BMP vs DV — Differences, File Size & When to Use Each

BMP vs DV

Ein detaillierter Vergleich von BMP Image und Digital Video — Dateigröße, Qualität, Kompatibilität und welches je nach Workflow zu wählen ist.

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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.

Über BMP-Dateien

Digital Video

Video Files

DV (Digital Video) is a standard for recording digital video on tape, widely used in MiniDV camcorders. It uses intraframe DCT compression at 25 Mbps, providing broadcast-quality video with frame-accurate editing capabilities.

Über DV-Dateien

Vorteilsvergleich

BMP Vorteile

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.

DV Vorteile

Lossless capture from tape via FireWire.
Each frame compressed independently — editing without intermediate transcoding.
Universal support in every pre-2010 NLE.
Fixed 25 Mbps bitrate — predictable storage and edit performance.

Einschränkungen

BMP Einschränkungen

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.

DV Einschränkungen

Legacy — camcorders and tape decks are out of production.
Large files vs modern codecs (13 GB per hour).
Interlaced video requires deinterlacing for modern displays.
FireWire ports disappeared from PCs around 2012 — archive-capture is a specialty now.

Technische Spezifikationen

Spezifikation	BMP	DV
MIME type	image/bmp	video/dv
Extensions	.bmp, .dib	.dv, .dif
Compression	None (typical); RLE 4/8 bit (rare)	—
Color depths	1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bits per pixel	—
Byte order	Little-endian	—
Standard	—	IEC 61834 (consumer DV); SMPTE 314M (DVCPRO)
Bitrate	—	25 Mbps (DV); 50 Mbps (DVCPRO50); 100 Mbps (DVCPRO HD)
Native interface	—	IEEE 1394 FireWire

Typische Dateigrößen

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

DV

1 minute of DV capture ~216 MB
1 hour MiniDV tape (full) ~13 GB

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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.