BMP to PDF
Place a supported BMP screenshot on one PDF page for a ticket or report. This route accepts uncompressed 24-bit or 32-bit pixels, not compressed BMP variants.
Format Comparison & Technical Specifications
| Specification | BMP | |
|---|---|---|
| MIME Type | image/bmp | application/pdf |
| Type | raster | document container |
| Compression | uncompressed / RLE | Flate / JPEG / JBIG2 / CCITT |
| Standard Specification | Microsoft Windows Bitmap Header | ISO 32000-2:2020 |
| Magic Bytes Header | 42 4D (BM) | 25 50 44 46 (%PDF) |
Format Overview & Applications
A Windows screen capture saved as BMP can be attached to a defect ticket as a one-page reference, avoiding the need for the recipient to open a bitmap editor.
Technical Specifications & Codec Breakdown
The BMP path accepts uncompressed 24-bit or 32-bit pixels, reads the row orientation, and converts BGR channel order into RGBA before PNG embedding.
OS & Browser Compatibility
Windows paint tools can open BMP directly; the converted page is easier to place in a report and can be read by standard PDF viewers.
Useful info
If the source is paletted, RLE-compressed, or another BMP profile, re-save it as an uncompressed 24-bit or 32-bit BMP before using this route.
Format Comparison & Technical Specifications
A 1920×1200 desktop capture for a support ticket maps to a 12.8×8 inch page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which BMP types can I send?
The decoder checks for uncompressed 24-bit or 32-bit pixels. Palette-indexed and compressed BMP variants are outside this path.
Will a top-down BMP be upside down?
The BMP height sign is checked and the rows are arranged top-to-bottom in the decoded RGBA image.