MODULE NAME : read_tiff_image

INPUTS	    : image  2D 4-vector byte

PARAMETERS  : filename

MODULE DESCRIPTION :
     This module reads an image in the tiff format into an AVS Network.

FILE TYPE DESCRIPTION :
     tiff is a generic Tagged  Image  File  Format  developed  by
     Aldus  and Microsoft in conjunction with leading scanner and
     printer manufacturers.  tiff files may  contain  images  and
     miscellaneous  other image-related items.  Such files may be
     created and manipulated by a variety of  Tagged  Image  File
     Format  tools.   See the Tagged Image File Format documenta-
     tion for details on how to use these tools.

     tiff support within the SDSC image  library  is  limited  to
     images of certain depths and storage methods.

FILE RECOGNITION
     tiff files are recognized by  the  following  filename  suf-
     fixes: .tiff and .tif.

NOTE :
   This module requires that libim.a and libsdsc.a be installed in
   the /usr/lib directory for compilation with the given Makefiles.
   Both of these libraries can be obtained through anonymous ftp to
   sdsc.edu.  For more information, send email to info@sdsc.edu.

CREDITS
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MODULE AUTHOR:	Terry Myerson
		International AVS Center
		North Carolina Supercomputing Center
		avs@ncsc.org

This module is entirely based upon the San Diego Supercomputing Center's
Image Tool library.