OS/2 bitmap family

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IBM '''OS/2 BMP''' (also known as '''Presentation Manager Bitmap''' or '''PM Bitmap''') is a family of image formats that is closely related to the Windows [[BMP]] formats.
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By '''OS/2 bitmap family''', we refer to the following image formats:
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* [[OS/2 Bitmap Array]]
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* The OS/2-style [[BMP]] formats
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* [[OS/2 Icon]]
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* [[OS/2 Pointer]]
  
== Versions ==
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See the individual articles for more information.
=== OS/2 BMP 1.0 ===
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* PRONOM: {{PRONOM|fmt/115}}
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Version 1.0 is identical to [[BMP#Windows BMP v2|Windows BMP v2]].
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=== OS/2 BMP 2.0 ===
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== Format details ==
* PRONOM: {{PRONOM|fmt/x-270}}
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All files begin with a 14-byte "file header", of which the first two bytes are an ASCII signature indicating the file type.
 
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The first two bytes of the file are a signature indicating the file's image type.
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|"BA" || Bitmap Array || May use '''.bga''' filename extension.
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|<code>BA</code> || Bitmap Array || Refer to [[OS/2 Bitmap Array]].
 
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|"BM" || Bitmap || See [[BMP#OS/2 BMP 2.0|BMP]] for more about this type.
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|<code>BM</code> || Bitmap || Refer to [[BMP]] (OS/2 sections).
 
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|"CI" || Color Icon
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|<code>CI</code> || Color Icon || Refer to [[OS/2 Icon]].
 
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|"CP" || Color Pointer
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|<code>CP</code> || Color Pointer || Refer to [[OS/2 Pointer]].
 
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|"IC" || Icon
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|<code>IC</code> || Icon || Refer to [[OS/2 Icon]].
 
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|"PT" || Pointer
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|<code>PT</code> || Pointer || Refer to [[OS/2 Pointer]].
 
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==Resources==
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== Specifications ==
 
* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/spec/902d5c253f2a43ada39c2b81034f27fd/view.htm OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Guide, Vol III]
 
* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/spec/902d5c253f2a43ada39c2b81034f27fd/view.htm OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Guide, Vol III]
* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/egff.htm OS/2 Bitmap File Format Summary] From Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats at FileFormat.Info (1996)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format Wikipedia page on the BMP file format] has some info related to OS/2
 
  
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== Links ==
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* {{EGFF|os2bmp|OS/2 Bitmap File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
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* [[Wikipedia:BMP file format|Wikipedia page on the BMP file format]] has some info related to OS/2
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[[Category:OS/2]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, 15 July 2016

File Format
Name OS/2 bitmap family
Ontology

By OS/2 bitmap family, we refer to the following image formats:

See the individual articles for more information.

[edit] Format details

All files begin with a 14-byte "file header", of which the first two bytes are an ASCII signature indicating the file type.

Signature Image type Notes
BA Bitmap Array Refer to OS/2 Bitmap Array.
BM Bitmap Refer to BMP (OS/2 sections).
CI Color Icon Refer to OS/2 Icon.
CP Color Pointer Refer to OS/2 Pointer.
IC Icon Refer to OS/2 Icon.
PT Pointer Refer to OS/2 Pointer.

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