IFF stands for Autodesk Maya Image Interchange Format. These files are emitted by Autodesk’s Maya program. IFF files are used for storing images and can be extended to AIFF for storing audio data. These files have an 8 to 16 bit per channel RGB and up to 32 bit floating point depth map.
IFF files are made up of blocks, also called chunks. Each block has a block length and and ID or tag identifier. The block length is useful for skipping blocks if need be. A single file is a collection of several blocks, and that is why these can be arranged in a hierarchy. Every block is made up of several block type tags with a four to eight by alignment boundary.
| File type | Autodesk Maya Image Interchange Format |
| Developer | Electronic Arts |
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While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the IFF file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the IFF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the IFF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the IFF file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the IFF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the IFF file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the IFF file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your IFF file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the IFF file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the IFF file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the IFF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the IFF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the IFF file is infected.
