HomePhotoshop DiscussionsWhy can’t I open a .BMP file into Photoshop? Why can’t I open a .BMP file into Photoshop? R Posted By reddy Feb 10, 2004 Views 632 Replies 2 Status Closed Another probably stupid question — why can’t I open a .bmp file into Photoshop. I keep having to use another program to convert it to a lossy (jpg) format first. Seems like I’m missing something. Thanks. MacBook Pro 16” Mockups 🔥 – in 4 materials (clay versions included) – 12 scenes – 48 MacBook Pro 16″ mockups – 6000 x 4500 px EG Eric Gill Feb 10, 2004 reddy wrote in news:: Another probably stupid question — why can’t I open a .bmp file into Photoshop. I give up. Whay can’t you open a BMP in Photoshop? I keep having to use another program to convert it to a lossy (jpg) format first. Seems like I’m missing something. A good description of the problem, mainly. Does Photoshop tell you to piss off, crash, throw an error message – what? PV Pletenev Vladimir Feb 11, 2004 check out and clear if marked file attributes such as "read only","archive" "reddy" ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????: Another probably stupid question — why can’t I open a .bmp file into Photoshop. I keep having to use another program to convert it to a lossy (jpg) format first. Seems like I’m missing something. Thanks. MacBook Pro 16” Mockups 🔥 – in 4 materials (clay versions included) – 12 scenes – 48 MacBook Pro 16″ mockups – 6000 x 4500 px Related Discussion Topics Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections [CS3] can’t open or save bmp file By andreafrancolini on Sep 3, 2008 Views 578 Replies 13 Cannot open ANY bmp files By Mike Stamm on Sep 19, 2003 Views 316 Replies 1 Windows XP Exlorer Crashes upon opening Folders with lots of jpeg or bmp files By David Hawk on Jul 15, 2003 Views 118 Replies 1 Photoshop 7 can no open .bmp files? By Brooke_Clarke on Nov 19, 2008 Views 618 Replies 7 Cannot Open bmp file in PhotoshopCS2 By Sheldon_Stone on Jan 24, 2007 Views 847 Replies 0 Could not open a BMP file… …Please HELP!!!!! By David Crampton on Sep 24, 2003 Views 337 Replies 5 Could not open a BMP file By Gary_Legon on Jan 19, 2004 Views 607 Replies 4 problems opening Photoshop CS-generated bmp file in Windows CE By Brandy_Owens on Apr 22, 2005 Views 344 Replies 4 "File Format Module Cannot Parse the File"- opening .bmp By Blaine_Workman on Jan 29, 2004 Views 625 Replies 3 .Art and BMP files, how to save from internet, and open in PS By jbach55 on Jan 16, 2004 Views 326 Replies 2 could not open filename.bmp because of disk error By will dudziak on Aug 11, 2003 Views 339 Replies 5 Cannot open/save .bmp files By Sdf_Adprr on Apr 20, 2004 Views 1826 Replies 11 Photoshop cs3 hangs when using "File > open" By bernadettebuechler on Jul 31, 2008 Views 427 Replies 8 Uninstalled CS2- Now CS3 will not open files out of Bridge By Craig_Murphy2 on Dec 13, 2007 Views 265 Replies 4 Opening a dng file By rdoc2 on Nov 6, 2011 Views 4103 Replies 52