Format | PSD | BMP |
Company | Adobe | Microsoft |
Description | It is Adobe Photoshop\'s native format. | The BMP file format is used internally in the Microsoft Windows operating system to handle graphics images. These files are typically not compressed, resulting in large files. The main advantage of BMP files is their wide acceptance, simplicity, and use in Windows programs. |
Benefits | It stores an image with support for most imaging options available in Photoshop. These include layers with masks, color spaces, ICC profiles, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot colors, Clipping paths, and duotone settings. | Popular |
Drawbacks | Large files | Uncompressed large files |
Metadata | Handles XMP, EXIF or IPTC |
Professional photo conversion and processing. | |
Used by photographers (amateur and professional), design studios, architects, large organizations (NASA, IBM, Chrysler, University hospitals). | |
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