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+/*
+    Copyright 2005-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated
+   
+    Use, modification and distribution are subject to the Boost Software License,
+    Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+    http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
+
+    See http://opensource.adobe.com/gil for most recent version including documentation.
+*/
+
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef GIL_TIFF_IO_H
+#define GIL_TIFF_IO_H
+
+/// \file
+/// \brief  Support for reading and writing TIFF files
+///         Requires libtiff!
+/// \author Hailin Jin and Lubomir Bourdev \n
+///         Adobe Systems Incorporated
+/// \date   2005-2007 \n Last updated September 24, 2006
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
+#include <tiffio.h>
+#include "../../gil_all.hpp"
+#include "io_error.hpp"
+
+namespace boost { namespace gil {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template <typename Channel,typename ColorSpace>
+struct tiff_read_support_private {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=false);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=0);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=0);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits8,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=8);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits8,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=8);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits16,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=16);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits16,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=16);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits32f,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=32);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_read_support_private<bits32f,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=32);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+
+template <typename Channel,typename ColorSpace>
+struct tiff_write_support_private {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=false);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=0);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=0);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits8,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=8);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits8,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=8);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits16,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=16);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits16,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=16);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits32f,gray_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=32);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK);
+};
+template <>
+struct tiff_write_support_private<bits32f,rgb_t> {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=true);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=32);
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=PHOTOMETRIC_RGB);
+};
+
+class tiff_reader {
+protected:
+    TIFF *_tp;
+public:
+    tiff_reader(const char* filename,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+        io_error_if((_tp=TIFFOpen(filename,"r"))==NULL,
+                    "tiff_reader: fail to open file");
+        if(dirnum>0) {
+            io_error_if(TIFFSetDirectory(_tp,dirnum)!=1,
+                        "tiff_reader: fail to set directory");
+        }
+    }
+    ~tiff_reader() { TIFFClose(_tp); }
+    template <typename View>
+    void apply(const View& view) {
+        unsigned short bps,photometric;
+        point2<std::ptrdiff_t> dims=get_dimensions();
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE,&bps)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC,&photometric)!=1);
+        io_error_if(dims!=view.dimensions(),
+                    "tiff_read_view: input view size does not match TIFF file size");
+        io_error_if(tiff_read_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                              typename color_space_type<View>::type>::bit_depth!=bps ||
+                    tiff_read_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                              typename color_space_type<View>::type>::color_type!=photometric,
+                    "tiff_read_view: input view type is incompatible with the image type");
+        std::size_t element_size=sizeof(pixel<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                              layout<typename color_space_type<View>::type> >);
+        std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                 (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+        std::vector<pixel<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                          layout<typename color_space_type<View>::type> > > row(size_to_allocate);
+        for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+            io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+            std::copy(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y));
+        }
+    }
+    point2<std::ptrdiff_t> get_dimensions() {
+        int w,h;
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH, &w)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH,&h)!=1);
+        return point2<std::ptrdiff_t>(w,h);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Image>
+    void read_image(Image& im) {
+        im.recreate(get_dimensions());
+        apply(view(im));
+    }
+};
+
+// This code will be simplified...
