Convert BMP to JPG
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Microsoft Windows bitmap
| File extension | .bmp |
| File category | images |
| Description | BMP – is a popular format for storing the scan-line files, presented by Microsoft experts. It is designed exclusively for single-layered scan-lines. Such files are able to have several extensions: .rle, .dib, .bmp. With the built-in support in Windows OS / 2, the extension is seamlessly opened by a variety of applications. |
| Technical details | The image is placed with the DIB extension, which implies the ability to determine the hue of the pixel in a form that is not related to the method used by the color display. As a result, Windows OS can display a scan-line image on any kind of display device. The BMP files are larger in size because they contain an uncompressed image. |
| Programs |
Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush |
| Main program | MS Paint |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| MIME type |
Image/x-ms-bmp image/bmp |
Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format
| File extension | .jpg |
| File category | images |
| Description | JPG – is a popular graphic format, which is characterized by a high degree of compression, which leads to a decrease in image quality. It uses the technology of encoding of smooth color renditions, providing the ability to reduce the amount of data frequently during the recording of the image. Because of the small size it is requested by the owners of websites, allowing you to save the traffic effectively. It is also frequently used in memory cards of digital video cameras. The JPG algorithm is optimally suitable for compressing photographs and pictures, in which realistic scenes with little contrast of colors are present. It is not recommended to use this format for compression of drawings and various kinds of graphics, since a strong contrast between a number of closely located pixels provokes the appearance of visible artifacts. |
| Technical details | The procedure for compressing the digital images in JPG format is carried out in several stages. First, the photo is transformed into a color space YCbCr, then it is divided into squares to determine the upper range of the color spectrum. Finally, the colors and brightness are coded. JPEG uses a "lossy" compression system and discrete cosine transform technology. The format acts simultaneously as the standard of ISO and the International Telecommunication Union. The file compression ratio is in the range from 10:1 to 100:1. In this case, the reduction in image quality can vary from insignificant to substantial. |
| Programs |
Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Adobe Photoshop Adobe Suite Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Most web browsers |
| Developer | The JPEG Committee |
| MIME type |
image/jpeg |