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Format

OS/2 Bitmap

Summary

Name
OS/2 Bitmap
Version
1.0
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/25
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
PUID deprecated. Please see fmt/115 for information on OS/2 Bitmap 1.0 and Windows Bitmap 2.0. The only difference between Windows bitmap 2.0 and OS/2 bitmap 1.0 is the data type of the width and height fields of the bitmap header – for Windows 2.0 bitmaps they are signed short integers, for OS/2 1.0 bitmaps they are unsigned shorts. For positive numbers the representation is the same. Consequently, the file formats cannot be distinguished with a file signature test. The PUID for OS/2 Bitmap 1.0 has therefore been deprecated.
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

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Changelog

  • Updated in V51

    Release date
    15 July 2011

    OS/2 Bitmap 1.0: Record deprecated in favour of fmt/115 Windows Bitmap 2.0.