(Scroll down to the area on that page that refers to Mac OS X.)Īlternatively, if you need more information on this process I can write more about it, but until then, I hope this tutorial on how to convert BMP images to JPEG or PNG image formats has been helpful. If you're comfortable with the Mac Unix command line, you can install ImageMagick on a Mac OS X system as described on this page using MacPorts.
(This example was taken from the ImageMagick website.) Installing ImageMagick on Mac OS X If you want to resize your BMP image you may want to use the ImageMagick convert command, like this:Ĭonvert test.bmp -resize 1024x768 test.jpeg configure configuring ImageMagick 6.0.3 checking build system. When following the install-unix.txt i get this from the terminal: hype-it:/ImageMagick-6.0.3 lazarus. Now, if you want to convert ALL BMP images in the current directory to JPEG format, use this command, noting the use of the wildcard character in the '*.bmp' specification: Hi folks, does anyone know what i use to compile ImageMagick-6.0.3 in Panther I'm building a test site on my localhost. If you want to convert that same BMP image to PNG format, use this command instead, substituting 'png' for 'jpg': Using ImageMagick you can convert one BMP image to the JPEG format with one simple command like this: The commands about to be shown are powerful, meaning you can do a lot of great things with them, or possibly some bad things. Warning: Before proceeding, please make a backup of your image files. IrfanView is a free program for non-commercial users, widely used not only for editing but also for organizing and. It is preferred by users for its compact size and ability to perform multiple tasks. (Unfortunately my Mac batch image conversion tutorial using the Mac Automator doesn't work on BMP files.) Convert BMP images to JPEG or PNG IrfanView is a multi-lingual image editing program from Windows that is compatible with all available versions of Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. However, if you have a lot of BMP images, and want to convert them all to JPEG or PNG format, you'll probably want to look at a Mac command-line tool like ImageMagick.
If you have just one BMP file you need to convert, or just a few, you can convert BMP images to JPEG using Preview. Mac BMP image FAQ: How can I convert BMP image files to the JPEG format?