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Missing bitmap option in Photoshop

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September 26, 2019
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Photoshop CC is suddenly missing its ability to save as/export files as a bitmap file. This happened overnight, because I saved a file to bitmap just yesterday. What gives? I use photoshop on my iMac Pro.

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Correct answer PECourtejoie

Hi, do you mean a .BMP file? if the file has layers, you need to Save a Copy, not just do a save as.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html#Set_file_saving_preferences

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Pedr_Pacheco

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Photoshop 25.11 take out, BMP...

PECourtejoie

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Hi, did you try the save a copy, as described, or to setup preferences to "legacy save as"?

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Matthew27387713rrd0

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Under image / mode - CYMK was selected and thus not allowing file to be saved as a .BMP. CYMK had to be changed to RGB in order for the file to be saved as a .BMP.

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

YEs, BMP are RGB only (maybe bitmap -b&w)

TenTin

Known Participant

How about exporting just one Artboard as BMP? I have multiple Artboards in one PSD doc, and I want to export one of them as BMP. There is no BMP in the Export as dialogue box, Save as a copy has BMP, but it saves all artboards as BMP!

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default24249910oxy8we

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Just use .bmp while saving the document. It's getting saved in the Bitmap format

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Triped

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Thanks for all the tips to solve this problem. I had this issue also and I think it's an absolutely joke in this day and version we're at for such a simple thing to be a problem, not to mention that most people pay a monthly subscription.

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

Hi, before CS5, it was not possible to save a file in a format that does not support all attributes of the file (you can't save a word document as txt if it has embedded images) CS5 made it easy, but users were caught with files without layers, paths, etc.
Apple mandated to stop that sort of behavior (you explicitly need to save a copy of the file to do so)

but now, it is possible to revert to the -risky- behavior you want, by enabling "legacy save as" in the files handling section of the preferences.

norfanos

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I located it while the image is in indexed color mode, under "Save a Copy" or "Save As" then select "Save a Copy"

PECourtejoie

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Community Expert

Hi, do you mean a .BMP file? if the file has layers, you need to Save a Copy, not just do a save as.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html#Set_file_saving_preferences

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kyler11166443

Participating Frequently

Same problem, but my file did not have layers. It did have a custom path in the layers/channels/paths tab. This also prevented my BMP option from showing in the save as drop down. Deleted the path and BMP option came back. The save a copy work around also worked for this.

loa

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I've also had that problem, even though the illustration was in grayscale and 8 bit, but found that pressing Ctrl + Alt + s (the letter not Shift) then I get the option plus a lot others. Hope this might help you!

Toodlelou

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This is the only proposed solution that worked for me. Thanks.

loa

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You're welcome!

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bingandham

Inspiring

I had the same issue. I resized the bitmap as it was huge (30inchesx20inches)

This worked

davescm

Community Expert

Hi

What Image mode and bit depth is your document? You will not see .bmp in Save As if your are using 16 bits/Channel or your image mode is anything other than RGB or BitMap
Dave

MSI Zamuty

Participant

Thanks dear ! I want to re install my PS.

Zamuty

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