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BMP vs XBM

BMP vs XBM

Una comparativa detallada de BMP Image y X BitMap — tamaño de archivo, calidad, compatibilidad y cuál elegir según tu flujo de trabajo.

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BMP

BMP Image

Raster & Vector Images

BMP is an uncompressed raster image format native to Windows. Files are large but preserve exact pixel data with no compression artifacts. Rarely used on the web due to file size.

Sobre los archivos BMP
XBM

X BitMap

Raster & Vector Images

XBM (X BitMap) is a monochrome image format used in the X Window System for cursor and icon bitmaps. The format stores pixel data as C source code arrays, making it directly includable in X11 programs.

Sobre los archivos XBM

Comparativa de ventajas

BMP Ventajas

  • Dead-simple format — trivially easy to read and write.
  • Lossless and uncompressed — perfect bit-exact pixel storage.
  • Universally supported in Windows applications since 1985.
  • Supports 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit color depths.

XBM Ventajas

  • Valid C source — embeddable.
  • Text-editable.
  • Tiny files.
  • X11-native since 1989.

Limitaciones

BMP Limitaciones

  • Enormous file sizes — no meaningful compression in typical use.
  • Not a web format — browsers support it but nobody serves BMPs over HTTP.
  • No metadata support (no EXIF, no ICC profile in practice).
  • Multiple header versions mean "a BMP" is ambiguous — parsers must handle several variants.

XBM Limitaciones

  • 1-bit monochrome only.
  • Legacy — modern UIs use PNG/SVG.
  • No compression.

Especificaciones técnicas

Especificación BMP XBM
MIME type image/bmp image/x-xbitmap
Extensions .bmp, .dib —
Compression None (typical); RLE 4/8 bit (rare) —
Color depths 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bits per pixel —
Byte order Little-endian —
Extension — .xbm
Bit depth — 1-bit
Format — C source code

Tamaños típicos de archivo

BMP

  • Small icon (32×32) 4 KB
  • Screenshot (1920×1080) ~6 MB
  • 4K image (3840×2160) ~25 MB
  • Scanned A4 at 300 dpi ~25 MB

XBM

  • Mouse cursor (16×16) < 1 KB

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Preguntas frecuentes

BMP (Bitmap) is a raster image format developed by Microsoft for Windows. It stores images with no compression by default, resulting in large file sizes but pixel-perfect quality. It has been part of Windows since version 1.0.

BMP (Bitmap) is a raster image formato developed by Microsoft para Windows. It stores images com no compressão by default, resulting in large tamanho do arquivos mas pixel-perfect quality. It has been part of Windows since version 1.0.

BMP files open in Windows Paint, Photos, macOS Preview, GIMP, Photoshop, and virtually any image viewer. All Windows applications support BMP natively.

BMP arquivos abrir in Windows Paint, Photos, macOS Preview, GIMP, Photoshop, e virtually any image viewer. All Windows aplicativos support BMP natively.

PNG is better than BMP in almost every scenario since it provides lossless compression (smaller files), transparency support, and wider cross-platform use. BMP is mainly relevant for legacy Windows applications.

PNG is melhor que BMP in almost every scenario since it fornece sem perdas compressão (smaller files), transparência support, e wider cross-platform use. BMP is mainly relevant para legacy Windows aplicativos.