# Change .gif to .bmp?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-gif-to-bmp/164244>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-gif-to-bmp/164244 "2005-09-29T15:27:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![jay\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jay\_em](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jay_em)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-gif-to-bmp/164244/1 "2005-09-29T15:27:05Z")

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I need to create a set of icons for an app, and I have them all laid out in PS.  
When I “save for web”, and choose bitmap [.bmp] they, of course turn b&w.  
To preserve color, and give the customer a finished, colored .bmp, what steps do I take?  
When searching for an answer, my results consist of conversion software…

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