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'''XIFF''' (eXtended Image File Format), also known as '''XIF''' (eXtended Image Format) and also DigiPaper/XIF<ref>http://www.vincent-net.com/luc/papers/99isdm_document_talk.pdf</ref>, is a raster graphics format associated with ScanSoft corporation. It is a compound image format, similar in concept to [[Mixed Raster Content]] or [[JPM]].
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'''XIFF''' (eXtended Image File Format, Xerox Image File Format<ref>https://archive.org/download/gov.uspto.patents.application.10767044/10767044-2004-01-29-00007-SPEC.pdf, p.5</ref>), also known as '''XIF''' (eXtended Image Format, Xerox Image Format<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070223154220/http://www.objectrescue.com/products/recover-file-types.html</ref>) and also DigiPaper/XIF<ref>http://www.vincent-net.com/luc/papers/99isdm_document_talk.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january00/moll/01moll.html</ref>, and apparently also '''Xerox DIFF''', is a raster graphics format associated with ScanSoft and Xerox. It is a compound image format, similar in concept to [[Mixed Raster Content]] or [[JPM]].
  
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We haven't located any details about XIFF format, except that it is an extension of [[TIFF]]. Some sources say it is proprietary, though the MIME type registration indicates that there was a specification at the (long dead) URL <nowiki>http://www.xerox.com/xis/xiff/</nowiki>.
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XIFF is probably considered to be proprietary, though the MIME type registration indicates that there was a specification at the (long dead) URL <nowiki>http://www.xerox.com/xis/xiff/</nowiki>.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990224033629/http://www.xerox.com/scansoft/xiff/index.htm</ref>
  
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ScanSoft has a long and complicated history. It was once a part of Xerox, and is currently (since 2005) a part of Nuance Communications.
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Also used as the file format for Fax software such as the FaxWave service.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000512013555/http://www.callwave.com/faxviewers.html</ref>
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ScanSoft has a long and complicated history. It was a part of Xerox around the time XIFF was developed, and since 2005 is a part of Nuance Communications.
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== Format details ==
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XIFF is an extension of [[TIFF]]. There is extension data starting at offset 8, which is not referenced by any TIFF tag. Also related to the TIFF-F<ref>https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2306#:~:text=TIFF-F</ref> specification.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MacAddict-073-200209/page/n23/mode/2up?q=xif</ref>
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XIFF is possibly related to [[TIFF-FX]] mixed raster content subtype (See RFC 2301 & RFC 2531).
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A TIFF viewer that does not support XIFF will likely either not display certain elements at all, or display them as separate pages.
  
 
== File Identification ==
 
== File Identification ==
  
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XIFF files appear to be related to [[TIFF-FX]] mixed raster content subtype (See RFC 2301). XIF file header may contain ascii <code>XEROX DIFF</code> or <code>eXtended</code>.
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XIFF 3.0 Header begins with the standard [[TIFF]] header, at offset 8 for 10 bytes contains either "{{magic|XEROX DIFF}}", or "{{magic|&nbsp;eXtended&nbsp;}}" for version 2 & 3 respectively. At offset 18 there is one byte to indicate version, followed by another byte at offset 19 to indicate a revision number. See page 25 of XIFF 3.0 spec <ref>https://github.com/thorsted/pronom-research-week/blob/master/XIFF/Xiff3_0.doc</ref> and this forensic book <ref>https://files.transtutors.com/cdn/uploadassignments/3103417_1_guide-to-computer-forensics-and-investigations-------pg-384--407---1-.pdf#page=11</ref>
  
 
== Disambiguation ==
 
== Disambiguation ==
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* [https://archive.org/details/xerox-pagis-pro-97-1997 Pagis Pro 97 Software]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19970513184002/http://www.xerox.com/xis/pagis/pagisviewer.htm Pagis viewer software and Sample XIF file (archived)]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19970513184002/http://www.xerox.com/xis/pagis/pagisviewer.htm Pagis viewer software and Sample XIF file (archived)]
 
* [[XnView]] (unconfirmed)
 
* [[XnView]] (unconfirmed)
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* Some versions of various ScanSoft software such as Pagis Pro, Pagis Viewer, TextBridge, [[PaperPort_(MAX)|PaperPort]], [[OmniPage]] Pro, XIFF Reader
 
