diff --git a/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py b/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
index 5f8ac5d92..bd814a115 100644
--- a/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
+++ b/omero/export_scripts/Batch_Image_Export.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def savePlane(image, format, cName, zRange, projectZ, t=0, channel=None, greysca
         imgName = makeImageName(originalName, cName, zRange, t, "png", folder_name)
         log("Saving image: %s" % imgName)
         plane.save(imgName, "PNG")
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        imgName = makeImageName(originalName, cName, zRange, t, "tiff", folder_name)
+        log("Saving image: %s" % imgName)
+        plane.save(imgName, 'TIFF')
     else:
         imgName = makeImageName(originalName, cName, zRange, t, "jpg", folder_name)
         log("Saving image: %s" % imgName)
@@ -410,6 +414,7 @@ def runScript():
     dataTypes = [rstring('Dataset'),rstring('Image')]
     formats = [rstring('JPEG'),
         rstring('PNG'),
+        rstring('TIFF'),
         rstring('OME-TIFF')]
     defaultZoption = 'Default-Z (last-viewed)'
     zChoices = [rstring(defaultZoption),
@@ -471,7 +476,7 @@ def runScript():
         description="The max width of each image panel. Default is actual size", min=1),
 
     scripts.String("Format", grouping="8", 
-        description="Format to save image", values=formats, default='PNG'),
+        description="Format to save image", values=formats, default='JPEG'),
     
     scripts.String("Folder_Name", grouping="9",
         description="Name of folder (and zip file) to store images", default='Batch_Image_Export'),
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
index a9503e5eb..022c31904 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_Figure.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 COLOURS = scriptUtil.COLOURS    # name:(rgba) map
 OVERLAY_COLOURS = dict(COLOURS, **scriptUtil.EXTRA_COLOURS)
 
-JPEG = "image/jpeg"
-PNG = "image/png"
 
 logLines = []    # make a log / legend of the figure
 def log(text):
@@ -476,19 +474,20 @@ def getTags(name, tagsList, pdList):
     
     #print figLegend    # bug fixing only
     
-    format = JPEG
-    if "Format" in commandArgs:
-        if commandArgs["Format"] == "PNG":
-            format = PNG
+    format = commandArgs["Format"]
             
     output = "movieFigure"
     if "Figure_Name" in commandArgs:
         output = str(commandArgs["Figure_Name"])
         
-    if format == PNG:
+    if format == 'PNG':
         output = output + ".png"
         figure.save(output, "PNG")
         mimetype = "image/png"
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        output = output + ".tiff"
+        figure.save(output, "TIFF")
+        mimetype = "image/tiff"
     else:
         output = output + ".jpg"
         figure.save(output)
@@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     labels = [rstring('Image Name'), rstring('Datasets'), rstring('Tags')]
     algorithums = [rstring('Maximum Intensity'),rstring('Mean Intensity')]
     tunits =  [rstring("SECS"), rstring("MINS"), rstring("HOURS"), rstring("MINS SECS"), rstring("HOURS MINS")]
-    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG')]
+    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG'),rstring('TIFF')]
     ckeys = COLOURS.keys()
     ckeys.sort()
     cOptions = wrap(ckeys)
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     scripts.String("Scalebar_Colour", grouping="10.2",
         description="The colour of the scalebar.",default='White',values=oColours),
     scripts.String("Format", grouping="11",
-        description="Format to save image.", values=formats),
+        description="Format to save image.", values=formats, default='JPEG'),
     scripts.String("Figure_Name", grouping="12",
         description="File name of the figure to save."),
     scripts.String("Time_Units", grouping="13",
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
index 262ea7eb1..8d07cfb04 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Movie_ROI_Figure.py
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     import Image, ImageDraw # see ticket:2597
 
-JPEG = "image/jpeg"
-PNG = "image/png"
 
 COLOURS = scriptUtil.COLOURS
 OVERLAY_COLOURS = dict(COLOURS, **scriptUtil.EXTRA_COLOURS)
@@ -628,19 +626,20 @@ def getTags(name, tagsList, pdList):
     
     #print figLegend    # bug fixing only
     
-    format = JPEG
-    if "Format" in commandArgs:
-        if commandArgs["Format"] == "PNG":
-            format = PNG
+    format = commandArgs["Format"]
             
     output = "movieROIFigure"
     if "Figure_Name" in commandArgs:
         output = str(commandArgs["Figure_Name"])
         
