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About DPX to TIFF Conversion
DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) is the SMPTE 268M standard for digital cinema, storing 10-bit or 16-bit per channel film scan data with logarithmic color encoding. DPX's extensive headers carry timecode, film stock, scanner calibration, and production metadata critical for the VFX pipeline. TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the professional archival and publishing standard supporting lossless compression, 16-bit or 32-bit depth, ICC color profiles, and multi-page documents.
Converting DPX to TIFF is one of the most common format changes in the film post-production pipeline. TIFF's support for 16-bit color depth preserves the majority of DPX's dynamic range, while TIFF's broader software compatibility makes the frames accessible to applications that cannot read DPX — Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity Photo, publishing systems, and archival repositories all handle TIFF natively.
Why Convert DPX to TIFF?
TIFF is the accepted archival format for digital cinema content in institutional collections. Film archives, national libraries, and preservation bodies (Library of Congress, BFI National Archive, FIAF members) accept TIFF for long-term storage of film-originated digital content. Converting DPX to 16-bit TIFF preserves maximum quality while meeting archival format requirements.
TIFF's support for ICC color profiles enables color-managed workflows that DPX's raw logarithmic data does not directly support. Embedding an ICC profile in the TIFF output ensures that the film frame displays correctly across different applications, monitors, and printing systems. This is essential for fine art printing, publishing, and any workflow where color accuracy across devices matters.
Common Use Cases
- Archive digital cinema content in 16-bit TIFF for institutional film preservation repositories
- Convert DPX graded frames to TIFF with ICC profiles for color-managed publishing workflows
- Produce archival-quality TIFF masters from DPX film scans for national film archive deposits
- Prepare DPX frames for Photoshop and Lightroom editing (which handle TIFF but not DPX natively)
- Create print-ready TIFF files from DPX with embedded ICC profiles for fine art giclée printing
How It Works
The DPX header is parsed for bit depth, color encoding, and image dimensions. Log-to-linear conversion is applied using a Cineon-to-sRGB or Cineon-to-linear LUT. For 16-bit TIFF output, the conversion preserves the full tonal range of the source — 10-bit DPX data is expanded to 16-bit, and 16-bit DPX data is passed through directly. Lossless TIFF compression options include LZW, ZIP/Deflate, and no compression. ICC color profiles can be embedded (sRGB, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto RGB). The TIFF conforms to TIFF 6.0 specification.
Quality & Performance
16-bit TIFF preserves the vast majority of DPX's dynamic range — 65,536 tonal levels per channel compared to DPX's 1,024 (10-bit) or 65,536 (16-bit). With LZW or ZIP compression, the TIFF is completely lossless. The primary quality variable is the log-to-linear LUT — a proper film stock or show LUT produces more accurate tonal reproduction than the generic Cineon curve. For archival preservation at maximum fidelity, 16-bit TIFF with no compression and an appropriate ICC profile is the gold standard.
Device Compatibility
| Device | DPX | TIFF |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Native |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No | No |
Tips for Best Results
- 1Use 16-bit TIFF for archival to preserve maximum dynamic range from the DPX source
- 2Apply a proper film stock or show LUT for accurate tonal reproduction — not the generic Cineon curve
- 3Embed an ICC profile (sRGB or Adobe RGB) for consistent color reproduction across viewing environments
- 4LZW compression reduces file size by 30-40% with zero quality loss — recommended for archival
- 5Include frame numbers and shot identifiers in filenames for archival cataloging compliance
DPX to TIFF conversion is the standard pathway from cinema production to archival preservation and publishing. The 16-bit output preserves maximum dynamic range while gaining ICC profile support, broader software compatibility, and institutional archival acceptance.