ImageGear v26.3 - Updated November 9, 2022
Developer Guide / File Formats and Compressions / File Formats / File Formats Reference / DIB
DIB
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.