---
title: "How to: Encode and Decode a TIFF Image"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
  - "cpp"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "TIFF encoding [WPF]"
  - "encoding TIFF images [WPF]"
  - "encoding image formats [WPF]"
  - "decoding TIFF images [WPF]"
  - "decoding image formats [WPF]"
  - "TIFF decoding [WPF]"
ms.assetid: 1dfe3209-fc73-40e6-ad1c-71c1c58b3364
---
# How to: Encode and Decode a TIFF Image
The following examples show how to decode and encode a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image using the specific <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffBitmapDecoder> and <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffBitmapEncoder> objects.  
  
## Example  
 This example demonstrates how to decode a TIFF image using a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffBitmapDecoder> from a <xref:System.Uri>.  
  
 [!code-cpp[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#1](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/CPP/TiffEncoderDecoder.cpp#1)]
 [!code-csharp[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#1](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/CSharp/TiffEncoderDecoder.cs#1)]
 [!code-vb[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#1](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/VB/TiffEncoderDecoder.vb#1)]  
  
## Example  
 This example demonstrates how to encode a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource> into a TIFF image using a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffBitmapEncoder>.  
  
 [!code-cpp[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/CPP/TiffEncoderDecoder.cpp#4)]
 [!code-csharp[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/CSharp/TiffEncoderDecoder.cs#4)]
 [!code-vb[TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/TiffBitmapDecoderEncoder/VB/TiffEncoderDecoder.vb#4)]  
  
## See also

- [Imaging Overview](imaging-overview.md)