+template <typename CC>  
+class tiff_reader_color_convert : public tiff_reader {
+private:
+    CC _cc;
+public:
+    tiff_reader_color_convert(const char* filename,tdir_t dirnum=0) :
+        tiff_reader(filename,dirnum) {}
+    tiff_reader_color_convert(const char* filename,CC cc_in,tdir_t dirnum=0) :
+        tiff_reader(filename,dirnum),_cc(cc_in) {}
+    template <typename View>
+    void apply(const View& view) {
+        point2<std::ptrdiff_t> dims=get_dimensions();
+        unsigned short bps,photometric;
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE,&bps)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFGetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC,&photometric)!=1);
+        io_error_if(dims!=view.dimensions(),
+                    "tiff_reader_color_convert::apply(): input view size does not match TIFF file size");
+        switch (photometric) {
+        case PHOTOMETRIC_MINISBLACK: {
+            switch (bps) {
+            case 8: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(gray8_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<gray8_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<gray8_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case 16: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(gray16_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<gray16_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<gray16_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case 32: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(gray32f_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<gray32f_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<gray32f_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                io_error("tiff_reader_color_convert::apply(): unknown combination of color type and bit depth");
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case PHOTOMETRIC_RGB: {
+            switch (bps) {
+            case 8: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(rgb8_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<rgb8_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<rgb8_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case 16: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(rgb16_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<rgb16_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<rgb16_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case 32: {
+                std::size_t element_size=sizeof(rgb32f_pixel_t);
+                std::size_t size_to_allocate = (std::max)((std::size_t)view.width(),
+                                                          (std::size_t)(TIFFScanlineSize(_tp)+element_size-1)/element_size);
+                std::vector<rgb32f_pixel_t> row(size_to_allocate);
+                for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+                    io_error_if(TIFFReadScanline(_tp,&row.front(), y)!=1);
+                    std::transform(row.begin(),row.begin()+view.width(),view.row_begin(y),
+                                   color_convert_deref_fn<rgb32f_ref_t,typename View::value_type,CC>(_cc));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                io_error("tiff_reader_color_convert::apply(): unknown combination of color type and bit depth");
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        default: {
+            // reads an image in incompatible format via TIFFReadRGBAImage
+            rgba8_image_t rgbaImg(dims);
+            io_error_if(!TIFFReadRGBAImage(_tp, dims.x, dims.y, (uint32*)&gil::view(rgbaImg)(0,0), 0), 
+                "tiff_reader_color_convert::unsupported image format");
+            copy_and_convert_pixels(flipped_up_down_view(const_view(rgbaImg)), view, _cc);
+        }
+        }
+    }
+    template <typename Image>
+    void read_image(Image& im) {
+        im.recreate(get_dimensions());
+        apply(view(im));
+    }
+};
+
+class tiff_writer {
+protected:
+    TIFF* _tp;
+public:
+    tiff_writer(const char *filename) {
+        io_error_if((_tp=TIFFOpen(filename,"w"))==NULL,
+                    "tiff_writer: fail to open file");
+    }
+    ~tiff_writer() {TIFFClose(_tp);}
+    template <typename View>
+    void apply(const View& view) {
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH, view.height())!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH, view.width())!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC, tiff_write_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                                     typename color_space_type<View>::type>::color_type)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT, RESUNIT_NONE)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG, PLANARCONFIG_CONTIG)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION_TOPLEFT)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL,num_channels<View>::value)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE, tiff_write_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                                     typename color_space_type<View>::type>::bit_depth)!=1);
+        io_error_if(TIFFSetField(_tp,TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP, TIFFDefaultStripSize(_tp, 0))!=1);
+        std::vector<pixel<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                          layout<typename color_space_type<View>::type> > > row(view.width());
+        for (int y=0;y<view.height();++y) {
+            std::copy(view.row_begin(y),view.row_end(y),row.begin());
+            io_error_if(TIFFWriteScanline(_tp,&row.front(),y,0)!=1,
+                        "tiff_write_view: fail to write file");
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Determines whether the given view type is supported for reading
+template <typename View>
+struct tiff_read_support {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=
+                          (detail::tiff_read_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                             typename color_space_type<View>::type>::is_supported));
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=
+                          (detail::tiff_read_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                             typename color_space_type<View>::type>::bit_depth));
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=
+                          (detail::tiff_read_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                             typename color_space_type<View>::type>::color_type));
+};
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Returns the number of directories in the TIFF file
+inline int tiff_get_directory_count(const char* filename) {
+    TIFF *tif;
+    io_error_if((tif=TIFFOpen(filename,"r"))==NULL,
+                    "tiff_get_count: fail to open file");
+
+    int dircount = 0;
+    do {
+        dircount++;
+    } while (TIFFReadDirectory(tif));
+
+    TIFFClose(tif);
+    return dircount;
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Returns the width and height of the TIFF file at the specified location.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the location does not correspond to a valid TIFF file
+inline point2<std::ptrdiff_t> tiff_read_dimensions(const char* filename,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    detail::tiff_reader m(filename,dirnum);
+    return m.get_dimensions();
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Returns the width and height of the TIFF file at the specified location.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the location does not correspond to a valid TIFF file
+inline point2<std::ptrdiff_t> tiff_read_dimensions(const std::string& filename,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    return tiff_read_dimensions(filename.c_str(),dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+/// Triggers a compile assert if the view color space and channel depth are not supported by the TIFF library or by the I/O extension.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file, or if its color space or channel depth are not 
+/// compatible with the ones specified by View, or if its dimensions don't match the ones of the view.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_read_view(const char* filename,const View& view,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(tiff_read_support<View>::is_supported);
+    detail::tiff_reader m(filename,dirnum);
+    m.apply(view);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_read_view(const std::string& filename,const View& view,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_view(filename.c_str(),view,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, and loads the pixels into it.
