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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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|extension = .bmp<br>.dib (rare)
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BMP is the default image format used by [[MSPaint]] versions prior to Windows Vista.
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'''BMP''', or '''Bitmap''', is an archaic graphic data format that stores raw data with little to no compression. It i featured prominently in slightly different forms on [[Windows]] and [[OS-X]] machines.
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Due to the low compression, bitmap files look nice, but their file sizes are outrageous. Although some editors can compress BMP, it is far more effective to save any given BMP file as a [[PNG]].
  
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Prior to Windows Vista, [[MSPaint]]'s default image format was BMP.
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! style="width: 96px; background-color: #ccccff;" | File extensions
 
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| .bmp, .dib (rarely)
 
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! style="background-color: #ccccff;" | Compression
 
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| None by default, easily compressible, lossless
 
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! style="background-color: #ccccff;" | Max bit depth
 
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| 32, but usually 24
 
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| Yes
 
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[[Category:Image Formats]]
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BMP is the default image format used by [[MSPaint]] versions prior to Windows Vista.

Latest revision as of 02:04, 24 December 2010

BMP
Specification
Type Graphic- Raster
Mimetype Mimetype


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BMP, or Bitmap, is an archaic graphic data format that stores raw data with little to no compression. It i featured prominently in slightly different forms on Windows and OS-X machines.

Due to the low compression, bitmap files look nice, but their file sizes are outrageous. Although some editors can compress BMP, it is far more effective to save any given BMP file as a PNG.

Prior to Windows Vista, MSPaint's default image format was BMP.

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

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