smartforms

Former Member · ‎2008 Jul 21

diff b/w tiff and bmap files.

Former Member · ‎2008 Jul 21

Hi,

It is the pixels that differs.

TIFF files are converted into standard text and stored in the document server.

BMP files are stored as image files itself.

You have to use the INCLUDE TEXT to convert the standard text to image files for SAPScript or smartforms.

BMP and JPG files are directly displayed in the graphics window.

Regards,

Subramanian

Former Member · ‎2008 Jul 21

hi

good

TIFF Format-->

Many image file formats have an image header with fixed fields containing information such as image dimensions, color space specification, etc. The TIFF file format is different in that it allows for a flexible set of information fields. There exists a specification for many of these information fields, called 'tags', ranging from the most fundamental, like image dimensions, over the most luxurious like copyright information, up to so-called 'private tags' or 'custom tags' that you can define to hold your own application specific information. The TIFF specification defines a framework for an image header called 'IFD' (Image File Directory) that is essentially a flexible set of specifically those tags that the TIFF writer software wishes to specify.

The clear benefit of this scheme is that almost any information can accompany an image, while little information is absolutely needed, and image headers remain as lean as possible. There is little overhead, and enough flexibility to suit any need.

bmp format->

the bmp file has been created by microsoft and ibm and is therefor very strictly bound to the architecture of the main hardware platform that both companies support: the ibm compatible pc. this means that all values stored in the bmp file are in the intel format, sometimes also called the little endian format because of the byte order that an intel processor uses internally to store values.

Hope this will help you to solve your problem.

Thanks

Mrtyun^

Former Member · ‎2008 Jul 21

Hi!

Check out these links

http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=TIFF&i=52900,00.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format

Regards

Abhijeet