TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff) LibTIFF TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff)
TIFFSetField - set the value(s) of a tag in a TIFF file open for
writing
#include <tiffio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>"
int TIFFSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, ...)
int TIFFVSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, va_list ap)
int TIFFUnsetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag)
TIFFSetField() sets the value of a field or pseudo-tag in the current
directory associated with the open TIFF file tif. (A pseudo-tag is a
parameter that is used to control the operation of the TIFF library
but whose value is not read or written to the underlying file.) To
set the value of a field the file must have been previously opened
for writing with TIFFOpen(). Pseudo-tags can be set whether the file
was opened for reading or writing. The field is identified by tag,
one of the values defined in the include file tiff.h (see also the
table below). The actual value is specified using a variable
argument list, as prescribed by the stdarg.h interface.
TIFFVSetField() is functionally equivalent to TIFFSetField() except
that it takes a pointer to a variable argument list. TIFFVSetField()
is useful for writing routines that are layered on top of the
functionality provided by TIFFSetField().
TIFFUnsetField() clears the contents of the field in the internal
structure. If it is a custom field, it is removed from the list of
known tags.
The tags understood by libtiff, the number of parameter values, and
the expected types for the parameter values are shown below. The
data types are:
+----------+---------------------------+
|Type | Description |
+----------+---------------------------+
|char* | a null-terminated string |
| | corresponding to the |
| | ASCII data type |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint16_t | an unsigned 16-bit value |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint32_t | an unsigned 32-bit value; |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint16_t* | an array of unsigned |
| | 16-bit values. |
+----------+---------------------------+
|void* | an array of data values |
| | of unspecified type. |
+----------+---------------------------+
Consult the TIFF specification for information on the meaning of each
tag.
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|Tag name | Count | Types | Notes |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ARTIST | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_BADFAXLINES | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_CLEANFAXDATA | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COLORMAP | 3 | uint16_t* | 1 << |
| | | | BitsPerSample |
| | | | arrays |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_CONSECUTIVEBADFAXLINES | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DATETIME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES | 2 | uint16_t, | <*> count, |
| | | uint16_t* | types array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FAXFILLFUNC | 1 | TIFFFaxFillFunc | G3/G4 |
| | | | compression |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FAXMODE | 1 | int | <*> G3/G4 |
| | | | compression |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FILLORDER | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_HALFTONEHINTS | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_HOSTCOMPUTER | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, profile |
| | | | data* |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_INKNAMES | 2 | uint16_t, char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_INKSET | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE | 1 | int | <*> JPEG |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY | 1 | int | JPEG pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES | 2 | uint32_t*, | <*> count, |
| | | void* | tables |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE | 1 | int | <*> JPEG |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MAKE | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MATTEING | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MAXSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MINSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MODEL | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PAGENAME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PAGENUMBER | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PHOTOSHOP | ? | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES | 1 | float* | 6-entry array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE | 1 | float* | <*> 6-entry |
| | | | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be > 0 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL | 1 | uint16_t | <*> value must |
| | | | be <= 4 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | double | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | double | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_STONITS | 1 | double | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SUBIFD | 2 | uint16_t, | count, offsets |
| | | uint64_t* | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be a |
| | | | multiple of 8 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be a |
| | | | multiple of 8 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TRANSFERFUNCTION | 1 or 3<**> | uint16_t* | 1 << |
| | | | BitsPerSample |
| | | | entry arrays |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT | 1 | float* | 2-entry array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XMLPACKET | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XPOSITION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS | 1 | float* | <*> 3-entry |
| | | | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRSAMPLING | 2 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YPOSITION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
<*>: Tag may not have its values changed once data is written.
<**>:
If SamplesPerPixel is one, then a single array is passed;
otherwise three arrays should be passed.
*: The contents of this field are quite complex. See "The ICC
Profile Format Specification", Annex B.3 "Embedding ICC
Profiles in TIFF Files" (available at http://www.color.org)
for an explanation.
1 is returned if the operation was successful. Otherwise, 0 is
returned if an error was detected.
All error messages are directed to the TIFFErrorExtR() routine.
%s: Cannot modify tag "%s" while writing:
Data has already been written to the file, so the specified tag's
value can not be changed. This restriction is applied to all tags
that affect the format of written data.
%d: Bad value for "%s":
An invalid value was supplied for the named tag.
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(3tiff)
LibTIFF contributors
1988-2025, LibTIFF contributors
4.7 March 7, 2026 TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff)
NAME
TIFFSetField - set the value(s) of a tag in a TIFF file open for
writing
SYNOPSIS
#include <tiffio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>"
int TIFFSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, ...)
int TIFFVSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, va_list ap)
int TIFFUnsetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag)
DESCRIPTION
TIFFSetField() sets the value of a field or pseudo-tag in the current
directory associated with the open TIFF file tif. (A pseudo-tag is a
parameter that is used to control the operation of the TIFF library
but whose value is not read or written to the underlying file.) To
set the value of a field the file must have been previously opened
for writing with TIFFOpen(). Pseudo-tags can be set whether the file
was opened for reading or writing. The field is identified by tag,
one of the values defined in the include file tiff.h (see also the
table below). The actual value is specified using a variable
argument list, as prescribed by the stdarg.h interface.
