Full Name	DIB (Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap)
Format ID	ImGearFormats.BMP
File Extension(s)	*.dib
Data Type	Raster image
Data Encoding	Binary
Multi-Page Support	No
Alpha Channel Support	No
IG Metadata Update Support	No

ImageGear Supported Versions

See BMP format description.

ImageGear Supported Features

• IGFilterFormatFlags.DETECTSUPPORT - autodetection
• IGFilterFormatFlags.PAGEREADSUPPORT - single page file reading
• IGFilterFormatFlags.PAGEINSERTSUPPORT - single-page file writing

ImageGear Read Support

• ImGearCompressions.NONE:
  • Indexed RGB: 1, 4, 8 bpp;
  • RGB: 15, 16, 24 bpp;
  • RGB + Alpha: 32 bpp.
• ImGearCompressions.RLE:
  • Indexed RGB: 4, 8 bpp

ImageGear Write Support

• ImGearCompressions.NONE:
  • Indexed RGB: 1, 4, 8 bpp;
  • RGB: 15, 24 bpp
• ImGearCompressions.RLE:
  • Indexed RGB: 4, 8 bpp

ImageGear Filter Control Parameters

Filter Control Parameter	Type	Default Value	Available Values	Description
UpsideDown	bool	false	false, true	If true then the images will be saved upside-down
Type	int	1 (BMI, MS Windows format)	0 (BMC, OS/2 1.x format), 1 (BMI, MS Windows format), 2 (BMI2, OS/2 2.x format).	BMP type to use for saving.
Scanner16GrayEnabled	bool	false	false, true	Vidar 12-bit scanner options
Scanner16GrayType	int	0	0, 1	Vidar 12-bit scanner options: 0 a no particular scanner is specified. 1 a old VXR 12 scanner.

Comments

DIB is a synonym for the BMP format.