Replace Python-generated test TIFFs with libtiff-generated ones to
eliminate circular validation. The C program (gen_seq_tiff.c) uses
libtiff's TIFFWriteScanline with MSB-first packed bit streams.
Cross-validated: tifffile independently confirms all 27 images match
the original Python-generated versions byte-for-byte. tiffinfo validates
all IFD structures. All 27 image-tiff decode tests pass unchanged.
Previously, sub-byte bit depths (1-7 bits per sample) were only
accepted for Gray and Multiband color types. This extends the
validation to accept all color types (RGB, RGBA, CMYK, CMYKA, YCbCr)
at sub-byte depths.
The data format is unchanged: sub-byte samples remain packed MSB-first
in the output buffer, exactly as for grayscale. Predictors are still
rejected for sub-byte data.
Tested via libtiffpic flower-rgb-contig-02/04 and flower-rgb-planar-02/04.
TIFF files can store samples at non-standard bit depths (e.g. 10, 12,
14, 24 bits) packed tightly in a continuous bit stream. Previously
these were rejected as unsupported color types.
This adds:
- MSB-first bit extraction from packed byte streams (unpack_bits,
extract_bits_msb) to expand N-bit samples to standard-width output
(9-16 bit → u16, 17-32 bit → u32)
- Output buffer sizing using the promoted sample width instead of the
packed bit depth (output_bits_per_sample field in ReadoutLayout)
- A new code path in expand_chunk that reads packed rows, unpacks to
standard-width samples, then applies predictor and color inversion
- Horizontal predictor support for extended depths
Tested with 12-bit grayscale and RGB images (existing test suite),
plus all libtiffpic depth test images (10/12/14/24-bit in gray, RGB
contig, and RGB planar configurations).
Read the ColorMap tag (320) for RGBPalette images and return raw
palette indices as the decoded data with ColorType::Palette(n).
Changes:
- Read and validate ColorMap tag during IFD parsing (3 * 2^bps entries)
- Return ColorType::Palette from colortype() for RGBPalette images
- Accept Palette in expand_chunk validation (standard + sub-byte depths)
- Expose color_map() method on Decoder for palette lookup
- Add tests for 1-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit palette images with checksums
- Add test verifying ColorMap accessibility and structure
The decoder returns raw palette indices; consumers apply the lookup
using the color map returned by Decoder::color_map().
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