Editing Magick Image File Format (section)

{{short description |Lossless image file format}}
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The '''Magick Image File Format''', abbreviated '''MIFF''', is an [[image file format|image format]] used by [[ImageMagick]]. It may be used to store [[bitmap]] images [[computing platform|platform]]-independently.<ref name="mif99" />

A MIFF file consists of two sections. The [[header (computing)|header]]s consist of [[ISO-8859-1]] encoded [[byte]]s, each with pairs consisting of ''key=value''. Keys include background-color, depth, compression rows, units, and custom key/value pairs. The latter may include data such as copyright and comments. The list is terminated with a [[Null character|NULL character]].

The next section contains the binary image data. The exact format is defined by the ''class'' header. Usually it is [[RGBA]] or [[CMYK]].