I can’t open BMP images

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Kuock
Jun 10, 2005
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Hi everybody,

I’ve got Photoshop 7 and can’t open/import BMP images.

When I try to open any BMP file, the dialog box is empty.

I can open/import other formats but not the Windows’ standard.

I think this is quite weird…

Help me if you can please

Thank you
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D._Craig_Flory
Jun 11, 2005
Do you have .bmp as a format that your Photoshop will recognize? When you first installed it, Photoshop had a box come up asking you to check off formats. You might have not checked it off for bitmaps. Do you remember if you do or not ? And, will your bmp’s open in other programs like MS Paint? If so , then it is probably your installation setup.

Craig Flory
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Kuock
Jun 11, 2005
Thank you for your reply, Craig,

I can open bmp files in Paint.

How can I know if my Photoshop recognizes the bmp format? in Preferences I don’t see it.

I’ve worked with bmp files before using the same Photoshop.
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Mick_Murphy
Jun 11, 2005
To work with BMP files, you need to have BMP.8BI in Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\File Formats (this is where it goes in CS and CS2, don’t know for 7).
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Gernot_Hoffmann
Jun 11, 2005
Kuock,

if you install PhS7 by default settings, then the BMP filter will be installed. If you use custom settings then there is IMO a minor confusion how the checked options are interpreted.

Best regards –Gernot Hoffmann
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Dana_Gartenlaub
Jun 12, 2005
Just out of curiosity, are you double clicking on a .bmp and expecting it to open in Photoshop? Or are you using File>Open and navigating to the image?

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