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

BMP vs MPG

Ein detaillierter Vergleich von BMP Image und MPEG Video (short) — 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

MPG

MPEG Video (short)

Video Files

MPG is a short extension for MPEG video files, commonly used for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video content.

Über MPG-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.

MPG Vorteile

Universal legacy support.
Trivially rewrappable to .mp4 without re-encoding.
Low decoding overhead.

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.

MPG Einschränkungen

Aging codec — larger files than modern alternatives.
No HDR, no modern audio, no modern subtitles.
Mostly legacy — not used for new production.

Technische Spezifikationen

Spezifikation	BMP	MPG
MIME type	image/bmp	—
Extensions	.bmp, .dib	.mpg
Compression	None (typical); RLE 4/8 bit (rare)	—
Color depths	1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bits per pixel	—
Byte order	Little-endian	—
MIME types	—	video/mpeg
Container	—	MPEG Program Stream
Codecs	—	MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video + MP1/MP2 audio

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

MPG

5-min camcorder clip (MPEG-2) 40-60 MB
2-hour DVD rip 4-7 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.