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<h1>Supported sample types</h1>
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<tr><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Family</th><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Bits</th><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Mnemonic</th><th
<tr><td rowspan="6" align="center">Unsigned Integer</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
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<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">2</td>
<td
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<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">4</td>
<td
<td><table>
<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">8</td>
<td
<td><table>
<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">16</td>
<td
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<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">32</td>
<td
<td><table>
<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td rowspan="3" align="center">Signed Integer</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td
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<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">16</td>
<td
<td><table>
<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">32</td>
<td
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<tr><td>Min value:
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<tr><td rowspan="2" align="center">Floating Point</td>
<td align="center">32</td>
<td
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<tr><td>Min value:
<tr><td>Min value:

<tr><td align="center">64</td>
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<h1>Supported pixel types</h1>
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<tr><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Mnemonic</th><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Bands</th><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Sample type</th><th
<tr><td
<td align="center">1</td>
<td
<td>the implicit photometric interpretation always is:
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<li><b>0</b>: full transparent</li>
<li><b>1</b>: black, opaque</li>

<tr><td
<td align="center">1</td>
<td
<td>the implicit photometric interpretation is always the one defined by the Palette Color associated to the Raster Coverage.<br>
This actually corresponds to an RGB output image, the color of each pixel being indirectly determined by its palette index.

<tr><td
<td align="center">1</td>
<td
<td>the implicit photometric interpretation is always of the Grayscale type.<br>
<b>0</b> always corresponds to full black, and the max value to full white.

<tr><td
<td align="center">3</td>
<td
<td>the implicit photometric interpretation is always of the RGB type.

<tr><td
<td align="center">&gt; 1<br>&lt; 256</td>
<td
<td>there is no implicit photometric interpretation.

<tr><td
<td align="center">1</td>
<td
<td>there is no implicit photometric interpretation.

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<h1>Supported compression algorithms</h1>
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<tr><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Mnemonic</th><th bgcolor="#f0f0f0">Compression type</th><th
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<td align="center"><a
<td>a general purpose compression algorithm used by ZIP archives and implemented by <a
You can find more detailed information about this algorithm <a

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<td align="center"><a
<td>an advanced general purpose compression algorithm used by 7-ZIP archives and implemented by <a
You can find more detailed information about this algorithm <a
<u>Please note</u>: this algorithm is very slow while compressing, but is reasonably fast while decompressing; and usually ensurees better compression ratios than DEFLATE.</li>

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<td align="center"><a
<td>an highly specialized compression algorithm only supporting monochrome images initially developed for fax machines: implemented by <a
You can find more detailed information about this algorithm <a

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<td align="center"><a
<td>an universally spread photographic image format supporting RGB and Grayscale colorspaces but completely lacking of any transparency support. Implemented by the someway obsolete <a
You can find more detailed information about this algorithm <a


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