Otter@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 天前TIL that 'asdf' is a proposed replacement data format for astronomical images and other scientific dataen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkTIL that 'asdf' is a proposed replacement data format for astronomical images and other scientific dataen.wikipedia.orgOtter@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 天前message-square15fedilinkfile-text
I mashed my keyboard and that Wikipedia article came up. More links: https://www.asdf-format.org/projects/asdf-standard/en/1.1.1/ https://github.com/asdf-format/asdf
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 天前Tagged Image File Format It was created before creativity was discovered.
minus-squarewatson387@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 天前I don’t know about fax machines but a lot of scanners used it. You can also have multi-page .tiff files of lossless images, though they’re generally huge files.
minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 天前You’re confusing it with TGIF, or Today’s Girls in Files, an ancient file format for animated erotica with poor colour depth.
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Tagged Image File Format
It was created before creativity was discovered.
Was it used by fax machines?
I don’t know about fax machines but a lot of scanners used it. You can also have multi-page .tiff files of lossless images, though they’re generally huge files.
You’re confusing it with TGIF, or Today’s Girls in Files, an ancient file format for animated erotica with poor colour depth.