-    if format == PNG:
+    if format == 'PNG':
         output = output + ".png"
         fig.save(output, "PNG")
         mimetype = "image/png"
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        output = output + ".tiff"
+        fig.save(output, "TIFF")
+        mimetype = "image/tiff"
     else:
         output = output + ".jpg"
         fig.save(output)
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     algorithums = [rstring('Maximum Intensity'),rstring('Mean Intensity')]
     roiLabel = """Specify an ROI to pick by specifying it's shape label. 'FigureROI' by default,
 (not case sensitive). If matching ROI not found, use any ROI."""
-    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG')]
+    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG'),rstring('TIFF')]
     ckeys = COLOURS.keys()
     ckeys.sort()
     cOptions = wrap(ckeys)
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
index 30990e047..6a72e39c6 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/ROI_Split_Figure.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     import Image, ImageDraw # see ticket:2597
 
-JPEG = "image/jpeg"
-PNG = "image/png"
 
 COLOURS = scriptUtil.COLOURS    # name:(rgba) map
 OVERLAY_COLOURS = dict(COLOURS, **scriptUtil.EXTRA_COLOURS)
@@ -692,19 +690,20 @@ def getTags(name, tagsList, pdList):
     
     #print figLegend    # bug fixing only
     
-    format = JPEG
-    if "Format" in commandArgs:
-        if commandArgs["Format"] == "PNG":
-            format = PNG
+    format = commandArgs["Format"]
             
     output = "roiFigure"
     if "Figure_Name" in commandArgs:
         output = str(commandArgs["Figure_Name"])
         
-    if format == PNG:
+    if format == 'PNG':
         output = output + ".png"
         fig.save(output, "PNG")
         mimetype = "image/png"
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        output = output + ".tiff"
+        fig.save(output, "TIFF")
+        mimetype = "image/tiff"
     else:
         output = output + ".jpg"
         fig.save(output)
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     algorithums = [rstring('Maximum Intensity'),rstring('Mean Intensity')]
     roiLabel = """Specify an ROI to pick by specifying it's shape label. 'FigureROI' by default,
               (not case sensitive). If matching ROI not found, use any ROI."""
-    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG')]
+    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG'),rstring('TIFF')]
     ckeys = COLOURS.keys()
     ckeys.sort()
     cOptions = wrap(ckeys)
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
index ad0bfe521..6c6a4b814 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Split_View_Figure.py
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 COLOURS = scriptUtil.COLOURS    # name:(rgba) map
 OVERLAY_COLOURS = dict(COLOURS, **scriptUtil.EXTRA_COLOURS)
 
-JPEG = "image/jpeg"
-PNG = "image/png"
 
 # keep track of log strings. 
 logStrings = []
@@ -587,15 +585,17 @@ def getTags(name, tagsList, pdList):
                         mergedIndexes, mergedColours, mergedNames, width, height, imageLabels, algorithm, stepping, scalebar, overlayColour)
 
     figLegend = "\n".join(logStrings)
-    format = JPEG
-    if scriptParams["Format"] == "PNG":
-        format = PNG
-    output = scriptParams["Figure_Name"]
 
-    if format == PNG:
+    output = scriptParams["Figure_Name"]
+    format = scriptParams["Format"]
+    if format == "PNG":
         output = output + ".png"
         fig.save(output, "PNG")
         mimetype = "image/png"
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        output = output + ".tiff"
+        fig.save(output, "TIFF")
+        mimetype = "image/tiff"
     else:
         output = output + ".jpg"
         fig.save(output)
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     dataTypes = [rstring('Image')]
     labels = [rstring('Image Name'), rstring('Datasets'), rstring('Tags')]
     algorithums = [rstring('Maximum Intensity'),rstring('Mean Intensity')]
-    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG')]
+    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG'),rstring('TIFF')]
     ckeys = COLOURS.keys()
     ckeys.sort()
     cOptions = wrap(ckeys)
diff --git a/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py b/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
index 2de871d37..387bcc35c 100644
--- a/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
+++ b/omero/figure_scripts/Thumbnail_Figure.py
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ def makeThumbnailFigure(conn, scriptParams):
         output = output + ".png"
         figure.save(output, "PNG")
         mimetype = "image/png"
+    elif format == 'TIFF':
+        output = output + ".tiff"
+        figure.save(output, "TIFF")
+        mimetype = "image/tiff"
     else:
         output = output + ".jpg"
         figure.save(output)
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ def runAsScript():
     def __init__(self, name, optional = False, out = False, description = None, type = None, min = None, max = None, values = None)
     """
         
-    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG')]
+    formats = [rstring('JPEG'),rstring('PNG'),rstring('TIFF')]
     dataTypes = [rstring('Dataset'),rstring('Image')]
     
     client = scripts.client('Thumbnail_Figure.py', """Export a figure of thumbnails, optionally sorted by tag.