[fitsbits] Re: FITS vs. TIFF (or other image formats)

[Anders Eklöf]

Rick Armstrong <careful at times.com> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> > FITS is a general data storage
> > format, not just an image format
> 
> Aha!,  makes sense.

Also, FITS supports 16-bit depth in images (makes 48-bit color). 
Not too many other image formats do that. 

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