2 Replies Latest reply: Nov 11, 2010 2:25 PM by snahphoto RSS

    Tiff byte order in PS CS5

    kenk514

      I'd like to have the default byte order setting to be Mac and not IBM when saving Tiff files in PS CS5. It seems that it's always defaulting to IBM, is there a way to change that?

       

      Thanks!

       

      Ken

        • 1. Re: Tiff byte order in PS CS5
          Chris Cox Adobe Employee

          There is no way to change the default.  But for most software (and all correctly written TIFF code) the byte order doesn't matter.

          The default was changed to IBM/LittleEndian because that is the byte order for Intel/x86 processors and offers a slight speed advantage when opening and saving.

          Historically, Macintosh (68K and PPC) used BigEndian byte order - which is far easier to read, debug, and work with, but isn't the byte order of current desktop processors.

          • 2. Re: Tiff byte order in PS CS5
            snahphoto Community Member

            The Byte Order is set for every image by the source-device typically a camera or a software manipulating images.

            PSCS5 kindly provides the 2 Byte Order options. Other software does not.

            A Nikon NEF uses Byte Order IBM PC and thus defaults to that Byte Order when saving as a TIF in PSCS5.

            Where as an HDR image ceated out of 5 NEFs in Photomatix, defaults to MacIntosh in PSCS5.