BMP
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BMP is a simple, uncompressed raster image file format commonly used on Windows systems for storing bitmap graphics.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | raster image file format ⓘ |
| advantages |
fast decoding
ⓘ
simple structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
.bmp
ⓘ
Device Independent Bitmap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| byteOrder | little-endian ⓘ |
| category | graphics file format ⓘ |
| colorDepth |
1-bit
ⓘ
16-bit ⓘ 24-bit ⓘ 32-bit ⓘ 4-bit ⓘ 8-bit ⓘ |
| colorSupport |
indexed color
ⓘ
monochrome ⓘ true color ⓘ |
| compression | typically uncompressed ⓘ |
| compressionSupport | can support simple lossless compression such as RLE ⓘ |
| designedFor | storing bitmap graphics on Windows systems ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| disadvantages |
large file size
ⓘ
limited compression options ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.bmp
ⓘ
.dib ⓘ |
| fileSignature | starts with characters 'BM' ⓘ |
| fullName | Bitmap Image File NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headerStructure |
BITMAPFILEHEADER
ⓘ
BITMAPINFOHEADER ⓘ BITMAPV4HEADER NERFINISHED ⓘ BITMAPV5HEADER ⓘ |
| introducedWith | early versions of Microsoft Windows ⓘ |
| mimeType |
image/bmp
ⓘ
image/x-ms-bmp ⓘ |
| origin | bottom-left pixel first in most variants ⓘ |
| paletteSupport | yes ⓘ |
| platformAssociation | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rowAlignment | rows padded to 4-byte boundaries ⓘ |
| stores | pixel data in rows ⓘ |
| supports |
RGB images
ⓘ
bitfields for custom channel masks ⓘ grayscale images ⓘ |
| supportsAlphaChannel | yes ⓘ |
| supportsColorProfiles | can embed color profiles in some variants ⓘ |
| supportsMetadata | limited ⓘ |
| transparencySupport | via alpha channel in 32-bit BMP ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment | Windows operating systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usage |
icons and cursors in Windows
ⓘ
intermediate format in image processing ⓘ simple graphics storage ⓘ |
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Microsoft Paint