# Using loadImage with tiff

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-loadimage-with-tiff/19205>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-loadimage-with-tiff/19205 "2020-03-30T20:07:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulstgeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paulstgeorge](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulstgeorge)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-loadimage-with-tiff/19205/1 "2020-03-30T20:07:42Z")

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How do I load images that are .tiff format? loadImage() only works with ( .gif, .jpg, .tga, .png). I want to use tiff, not something else. Is there a different method, or a workaround? I saw loadImageIO() somewhere but it needs some Java to make that work.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-loadimage-with-tiff/19205/2 "2020-04-01T15:33:56Z")

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Split this topic on April 1, 2020, 3:33pm UTC

A post was merged into an existing topic: [Requirements that Processing has for loading TIFF files](https://discourse.processing.org/t/requirements-that-processing-has-for-loading-tiff-files/19281)

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-loadimage-with-tiff/19205/3 "2020-04-01T15:33:56Z")

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Closed on April 1, 2020, 3:33pm UTC