Palm bitmap

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'''Palm bitmap''' (variously called '''Palm Pilot Tbmp''', '''Palm Pilot Bitmap''', '''Palm pixmap''', etc.) is a raster image file format. It supports a variety of image types and compression schemes.
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'''Palm bitmap''' '''Palm BitmapType''' (also called '''Palm Pilot Tbmp''', '''Palm Pilot Bitmap''', '''Palm pixmap''', etc.) is a native bitmap format of Palm OS. It supports a variety of image types and compression schemes.
  
== Format ==
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It can be found embedded in some Palm file formats, and apparently has also been used by itself as a file format. In a [[PRC (PalmOS)|PRC]] file, resources named "Tbmp", "tAIB", and probably others, use this format.
The file begins with a header. Old versions have a 16-byte header, while version 3 has a 24-byte header. The first 10 bytes of the header are common to all versions.
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== Format details ==
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There are about four different versions of the format. It begins with a header of at least 16 bytes.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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* [https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/user/yonah/docs/Palm%20OS%20Reference.pdf Palm OS Reference] - See "BitmapType" and "BitmapTypeV..." sections starting on p. 518
 
* [http://www.trantor.de/kawt/doc/palmimages.html Palm Native Image Format]
 
* [http://www.trantor.de/kawt/doc/palmimages.html Palm Native Image Format]
  
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Revision as of 14:26, 4 September 2017

File Format
Name Palm bitmap
Ontology

Palm bitmap Palm BitmapType (also called Palm Pilot Tbmp, Palm Pilot Bitmap, Palm pixmap, etc.) is a native bitmap format of Palm OS. It supports a variety of image types and compression schemes.

It can be found embedded in some Palm file formats, and apparently has also been used by itself as a file format. In a PRC file, resources named "Tbmp", "tAIB", and probably others, use this format.

Format details

There are about four different versions of the format. It begins with a header of at least 16 bytes.

Specifications

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