BMP (OS/2) Header Format
OS/2 BMP files begin with a 26-byte header:
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offset
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size
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description
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0
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2
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signature, must be 4D42 hex
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2
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4
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size of BMP file in bytes (unreliable)
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6
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2
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reserved, must be zero
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8
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2
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reserved, must be zero
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10
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4
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offset to start of image data in bytes
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14
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4
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size of BITMAPCOREHEADER structure, must be 12
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18
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2
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image width in pixels
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20
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2
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image height in pixels
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22
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2
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number of planes in the image, must be 1
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24
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2
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number of bits per pixel (1, 4, 8, or 24)
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