CONVERT JPG → TIFF (JPG to TIFF)
Convert JPG to lossless TIFF format
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HOW TO CONVERT JPG → TIFF
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Start by dropping the JPG onto the uploader. Files up to 25 MB go through on the free tier without registration; paid plans go up to 2 GB.
Conversion happens server-side
Our imagemagick-based pipeline reads the JPG pixel grid, preserves resolution and colour profile, and encodes a clean TIFF.
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JPEG was designed for one purpose: to compress continuous-tone photographs into the smallest file that still looks good on screen. To achieve that, it applies DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) compression and permanently discards high-frequency detail — color transitions, sharp edges, and fine texture are reconstructed from rounded coefficients every time the file is decoded. This is not a flaw; it is the contract JPEG makes. The problem arises when that file needs to travel further down a production pipeline. Every save-over in any image editor re-compresses the already-compressed data, stacking generation loss. TIFF breaks that contract entirely: by default it stores every pixel value as-is, and when compression is used (LZW or ZIP/Deflate), that compression is lossless — the original pixel grid is reconstructed bit-for-bit on decode. Converting from JPG to TIFF therefore does not recover the detail JPEG already discarded, but it freezes the image at its current state and allows every subsequent edit, color-grade, or format conversion to operate from that frozen baseline rather than compounding lossy artifacts. That is why prepress workflows, photo retouchers, and archivists convert JPGs to TIFF before doing serious work on them.
Why convert JPG to TIFF
The most common real-world driver is preventing generation loss during editing. When a retoucher opens a JPG, makes corrections, and saves it back to JPG, the encoder applies compression a second time to already-compressed pixels. Repeated over several edit rounds, this produces the characteristic JPEG degradation: blockiness in gradients, color banding, and smearing around edges. TIFF as an intermediate working format eliminates this entirely. A second driver is compatibility with professional software: Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, and virtually every prepress RIP accept TIFF as the canonical lossless raster format, whereas JPEG is treated as a delivery format only. Archivists also choose TIFF because the format carries full color-profile (ICC) metadata and supports 16-bit-per-channel depth, giving downstream conversions more headroom than JPEG's 8-bit ceiling.
JPG vs TIFF — Technical specifications
Side-by-side comparison of the technical details.
JPG
- MIME type
- image/jpeg
- Compression
- Lossy — Discrete Cosine Transform + quantization + Huffman coding
- Color depth
- 8 bits per channel (24-bit RGB or 8-bit grayscale)
- Max dimensions
- 65,535 × 65,535 pixels (baseline)
- Transparency
- Not supported
- Typical quality
- 75–90 for web, 95+ for print
- MIME Type
- image/jpeg
- Extension
- .jpg
- Category
- Raster & Vector Images
- Full Name
- JPEG Image
- Conversion Engine
- IMAGEMAGICK
TIFF
- MIME type
- image/tiff
- MIME Type
- image/tiff
- Extension
- .tiff
- Category
- Raster & Vector Images
- Full Name
- TIFF Image
- Conversion Engine
- IMAGEMAGICK
- Extensions
- .tif, .tiff
- Standard
- TIFF 6.0 (1992); BigTIFF extension for 64-bit offsets
- Max file size
- 4 GB (TIFF); 2^64 bytes (BigTIFF)
- Compression options
- None, LZW, Deflate, JPEG, CCITT G3/G4, PackBits, JBIG
| Specification | JPG | TIFF |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | image/jpeg | image/tiff |
| Compression | Lossy — Discrete Cosine Transform + quantization + Huffman coding | — |
| Color depth | 8 bits per channel (24-bit RGB or 8-bit grayscale) | — |
| Max dimensions | 65,535 × 65,535 pixels (baseline) | — |
| Transparency | Not supported | — |
| Typical quality | 75–90 for web, 95+ for print | — |
| MIME Type | image/jpeg | image/tiff |
| Extension | .jpg | .tiff |
| Category | Raster & Vector Images | Raster & Vector Images |
| Full Name | JPEG Image | TIFF Image |
| Conversion Engine | IMAGEMAGICK | IMAGEMAGICK |
| Extensions | — | .tif, .tiff |
| Standard | — | TIFF 6.0 (1992); BigTIFF extension for 64-bit offsets |
| Max file size | — | 4 GB (TIFF); 2^64 bytes (BigTIFF) |
| Compression options | — | None, LZW, Deflate, JPEG, CCITT G3/G4, PackBits, JBIG |
JPG vs TIFF — Strengths and limitations
What each format does best, and where it falls short.
