BMP: Difference between revisions

From Valve Developer Community
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
(badly moved multipage dddddd)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{lang|BMP}}
{{LanguageBar}}
'''BMP''', short for bitmap, is an uncompressed image format. BMP image files are generally very large in size and unsuitable for most purposes, though they can be used for textures before the textures are converted to [[VTF]] format.
{{stub}}
'''BMP''', short for bitmap, is an raster graphics image format used by {{gldsrc|4.1}}. While the file format itself supports 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit formats, as well as RLE compression for 8-bit and lower formats, GoldSrc ''exclusively'' uses the uncompressed 8-bit format for BMPs. The exception is the [[screenshot]] command, which creates a 24-bit BMP.


A better alternative to BMP is [[PNG]], as this format uses lossless compression techniques to perfectly preserve the image in a lower file size.
== See also ==
* [[TGA]], the image format used for 24-bit and 32-bit images in GoldSrc
* [[Screenshot]]


[[TGA]] (Targa) files are widely used for texture creation/saving before conversion to VTF. TGA files are generally uncompressed and take up similar amounts of space to BMP files.
== External links ==
 
{{w|BMP file format}} on Wikipedia
==See also==
*[[Screenshot]]


[[Category:File formats]]
[[Category:File formats]]
[[Category:Image formats]]

Latest revision as of 04:17, 12 July 2024

English (en)Deutsch (de)中文 (zh)Translate (Translate)

Stub

This article or section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

BMP, short for bitmap, is an raster graphics image format used by GoldSrc GoldSrc. While the file format itself supports 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit formats, as well as RLE compression for 8-bit and lower formats, GoldSrc exclusively uses the uncompressed 8-bit format for BMPs. The exception is the screenshot command, which creates a 24-bit BMP.

See also

  • TGA, the image format used for 24-bit and 32-bit images in GoldSrc
  • Screenshot

External links

Wikipedia icon BMP file format on Wikipedia

Retrieved from "https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w/index.php?title=BMP&oldid=429544"