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Signatures
External signatures File extension: tif
File extension: tiff
Internal signatures
Name EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (big-endian, EXIF near EOF)
Description TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.1)
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D4D002A
Position type Absolute from EOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 65535
Byte order  
Value 900000070000000430323130
Name EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (little-endian, EXIF near EOF)
Description TIFF header, EXIF IFD near EOF (EXIF ver=2.1)
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 49492A00
Position type Absolute from EOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 65535
Byte order  
Value 009007000400000030323130
Name EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (big-endian, EXIF near BOF)
Description TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.1). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D4D002A
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value {10-65535}900000070000000430323130
Name EXIF Uncompressed Image 2.1 (little-endian, EXIF near BOF)
Description TIFF header, EXIF IFD near BOF (EXIF ver=2.1). [NB: When the DROID bug associated with longest fragment not nearest anchor is fixed, the 2 BOF sequences can be merged.]
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 49492A00
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 10
Maximum Offset 65535
Byte order  
Value 009007000400000030323130
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