Convert GIF to TIFF
Convert GIF to TIFF to lay the frames of an animation out as pages of one file for print and archives.
Convert GIF to TIFF when the picture is expected in print, an archive, or scanning software rather than a browser. TIFF is the working format in those places, and a GIF moves into it with no loss of colour.
What happens when you convert GIF to TIFF
An animated GIF becomes a multi-page TIFF: each frame lands on its own page in the same order. There is no motion in the result, but the frames are easy to examine one by one and to print. A still GIF gives a single page.
TIFF stores no delays between frames, so the file will not turn back into the same animation by itself. Colours stay as they were: the GIF palette is already short, and TIFF does not cut it further. The result usually weighs more than the source.
- Each frame of the animation becomes a separate page.
- The colours of the source are kept with no new loss.
- Animation speed does not carry over to TIFF.
How to convert GIF to TIFF
- Upload your file in GIF.
- Select TIFF as the result format.
- Start the conversion.
- Open the file in a viewer that shows TIFF pages.
Who needs frames as pages
- Lay an animation out frame by frame to print a storyboard.
- Hand an illustration to a print shop that accepts TIFF.
- Archive graphics in a format that scanning software reads.
- Go through the frames in an editor without pulling them out one at a time.
- Add a logo to a document package where every image comes as TIFF.
Other options for GIF files
- To keep the animation moving, use the GIF to WebP converter.
- A single uncompressed first frame comes from the GIF to BMP converter.
- The way back, from pages to animation, is the TIFF to GIF converter.
FAQ
Is the animation preserved?
No, TIFF does not play frames. Each frame becomes a separate page of the file.
Why does the viewer show only the first page?
Not every program pages through a multi-page TIFF. Open the file in one that does, and the other frames will be there.
Does the quality improve?
No. TIFF adds no colours the GIF did not have; it only stores them without new loss.
More about the formats
What the format is, how to open it and how it differs from the others.