Suggested TIFF Viewers



The (G4)/TIFF format is used because the facsimile charts are in BLACK &
WHITE and other encoding formats generate significantly larger files.
The suggested TIFF viewers listed here are to help in your selection and
have been found to work in viewing these charts in past testing.  The
viewers and sources listed imply no endorsement by the NWS.


Commercial Viewers for DOS/Windows 3.1
HyperFax.111 by Hypersoft                (603) 356-0210
Viewdirector by TMS, Inc.                (800) 944-7654
Imagehandler by LeadTools                (800) 637-4699
Keyview by FTP Software                  (800) 242-4FTP
Snowview Platinum by Snowbound Software  (617) 630-9495

Shareware viewers for DOS/Windows 3.1
Paint Shop Pro 3.0 by Jasc, Inc. (612) 930-9171
Graphic Workshop v1.1p
VIDVUE v1.1 by L. Gozum
QuickView v1.2e (limited - can't rotate)

Shareware viewers for OS/2
PMJPEG
PMView v0.9

Shareware viewer for Apple/MAC
GraphicConverter 2.6
All programs that support Quicktime 6.0+ 
Netscape 7.0 (Free) 
Internet Explorer 5.1 (Free) 
Eudora Pro 4.2 (shareware) 
PictureViewer QT 6.0 (Free included with Macs) 
Graphic Converter 3.6 - 4.x (shareware) 
Canvas 7.0 + 
Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Free with Wacom Tablets etc.) 
Photoshop 6.0 + 
Canon file viewer utility 1.3.2.9 (included with Canon Digital cameras) 
Media Assistant 2.0.4 (image cataloger) Low cost 
Cumulus 5.5 (Image Cataloger) Low cost 

Author: Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch, W/AFS26  
        National Weather Service
	  Last Modified Mar. 16, 2023
        Document URL: https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfaxtif.txt
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