Group 4 compressions.

• Lossless JBIG Black and White: This mode uses JBIG compression (T.85, T.82).

• Lossy Color and Grayscale: This mode uses JPEG compression (T.42, T.81).

• Lossless Color and Grayscale: This mode uses JBIG compression (T.43, T.82).

The default extensions used by this format is: TIFX, TIFF.

This file format does support multipage files.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFTFX. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Related Formats: TIFF - Tagged Image File Format.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista

LaserView LaserData

• LaserView LaserData. The LaserData file format is a legacy Group 4 compressed FAX format.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Required DLL: LFFAX. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista, Windows CE.

NOTE: To save a region inside a TIFF file, you must have an unlocked  Vector, Document,  or Medical Imaging license.

NOTE: This format does not support LEAD's redirected IO feature, therefore it cannot be used with L_LoadBitmapMemory, L_SaveBitmapMemory, or L_FeedLoad.