| Full Name | DIB (Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap) |
| Format ID | IG_FORMAT_DIB = 9 |
| File Extension(s) | *.dib |
| Data Type | Raster image |
| Data Encoding | Binary |
| Color Profile Support | No |
| ImageGear Multipage Support | No |
| ImageGear Alpha Channel Support | No |
| ImageGear Platforms Support | WIN32, WIN64, .NET, .NET64 |
ImageGear Supported Versions:
See BMP format description.
ImageGear Supported Features:
- IG_FLTR_DETECTSUPPORT - autodetection
- IG_FLTR_PAGEREADSUPPORT - single page file reading
- IG_FLTR_PAGEINSERTSUPPORT - single-page file writing
ImageGear Read Support:
- IG_COMPRESSION_NONE:
- Indexed RGB: 1, 4, 8 bpp;
- RGB: 15, 16, 24 bpp;
- RGB + Alpha: 32 bpp.
- IG_COMPRESSION_RLE:
- Indexed RGB: 4, 8 bpp
ImageGear Write Support:
- IG_COMPRESSION_NONE:
- Indexed RGB: 1, 4, 8 bpp;
- RGB: 15, 24 bpp
- IG_COMPRESSION_RLE:
- Indexed RGB: 4, 8 bpp
ImageGear Filter Control Parameters:
| Filter Control Parameter | Type | Default Value | Available Values | Description |
| UPSIDE_DOWN | AT_BOOL | FALSE | FALSE, TRUE | If TRUE then the images will be saved upside-down |
| TYPE | UINT | BMP_TYPE_BMI | BMP_TYPE_BMC, BMP_TYPE_BMI, BMP_TYPE_BMI2 | Type of BMP, see BMP_TYPE_... constants |
| COMPRESSION | DWORD | BMP_COMP_RGB | BMP_COMP_RLE4, BMP_COMP_RLE8, BMP_COMP_RGB | BMP compression, see BMP_COMP_... constants |
| B16_GRAY_SCANNER | AT_BOOL | FALSE | FALSE, TRUE | Vidar 12-bit scanner options |
| B16_GRAY_SCANTYPE | UINT | 0 | Vidar 12-bit scanner options |
Comments:
DIB is a synonym for the BMP format.