Exporting Visual Studio-compatible Bitmaps from GIMP

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jeff Fitzsimons

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When exporting bitmaps from GIMP, two options must be selected in order for the bitmaps to be compatible with Visual Studio:

  1. Under Compatibility Options, check “Do not write color space information”.
  2. Under Advanced Options, select “R8 G8 B8” under 24 bits.

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Jeff Fitzsimons is a software engineer in the California Bay Area. Technical specialties include C++, Win32, and multithreading. Personal interests include rock climbing, cycling, motorcycles, and photography.
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One Response to Exporting Visual Studio-compatible Bitmaps from GIMP

  1. werner says:
    May 26, 2021 at 8:27 am

    Thanks !

    To be able to see these options, one should also set the mode to RGB :
    Image / Mode -> RGB

    May safe some time to someone :-)

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