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 2/3, .NET 4, Silverlight, Silverlight Windows Phone 7 |
| BmpRle | 4, 8 BPP | 4, 8 BPP |
Windows BMP, with RLE compression.
Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4, Silverlight, Silverlight Windows Phone 7 |
| Os2 | 1, 4, 8, 24 BPP | 1, 4, 8, 24 BPP |
OS/2 BMP version 1.x.
Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4 |
| Os22 | 1, 4, 8, 24 BPP | 1, 4, 8, 24 BPP |
OS/2 BMP version 2.x.
Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4 |
Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Bmp.Dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application .
Related Formats: PBM - Portable Bitmap Utilities Format, PCX - PCX Format, WBMP - Wireless Bitmap Format, XPM - XPicMap, XBM - XBitMap Format.