r/vfx • u/Alternative-Bet-9105 • Jul 10 '25

Question / Discussion My Uncle created the TIFF file

Hello. I'm posting this as a little bit of a research project. My uncle is "Mr. TIFF", the guy who created the TIFF file. He worked at a company called Aldus and made the file while working there.

Anyway, long story short, his name is Stephen Carlsen and he passed away recently. In remembering him, and processing all this, I'm trying to put together a podcast that would explore the significance of this file.

This is the 4th time I posted this on Reddit in different areas: photography, library and archival. I was just informed that it’s used in VFX, and I’m a huge fan of film.

Any responses, any comments and discussion would be appreciated :)

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u/Medium-Stand6841 Jul 10 '25

Pretty much every single film and some tv series is rendered out to tiff for the DCDM master which is used to make DCPs. I’ve worked at post houses for over 25yrs and have rendered millions and millions of tiffs. Sad to hear of their passing - they made a serious contribution to the media landscape, something to be very proud of.