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'''BMP''' (bitmap image) is a common file format used to store images. It is quite notorious for generating images with large file sizes, which makes it unsuitable for posting on the internet. Some image manipulation programs allow BMPs to be saved with basic compression, which can reduce a BMP's size significantly, but nowhere near as effectively as that of [[PNG]], [[GIF]], or [[JPG]].
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{{Image Format
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|extension = .bmp, .dib (rarely)
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|compression = None by default, easily compressible, lossless
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|bitdepth = 32, but usually 24
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|suitable = Yes}}
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'''BMP''' ('''bitmap image''') is a common file format used to store images. It is quite notorious for generating images with large file sizes, which makes it unsuitable for posting on the internet. Some image manipulation programs allow BMPs to be saved with basic compression, which can reduce a BMP's size significantly, but nowhere near as effectively as that of [[PNG]], [[GIF]], or [[JPG]].
  
 
BMP is the default image format used by [[MSPaint]] versions prior to Windows Vista.
 
BMP is the default image format used by [[MSPaint]] versions prior to Windows Vista.
 
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! style="width: 96px; background-color: #ccccff;" | File extensions
 
| .bmp, .dib (rarely)
 
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! style="background-color: #ccccff;" | Compression
 
| None by default, easily compressible, lossless
 
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! style="background-color: #ccccff;" | Max bit depth
 
| 32, but usually 24
 
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! style="background-color: #ccccff;" | Suitable working format
 
| Yes
 
|}
 
 
 
[[Category:Image Formats]]
 
[[Category:Image Formats]]

Revision as of 11:57, 9 February 2008

BMP
File extensions .bmp, .dib (rarely)
Compression None by default, easily compressible, lossless
Max bit depth 32, but usually 24
Suitable working format Yes

BMP (bitmap image) is a common file format used to store images. It is quite notorious for generating images with large file sizes, which makes it unsuitable for posting on the internet. Some image manipulation programs allow BMPs to be saved with basic compression, which can reduce a BMP's size significantly, but nowhere near as effectively as that of PNG, GIF, or JPG.

BMP is the default image format used by MSPaint versions prior to Windows Vista.