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marief68867381
marief68867381
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December 9, 2019
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4 Bit BMP Files

  • December 9, 2019
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Hey guys I got a question for you. Does the latest version of Adobe Photoshop still support 4 bit BMP files? I converted the file to index and made it 15 color. In the latest version of Photoshop when I go to save the file as a BMP it has the 4 bit option greyed out. However I installed a earlier version of Photoshop, followed the same process, and it worked. I was able to save the file as a 4 bit BMP. If the lattest verion does still support 4 bit BMP was wondering if I could have some help getting that to work. 

 

Thank you. 

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
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December 9, 2019

"In the latest version of Photoshop when I go to save the file as a BMP it has the 4 bit option greyed out."

 

If an option is greyed out, that means that Photoshop cannot create a 4 bit BMP file for a reason. The option itself is (still) supported. I would love to see a screen shot of that dialogue, however.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
marief68867381
marief68867381Author
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December 9, 2019

Hey Abambo, thanks for the reply. For some reason I can save 4 bit files now? I did nothing different however, the dialogue box now has 4 bit as a option for me to select. I should note that I save the files as GIF's before importing them back into photoshop and then converting them to 4 bit BMP files. I have attached a photo of Index color settings I used and the dialogue box for choosing between bit depths. (The only reason the options are greyed out in this picture was because I was taking a screen shot. All options were avilable when I took this screenshot.) 

Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
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December 9, 2019
I avoid bmp as a file format because it is quite useless...

My statement above still is valid: if the option is greyed out, a condition on the data in Photoshop disallows that format.

Abambo
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