<s>
In	O
digital	B-Application
photography	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Image	I-Algorithm
File	I-Algorithm
Format	I-Algorithm
(	O
CIFF	O
)	O
file	O
format	O
is	O
a	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Canon	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
container	O
format	O
to	O
store	O
metadata	O
in	O
APP0	O
of	O
JPEG	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
specification	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CIFF	O
standard	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
CIFF	B-Algorithm
Specification	I-Algorithm
on	I-Algorithm
Image	I-Algorithm
Data	I-Algorithm
File	I-Algorithm
(	O
last	O
revision	O
:	O
version	O
1.0	O
revision	O
4	O
,	O
dated	O
24	O
December	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
CIFF	B-Algorithm
Specification	I-Algorithm
on	I-Algorithm
File/Directory	I-Algorithm
organization	I-Algorithm
and	I-Algorithm
File	I-Algorithm
Handling	I-Algorithm
Protocol	I-Algorithm
(	O
last	O
revision	O
:	O
version	O
1.0	O
revision	O
3	O
,	O
dated	O
9	O
February	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
format	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Canon	O
with	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
CIFF	B-Algorithm
Forum	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CRW	O
format	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
some	O
earlier	O
Canon	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Canon	O
's	O
ZoomBrowser	O
and	O
Digital	B-Application
Photo	I-Application
Professional	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
software	O
programs	O
provide	O
read	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
write	O
support	O
,	O
for	O
CRW	O
files	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
