embeded information in a tif image

Writing a program to view tif images, as well as all the data in the tif image file. How can i retrieve the description embeded in the file? I can see it in the image if I open it with adobe paint, but cant figure out how to pull it out with VB8. Any ideas?
[257 byte] By [eison] at [2007-12-22]
# 1
Google for Bitmap.GetPropertyItem...
nobugz at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 2

I found the information I needed thru MSDN here is the code

Dim c

c = ListView1.FocusedItem.Text

Dim encoding As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding()

Label28.Text = encoding.GetString(Image.FromFile(c).PropertyItems(6).Value)

this will decode the desription in the meta-information at this location. Now that I have used it, It helps my understanding on how image manipulation works.

You have to love it when your code finally works...Do the happy dance!

eison at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 3
how can you find the compression type of the a tif file?
paragp at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...