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| File extension | .BMP, .RLE, .DIB |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | May be the simplest file format, BMP was developed jointly by Microsoft and IBM. That is why it is widespread on Windows platform. This extension is characterized a raster graphic format which is recognized by many programs today. In comparison with other bitmap formats, JPEG and GIF, BMP keeps color data for each pixel in the image and doesn't compress images to decrease a file size. That is what makes it perfect file format for printable images. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop MS Paint Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | image/bmp Image/x-ms-bmp |
| Useful links | More detailed information on BMP files |
| File extension | .PNG |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | PNG images provide lossless compression, that is why the quality of the picture is nice, but the size of the file is huge. Because of it this file format is used by photographers. PNG may have several layers of transparency and even include short text descriptions which help search engines to examine the file. Although PNG was developed to replace GIF and partly other formats, it doesn’t support animation since it can’t contain several images like GIF. |
| Associated programs | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari |
| Developed by | PNG Development Group |
| MIME type | image/png |
| Useful links | More detailed information on PNG files |
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