MS Paint Techniques

#01 – Converting Bitmaps .bmp to .jpg

• by Zuateg

Choosing File Tipe

• When you want to save a file on MS Paint you must choose one of these options:

• 24 bits bitmap (.bmp): Windows bitmaps• 256 colours bitmap (.bmp): Windows bitmaps• 16 colours bitmap (.bmp): Windows bitmaps• Monochromatic bitmap (.bmp): Windows bitmaps• JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg): JPEB bitmaps• GIF (.gif): CompuServe bitmaps• TIFF (.tif, .tiff): TIFF bitmaps• PNG (.png): PNG bitmaps

How do Modes work

• 24 bits: high definition pictures: photos, draws.• 256 colours: palette of complementary colours.• 16 colours: primary and secondary colours, two

greys, black and white.• Monochromatic: black and white.• JPEG, GIF: send works to web sites.

Graphic Resultson .bmp and .jpg

See ahead:

• The same illustration (#1 and #2).

• Saved first on .bmp (MS Paint).

• After, saved on .jpg (to web).

• Slides #1 e #2 show both situations.

Slide #1: bmp

Slide #2 jpg

Conclusion

It is necessary more than attemptable observation to differenciate the original illustration made in bitmap (.bmp) from the second drawing (edited in .jpg). At

the first look, all of them seems the same. But, if you compare the file sizes you will understand the differences. As long as .bmp file size is 207 kb, the .jpg

files size is 167 kb.Here is the difference.