How would I display TIFF images in all web browsers?

A thorough browse through TIFF

Flex your understanding muscle: recognizing limitations and seeking alternatives is crucial as TIFF support differs across browsers.

Converting Multiple Images: Batch Brew 🔮

To handle multiple images efficiently, you could convert TIFF to PNG or JPEG in batches. Magic tools like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, or PaintShop Pro serve as your assistant wizards to automate this act. But, hmm, 🧹beware of cleaning up a server resources mess when converting images in a jiffy.

Direct Display: The Appearing Act 🎩

Can't convert? You could explore browser plugins or Java applets for direct TIFF show-and-tell in the browser. Consider acts like Alternatiff or similar plugins, but watch out for the sneaky rabbit (aka potential security issues and user experience considerations) 🐇.

Convert-and-Serve: The Swap Trick 🎲

Consider storing TIFF images but serving them in different formats, like PNG, using server-side scripts or WASM-compiled libraries. That way, your original TIFF stays intact!

Going the Extra Mile: A Deeper Dive

Metadata and Quality Control

Preserving quality and metadata of TIFF images can be crucial. Utilise your tool ImageMagick to keep this information intact during conversion:

# "Quality matters, darling!" said the star TIFF image to ImageMagick 😎
convert image.tiff -quality 100 image.png
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On-Demand Conversion

Dynamic websites? Consider converting TIFF images to PNG/JPG upon server request. Tools like libvips can perform these trick, er, conversions, with less strain on your magic hat (read: server resources).

Serving the Best Dish

Serve up the best image format for each browser. Now that's a real feast!

<picture>
  <!-- "WebP, your table awaits!" -->
  <source srcset="image.webp" type="image/webp">
  <!-- "PNG, in case of a no-show." -->
  <img src="image.png" alt="Image">
</picture>
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