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BMP is the format used for storing lossless image data on microsoft windows. In recent years microsoft has started to favour other formats such as [[jpeg]] and [[png]], but for many years bmp was the predominant format for [[lossless]] image storage. | BMP is the format used for storing lossless image data on microsoft windows. In recent years microsoft has started to favour other formats such as [[JPEG|jpeg]] and [[PNG|png]], but for many years bmp was the predominant format for [[lossless]] image storage. | ||
You can also find bitmap data embedded as resources in [[PE]] files and [[ICO]] files amongst other microsoft formats. | You can also find bitmap data embedded as resources in [[PE]] files and [[ICO]] files amongst other microsoft formats. | ||
The article [[Microsoft_RLE|RLE]] talks about the compression scheme used in microsoft bitmap files. | The article [[Microsoft_RLE|RLE]] talks about the compression scheme used in microsoft bitmap files. | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 28 May 2007
BMP is the format used for storing lossless image data on microsoft windows. In recent years microsoft has started to favour other formats such as jpeg and png, but for many years bmp was the predominant format for lossless image storage. You can also find bitmap data embedded as resources in PE files and ICO files amongst other microsoft formats. The article RLE talks about the compression scheme used in microsoft bitmap files.