Detailed Explanation of BMP File Format and File Holders Example

This assignment provides an overview of the BMP (Bitmap) file format, detailing its structure and key components. It explains how pixels are stored, the role of the color palette, and the significance of the BMP header, including its layout and the information it contains. The assignment also highlights the file's ease of use and its ability to be compressed without data loss. References to relevant research papers are included to support the explanation, offering a deeper understanding of BMP file format and its application.

USE THE BMP FORMAT AS AN EXAMPLE TO
EXPLAIN FILE HOLDERS
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY

.bmp format
 The BMP file format is known as the DIB
or bitmap file format (Jensen et al., 2014)
 Storage of Pixel:
 The pixels are stored with the depth of
color that is 1, 4, 8 ,16 ,32 pixel or bits.
 Palette of color

Bitmap file Header:
 It contains the information about layout, size
and type of a file that is in bitmap format.
 1st two characters: BM (0x4D 0x42)
 The next 4 bytes are the size of the file
 The next bytes are the unused storage
(Ferreira et al., 2014)
 And the final 4 bytes are offset

Usage of BMP file format
The BMP file format is documented so well as
well as free of patents.
There is so much simplicity in BMP file format
(Chambi et al., 2016).
Most of the BMP files are having a
comparatively larger file and bmp formatted
files can be compressed with the algorithm of
no loss compression of data (Sharma, M.H.,
MithleshArya, M. and Goyal, M.D., 2013).

References:
Chambi, S., Lemire, D., Kaser, O. and Godin, R., 2016. Better bitmap performance with
Roaring bitmaps. Software: practice and experience, 46(5), pp.709-719.
Ferreira, T.A., Blackman, A.V., Oyrer, J., Jayabal, S., Chung, A.J., Watt, A.J., Sjöström, P.J. and
Van Meyel, D.J., 2014. Neuronal morphometry directly from bitmap images. Nature
methods, 11(10), p.982.
Jensen, O.T., Lehman, H., Ringeman, J.L. and Casap, N., 2014. Fabrication of printed titanium
shells for containment of BMP-2 composite graft materials for alveolar bone
reconstruction. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 29(1).
Sharma, M.H., MithleshArya, M. and Goyal, M.D., 2013. Secure image hiding algorithm using
cryptography and steganography. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) e-ISSN,
pp.2278-0661.