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PNG (Image)
| File extension | .png |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | PNG pronounced ping is a format for storing bitmapped (raster) images on computers. It was created originally to replace the GIF file format when it was announced that the companies who created the GIF format wanted royalties. PNG uses indexed colors and lossless compression (like a .GIF file), but without those copyright limitations; it cannot be animated like a GIF image. |
| Actions | PNG to BMP - Convert file now View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | PNG images are in many ways better than .GIF as they also include an 8-bit transparency channel, which allows the colors in the image to fade from opaque to transparent; GIF images only support fully opaque or fully transparent pixels. PNG supports palettes of 24-bit RGB colors, RGB images or greyscale or RGB images. PNG was intended to be able to transfer images on the Internet, not professional graphics, and so does not support other colour spaces (such as CMYK). |
| Associated programs | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari |
| Developed by | PNG Development Group |
| MIME type | image/png |
| Useful links | Further information on PNG Files How can I open a PNG file ? PNG Converter |
BMP (Image)
| File extension | .bmp |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | BMP is a standard image file format which was historically used by computers running the Windows operating system. The format is more commonly know as Bitmap files. The term bitmap was originally coined in computer programming to refer to a map of bits. Historically when you saved an image on your home PC you might have saved it as a .bhp file, this is becoming less common with .jpeg the preferred image file format with the advent of digital cameras. |
| Actions | BMP Converter View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | Bitmap files are housed in a device-independent bitmap (DIB) format. The term device independent means that the bitmap specifies pixel color in a form independent of the method used by a display to represent color. This enables Windows to show the bitmap on any type of display device - such as your monitor. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop MS Paint Microsoft Photo Editor Paintbrush |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | Image/x-ms-bmp |
| Useful links | More detailed information on BMP files What programs can I use to open a BMP file ? BMP Converter |
Convert PNG file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert PNG files to a variety of other formats
- png to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- png to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
- png to docx (Microsoft Word 2007 Document)
- png to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- png to ico (Windows Icon)
- png to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- png to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- png to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- png to ps (PostScript)
- png to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- png to thumbnail (Thumbnail image)
- png to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- png to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- png to webp (Lossily compressed image file)
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