BmpSettings.Compression Property

Gets or sets a BMP compression type.

Namespace: Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs
Assembly: Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)

Syntax

public CompressionType Compression { get; set; }

A CompressionType to write the image with. The default value is None.

BMP format has a very limited compression support. The table below specifies what compression types are supported by this format:

Compression Type	Limitations
None	No limitations. Supported with all pixel formats allowed for BMP files.
Rle	Can be used only if the bitmap has 4 or 8 bits per pixel (PixelFormat is Format4bppIndexed, Format8bppIndexed, or Format8bppGrayscale).