eLynx SDK v3.3.0
C++ image processing API reference

bmp

best image quality, large file

To get best image quality, you should choose BMP file format(Windows Bitmap). It's used internally in the Microsoft Windows operating system to handle graphics images. These files are typically not compressed, resulting in large file.

BMP is a standard Windows image format on DOS and Windows-compatible computers. BMP format supports RGB, Indexed Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap color modes. You can specify either Windows or OS/2® format and a bit depth of 8 bits/channel. For 4-bit and 8-bit images using Windows format, you can also specify RLE compression.

Specification Microsoft Windows Bitmap File Format Summary
Library EasyBMP Version 1.01 - December 1, 2006
Copyright 2005-6 by the EasyBMP Project
Samples SDK, bmp Suite: home, view
FileFeaturesPixel format
1b.bmp 1 bit - 2 grayscales Lub
4bColor.bmp 4 bit - 16 colors RGBub
4bGray.bmp 4 bit - 16 grayscales Lub
8bColor.bmp 8 bit - 256 colors RGBub
8bGray.bmp 8 bit - 256 grayscales Lub
24b.bmp 3x8 bits rgb color RGBub
32b.bmp 4x8 bits rgba color RGBub

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