From b552c63d5d4c840612e9311cc7704c03650e7d59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Gilman Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:38:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Created The DZI File Format (markdown) --- The-DZI-File-Format.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 The-DZI-File-Format.md diff --git a/The-DZI-File-Format.md b/The-DZI-File-Format.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..baf9bf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/The-DZI-File-Format.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +For a general overview, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645077(VS.95).aspx. + +When creating a DZI image, you specify a tile size and overlap. The conversion tool then goes through the image, breaking it into tiles. It starts with the full resolution image, and starts creating tiles from the upper left corner, with the first tile being 0_0, the next in the top row being 1_0, etc. The first tile on the next row is 0_1, etc. This becomes the highest level. + +The tool then scales the image down to half width and runs through and tiles it again, using the same numbering system. This becomes the next level. + +The tool continues scaling down by half, outputting new levels, until the image is down to approximately 1px wide. This is the lowest level, and it's designated level 0. The next level above it is level 1, etc. + +Metadata about the file is stored in an XML file using either the .dzi or .xml file extension, e.g. example.dzi. The tiles are stored in a folder next to it, named e.g. example_files. The tile of the lowest level in this example would be example_files/0/0_0. \ No newline at end of file