OS/2 bitmap family

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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]]
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See the individual articles for more information.
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== Format details ==
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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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{| class="wikitable"
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! Signature
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! Image type
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! Notes
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|<code>BA</code> || Bitmap Array || Refer to [[OS/2 Bitmap Array]].
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|<code>BM</code> || Bitmap || Refer to [[BMP]] (OS/2 sections).
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|<code>CI</code> || Color Icon || Refer to [[OS/2 Icon]].
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|<code>CP</code> || Color Pointer || Refer to [[OS/2 Pointer]].
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|<code>IC</code> || Icon || Refer to [[OS/2 Icon]].
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|<code>PT</code> || Pointer || Refer to [[OS/2 Pointer]].
 
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==Overview==
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== Specifications ==
IBM OS/2 used a different BMP file format than Microsoft Windows, so that the two formats are not interchangeable.
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* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/spec/902d5c253f2a43ada39c2b81034f27fd/view.htm OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Guide, Vol III]
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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
  
==Resources==
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[[Category:OS/2]]
* OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Guide, Vol III [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/spec/902d5c253f2a43ada39c2b81034f27fd/view.htm]
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* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/os2bmp/egff.htm OS/2 Bitmap File Format Summary] From Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats at FileFormat.Info (1996)
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* [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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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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