File Formats: BMP Formats (original) (raw)
LEADTOOLS reads and writes the following BMP formats:
Windows Bitmap (BMP). This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are compressed with RLE-type compression.
OS/2 Bitmap (OS/2 BMP). These are files created on an OS/2 operating system. LEADTOOLS supports both 1.x and 2.x formats.
File constants associated with these file formats are:
| Constant | Read Support | Write Support | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bmp | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 BPP | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 BPP | Windows BMP, with no compression. |
| Platforms: .NET 4, .NET 6+, Android, iOS/macOS | |||
| BmpRle | 4, 8 BPP | 4, 8 BPP | Windows BMP, with RLE compression. |
| Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard | |||
| Os2 | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP | OS/2 BMP version 1.x. |
| Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard | |||
| Os22 | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP | 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 BPP | OS/2 BMP version 2.x. |
| Platforms: .NET 4, .NET Standard |
For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application and Leadtools.Codecs.
Related Formats: PBM - Portable Bitmap Utilities Format, PCX - PCX Format, WBMP - Wireless Bitmap Format, XPM - XPicMap, XBM - XBitMap Format.
Platform Support
| Extension | Module | Value | Win32 | Win64 | Net32 | Net64 | Linux | Android | Apple | UWP | MimeType | Friendly Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmp | BMP | 6 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | image/bmp | BMP - Windows Bitmap |
| BmpRle | BMP | 84 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | image/bmp | Windows Bitmap - BMP with RLE Compression |
| Os2 | BMP | 14 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | image/bmp | OS/2 Bitmap OS/2 - BMP |
| Os22 | BMP | 74 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | image/bmp | OS/2 Bitmap - OS/2 BMP |
For a complete list for supported file formats, see Summary of All Supported File Formats.
For details of the file formats supported across products and platforms, refer to File Format Comparison Chart.