TIFFSET(1)                                           TIFFSET(1)





NAME
       tiffset - set a field in a TIFF header

SYNOPSIS
       tiffset [ options ] filename.tif

DESCRIPTION
       Tiffset  sets  the value of a TIFF header to a specified
       value.

OPTIONS
       -s tagnumber [count] value ...
              Set the value of the named tag to  the  value  or
              values specified.

       -sf tagnumber filename
              Set the value of the tag to the contents of file-
              name.  This option is supported  for  ASCII  tags
              only.

EXAMPLES
       The  following  example  sets  the image description tag
       (270) of a.tif to the contents of the file descrip:
              tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif

       The following example sets the artist tag (315) of a.tif
       to the string "Anonymous":
              tiffset -s 305 Anonymous a.tif

       This  example  sets  the resolution of the file a.tif to
       300 dpi:
              tiffset -s 296 2 a.tif
              tiffset -s 282 300.0 a.tif
              tiffset -s 283 300.0 a.tif

SEE ALSO
       tiffdump(1), tiffinfo(1), tiffcp(1), libtiff(3TIFF)



libtiff                November 21, 2004             TIFFSET(1)
