Microsoft KB Archive/150357

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

PRB: Eddie Reconfigures Image File & Shifts Contrast Values
Last reviewed: April 29, 1996

Article ID: Q150357

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage Eddie for IRIX, version 3.2a

SYMPTOMS
When loading a 16-bit .tif file, Softimage Eddie checks the file's header for the minimum and maximum bit values. If they are other than the complete 16-bit range (0 to 65535), by design Eddie reconfigures the image file to fit this range. This produces a shift in the images' contrast values.

RESOLUTION
To avoid this behavior, change the minimum and maximum bit value tags in .tif file headers to 0 (minimum=0) and 65535 (maximum=65535).

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

NOTE: Softimage Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.