+/// Triggers a compile assert if the image color space or channel depth are not supported by the TIFF library or by the I/O extension.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file, or if its color space or channel depth are not 
+/// compatible with the ones specified by Image
+template <typename Image>
+void tiff_read_image(const char* filename,Image& im,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(tiff_read_support<typename Image::view_t>::is_supported);
+    detail::tiff_reader m(filename,dirnum);
+    m.read_image(im);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, and loads the pixels into it.
+template <typename Image>
+inline void tiff_read_image(const std::string& filename,Image& im,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_image(filename.c_str(),im,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads and color-converts the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file, or if its dimensions don't match the ones of the view.
+template <typename View,typename CC>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_view(const char* filename,const View& view,CC cc,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    detail::tiff_reader_color_convert<CC> m(filename,cc,dirnum);
+    m.apply(view);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads and color-converts the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file, or if its dimensions don't match the ones of the view.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_view(const char* filename,const View& view,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    detail::tiff_reader_color_convert<default_color_converter> m(filename,default_color_converter(),dirnum);
+    m.apply(view);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads and color-converts the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+template <typename View,typename CC>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_view(const std::string& filename,const View& view,CC cc,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_and_convert_view(filename.c_str(),view,cc,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Loads and color-converts the image specified by the given tiff image file name into the given view.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_view(const std::string& filename,const View& view,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_and_convert_view(filename.c_str(),view,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, loads and color-converts the pixels into it.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file
+template <typename Image,typename CC>
+void tiff_read_and_convert_image(const char* filename,Image& im,CC cc,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    detail::tiff_reader_color_convert<CC> m(filename,cc,dirnum);
+    m.read_image(im);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, loads and color-converts the pixels into it.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if the file is not a valid TIFF file
+template <typename Image>
+void tiff_read_and_convert_image(const char* filename,Image& im,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    detail::tiff_reader_color_convert<default_color_converter> m(filename,default_color_converter(),dirnum);
+    m.read_image(im);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, loads and color-converts the pixels into it.
+template <typename Image,typename CC>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_image(const std::string& filename,Image& im,CC cc,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_and_convert_image(filename.c_str(),im,cc,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Allocates a new image whose dimensions are determined by the given tiff image file, loads and color-converts the pixels into it.
+template <typename Image>
+inline void tiff_read_and_convert_image(const std::string& filename,Image& im,tdir_t dirnum=0) {
+    tiff_read_and_convert_image(filename.c_str(),im,dirnum);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Determines whether the given view type is supported for writing
+template <typename View>
+struct tiff_write_support {
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool,is_supported=
+                          (detail::tiff_write_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                              typename color_space_type<View>::type>::is_supported));
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,bit_depth=
+                          (detail::tiff_write_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                              typename color_space_type<View>::type>::bit_depth));
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int,color_type=
+                          (detail::tiff_write_support_private<typename channel_type<View>::type,
+                                                              typename color_space_type<View>::type>::color_type));
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, value=is_supported);
+};
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Saves the view to a tiff file specified by the given tiff image file name.
+/// Triggers a compile assert if the view color space and channel depth are not supported by the TIFF library or by the I/O extension.
+/// Throws std::ios_base::failure if it fails to create the file.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_write_view(const char* filename,const View& view) {
+    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(tiff_write_support<View>::is_supported);
+    detail::tiff_writer m(filename);
+    m.apply(view);
+}
+
+/// \ingroup TIFF_IO
+/// \brief Saves the view to a tiff file specified by the given tiff image file name.
+template <typename View>
+inline void tiff_write_view(const std::string& filename,const View& view) {
+    tiff_write_view(filename.c_str(),view);
+}
+
+} }  // namespace boost::gil
+
+#endif