* Some versions of various ScanSoft software such as Pagis Pro, Pagis Viewer, TextBridge, [[PaperPort_(MAX)|PaperPort]], [[OmniPage]] Pro, XIFF Reader
 
* [https://archive.org/download/2014.01.ftp.parc.xerox.com/2014.01.ftp.parc.xerox.com.zip/ftp.parc.xerox.com%2Fpub%2Fmkrocken%2Fdigipaper.tar.gz Possible XIF code]
 
* [https://archive.org/download/2014.01.ftp.parc.xerox.com/2014.01.ftp.parc.xerox.com.zip/ftp.parc.xerox.com%2Fpub%2Fmkrocken%2Fdigipaper.tar.gz Possible XIF code]
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* [https://archive.org/details/canon-multi-pass-c-5000-v-1-1997 Canon Driver with Bundled Pagis Software]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://www.scantips.com/pagis1.html scantips.com: XIF File Format]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070227114625/http://www.scantips.com/pagis1.html scantips.com: XIF File Format (archived)]
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* [http://www.scantips.com/pagis_xp.html scantips.com: Access existing XIF Files from Windows XP]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070309181800/http://www.scantips.com/pagis_xp.html scantips.com: Access existing XIF Files from Windows XP (archived)]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Nuance Communications]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Nuance Communications]]
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* [https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2301.txt RFC 2301 File Format for Internet Fax specifications]
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* RFC 2301: File Format for Internet Fax specifications
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:45, 1 September 2023

File Format
Name XIFF
Ontology
Extension(s) .xif
MIME Type(s) image/vnd.xiff
PRONOM fmt/1479, fmt/1480
Wikidata ID Q28207555
Released ≤1997

XIFF (eXtended Image File Format, Xerox Image File Format[1]), also known as XIF (eXtended Image Format, Xerox Image Format[2]) and also DigiPaper/XIF[3][4], and apparently also Xerox DIFF, is a raster graphics format associated with ScanSoft and Xerox. It is a compound image format, similar in concept to Mixed Raster Content or JPM.

XIFF is probably considered to be proprietary, though the MIME type registration indicates that there was a specification at the (long dead) URL http://www.xerox.com/xis/xiff/.[5]

Also used as the file format for Fax software such as the FaxWave service.[6]

ScanSoft has a long and complicated history. It was a part of Xerox around the time XIFF was developed, and since 2005 is a part of Nuance Communications.

Contents

[edit] Format details

XIFF is an extension of TIFF. There is extension data starting at offset 8, which is not referenced by any TIFF tag. Also related to the TIFF-F[7] specification.[8]

XIFF is possibly related to TIFF-FX mixed raster content subtype (See RFC 2301 & RFC 2531).

A TIFF viewer that does not support XIFF will likely either not display certain elements at all, or display them as separate pages.

[edit] File Identification

XIFF 3.0 Header begins with the standard TIFF header, at offset 8 for 10 bytes contains either "XEROX DIFF", or " eXtended " for version 2 & 3 respectively. At offset 18 there is one byte to indicate version, followed by another byte at offset 19 to indicate a revision number. See page 25 of XIFF 3.0 spec [9] and this forensic book [10]

[edit] Disambiguation

  • Not related to the XIFF instant messaging library.
  • Not related to XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format). (It's apparently a common typo to write "XIFF" instead of "XLIFF".)

See also the XIF disambiguation page.

[edit] Software

[edit] Links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/download/gov.uspto.patents.application.10767044/10767044-2004-01-29-00007-SPEC.pdf, p.5
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070223154220/http://www.objectrescue.com/products/recover-file-types.html
  3. ↑ http://www.vincent-net.com/luc/papers/99isdm_document_talk.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january00/moll/01moll.html
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990224033629/http://www.xerox.com/scansoft/xiff/index.htm
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20000512013555/http://www.callwave.com/faxviewers.html
  7. ↑ https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2306#:~:text=TIFF-F
  8. ↑ https://archive.org/details/MacAddict-073-200209/page/n23/mode/2up?q=xif
  9. ↑ https://github.com/thorsted/pronom-research-week/blob/master/XIFF/Xiff3_0.doc
  10. ↑ https://files.transtutors.com/cdn/uploadassignments/3103417_1_guide-to-computer-forensics-and-investigations-------pg-384--407---1-.pdf#page=11
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