TIFFVSetField() is functionally equivalent to TIFFSetField() except
that it takes a pointer to a variable argument list. TIFFVSetField()
is useful for writing routines that are layered on top of the
functionality provided by TIFFSetField().
TIFFUnsetField() clears the contents of the field in the internal
structure. If it is a custom field, it is removed from the list of
known tags.
The tags understood by libtiff, the number of parameter values, and
the expected types for the parameter values are shown below. The
data types are:
TAG DATA TYPES
+----------+---------------------------+
|Type | Description |
+----------+---------------------------+
|char* | a null-terminated string |
| | corresponding to the |
| | ASCII data type |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint16_t | an unsigned 16-bit value |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint32_t | an unsigned 32-bit value; |
+----------+---------------------------+
|uint16_t* | an array of unsigned |
| | 16-bit values. |
+----------+---------------------------+
|void* | an array of data values |
| | of unspecified type. |
+----------+---------------------------+
Consult the TIFF specification for information on the meaning of each
tag.
TAG PROPERTIES
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|Tag name | Count | Types | Notes |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ARTIST | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_BADFAXLINES | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_CLEANFAXDATA | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COLORMAP | 3 | uint16_t* | 1 << |
| | | | BitsPerSample |
| | | | arrays |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_CONSECUTIVEBADFAXLINES | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DATETIME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES | 2 | uint16_t, | <*> count, |
| | | uint16_t* | types array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FAXFILLFUNC | 1 | TIFFFaxFillFunc | G3/G4 |
| | | | compression |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FAXMODE | 1 | int | <*> G3/G4 |
| | | | compression |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_FILLORDER | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_HALFTONEHINTS | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_HOSTCOMPUTER | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, profile |
| | | | data* |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_INKNAMES | 2 | uint16_t, char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_INKSET | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE | 1 | int | <*> JPEG |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY | 1 | int | JPEG pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES | 2 | uint32_t*, | <*> count, |
| | | void* | tables |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE | 1 | int | <*> JPEG |
| | | | pseudo-tag |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MAKE | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MATTEING | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MAXSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MINSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_MODEL | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PAGENAME | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PAGENUMBER | 2 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PHOTOSHOP | ? | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES | 1 | float* | 6-entry array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE | 1 | float* | <*> 6-entry |
| | | | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be > 0 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL | 1 | uint16_t | <*> value must |
| | | | be <= 4 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | double | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE | 1 | double | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_STONITS | 1 | double | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE | 1 | uint32_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_SUBIFD | 2 | uint16_t, | count, offsets |
| | | uint64_t* | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER | 1 | char* | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING | 1 | uint16_t | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be a |
| | | | multiple of 8 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH | 1 | uint32_t | <*> must be a |
| | | | multiple of 8 |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_TRANSFERFUNCTION | 1 or 3<**> | uint16_t* | 1 << |
| | | | BitsPerSample |
| | | | entry arrays |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT | 1 | float* | 2-entry array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XMLPACKET | 2 | uint32_t, void* | count, data |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XPOSITION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS | 1 | float* | <*> 3-entry |
| | | | array |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING | 1 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YCBCRSAMPLING | 2 | uint16_t | <*> |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YPOSITION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION | 1 | float | |
+-------------------------------+------------+-----------------+-----------------+
<*>: Tag may not have its values changed once data is written.
<**>:
If SamplesPerPixel is one, then a single array is passed;
otherwise three arrays should be passed.
*: The contents of this field are quite complex. See "The ICC
Profile Format Specification", Annex B.3 "Embedding ICC
Profiles in TIFF Files" (available at http://www.color.org)
for an explanation.
RETURN VALUES
1 is returned if the operation was successful. Otherwise, 0 is
returned if an error was detected.
DIAGNOSTICS
All error messages are directed to the TIFFErrorExtR() routine.
%s: Cannot modify tag "%s" while writing:
Data has already been written to the file, so the specified tag's
value can not be changed. This restriction is applied to all tags
that affect the format of written data.
%d: Bad value for "%s":
An invalid value was supplied for the named tag.
SEE ALSO
TIFFOpen (3tiff), TIFFGetField (3tiff), TIFFSetDirectory (3tiff),
TIFFWriteDirectory (3tiff), TIFFReadDirectory (3tiff), libtiff
(3tiff)
AUTHOR
LibTIFF contributors
COPYRIGHT
1988-2025, LibTIFF contributors
4.7 March 7, 2026 TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff)