### 5.9. Export Image as BMP

#### 5.9.1. Overview

Obrázek 15.65. The BMP Export dialog

The BMP file format is a raster image format. It is most often used on Windows.

#### 5.9.2. Options

Run-Length Encoded

  When checked, run-length encoding will be used to compress the image data. This setting is only available for 4- and 8-bit indexed and grayscale images. For other formats it is disabled.

Write color space information

  By default, GIMP writes color space information, but not all programs can read BMP images that have this data included. This setting allows you to disable writing the color space information.

RGB format

  This setting determines the export format for RGB images. It is disabled for indexed and grayscale images. The following choices are available:

  16 bit (R5 G6 B5)

    Pixels are written using 16 bits: 5 red bits, 6 green bits and 5 blue bits.

  16 bit (A1 R5 G5 B5)

    Pixels are written using 16 bits: 1 alpha bit, 5 red bits, 5 green bits and 5 blue bits.

  16 bit (X1 R5 G5 B5)

    Pixels are written using 16 bits: 1 undefined bit, 5 red bits, 5 green bits and 5 blue bits.

  24 bit (R8 G8 B8)

    Pixels are written using 24 bits: 8 red bits, 8 green bits and 8 blue bits.

  32 bit (A8 R8 G8 B8)

    Pixels are written using 32 bits: 8 alpha bits, 8 red bits, 8 green bits and 8 blue bits.

  32 bit (X8 R8 G8 B8)

    Pixels are written using 32 bits: 8 undefined bits, 8 red bits, 8 green bits and 8 blue bits.

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