JPG Strengths
- Excellent compression ratio for photographs (10:1 or better without visible quality loss).
- Universal support — every camera, phone, OS, and browser reads JPEG natively.
- Adjustable quality setting balances file size against visual fidelity.
- Embeds EXIF metadata (camera model, GPS, exposure) automatically.
- Progressive rendering for graceful loading over slow networks.
Limitations
- Lossy — every save degrades the image further (generation loss).
- No transparency channel (use PNG or WebP for that).
- Visible compression artifacts on text, sharp edges, and flat colors.
TIFF Strengths
- Lossless by default — no generation loss on successive edits and saves.
- Supports any bit depth (1 to 32 bits per channel), any color model, any number of channels.
- Extensible tag system means vendor-specific data survives alongside standard tags.
- Multi-page containers are perfect for scanned documents, faxes, and DICOM-like stacks.
- Industry-standard for archival, museums, scientific imaging, and high-end print prepress.
Limitations
- File sizes are huge compared to JPEG/WebP/AVIF — often 10-30× larger.
- Not a web format — no browser displays TIFF natively.
- Ambiguous spec areas mean some TIFFs only open correctly in the tool that created them.
Quality & Compatibility
The converted TIFF will be 8-bit-per-channel RGB (matching the source JPG bit depth) unless the encoder explicitly upsizes to 16-bit, which only adds file size without recovering data. The ICC color profile embedded in the JPG is preserved and written into the TIFF's EXIF and color-space tags. JPEG's lossy artifacts — blocking, ringing around sharp edges, chroma subsampling smear (typically 4:2:0 in camera JPEGs) — are permanently baked into the pixel data; TIFF wraps them losslessly but cannot undo them. Alpha channel: JPEG has none, so the resulting TIFF will be RGB without transparency unless the converter synthesizes a flat alpha, which serves no purpose. File size will grow dramatically — a 3 MB JPG typically expands to 18–30 MB as an uncompressed TIFF or 10–15 MB with LZW, because all the storage savings JPEG achieved are reversed. EXIF metadata (camera model, GPS, exposure settings) survives the conversion intact in the TIFF's IFD tags.
Tips for Best Results
- Before converting, confirm your editing software actually requires TIFF — if you only need to prevent re-compression, saving as PNG also achieves lossless storage at a smaller file size and is faster to open.
- If the TIFF will be used in a print workflow, ask your print provider which compression they accept; LZW is universally supported while ZIP/Deflate is not accepted by some older RIPs.
- For archiving camera JPEGs before editing, convert once and keep the TIFF as your master — never re-export the master back to JPG, because the artifacts already frozen inside will compound with each additional lossy save.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the codecs involved. If both JPG and TIFF are lossy, the pixels are re-encoded and a small amount of detail is discarded — invisible at default quality settings on photographs. If TIFF is lossless (PNG, TIFF, BMP) the output keeps every pixel of the decoded JPG exactly, but cannot recover detail that JPG had already compressed away.
Often yes, especially when TIFF is lossless. JPG tuned for efficient web delivery will usually produce smaller files than TIFF's default settings. If file size matters, drop the quality in Advanced or pick a more compressed target format instead.
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JPEG Image
Source formatJPEG is the most widely used lossy image format on the web. It achieves small file sizes through adjustable compression, making it ideal for photographs and complex images where some quality loss is acceptable.
TIFF Image
Target formatTIFF is a flexible, high-quality image format widely used in publishing, printing, and professional photography. It supports multiple compression methods and color spaces including CMYK.
Going the other way? Convert TIFF back to JPG with the same engine.
Common Use Cases
Share across platforms
Send TIFF files to anyone without worrying about whether they have the right software for JPG.
Embed in documents
Drop TIFF output into Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Notion or a website without conversion warnings.
Optimize size
TIFF often produces smaller files than JPG for web, email and storage.
Archive & future-proof
Store in a widely-supported format that will still open on future operating systems without legacy plugins.
JPG vs TIFF — Typical file sizes
Approximate file sizes for common scenarios.
- Phone photo (12 MP, quality 85) 2–5 MB
- Web thumbnail (400px) 20–60 KB
- Full-page magazine photo 500 KB – 2 MB
- Scanned A4 page (300 dpi, B&W) 100-300 KB
- Scanned A4 page (600 dpi, color) 15-40 MB
- Print-quality magazine photo 30-150 MB
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