BITMAP FILE FORMAT

1.  Bitmap File Format is also known as Bitmap Image File Or Device Independent Bitmap( DIB )  

     File Format.

2.  Raster File Format is used to store Bitmap Digital Images.

3.  We can exchanging Bitmaps between the Devices. 

FILE STRUCTURE:-

BITMAP FILE HEADER:-

 Bitmap File Header is of 14 Bytes.
 This is distinguished given below:-

  






DIB HEADER ( BITMAP INFORMATION HEADER ):-


 BITMAP INFO HEADER:-







PIXEL FORMAT:-


In a Bitmap Image File on a Disk Or a Bitmap Image in Memory, the Pixels can be defined by a varying numbers of Bits.