Bitmap

A bitmap is a still image produced by a fixed matrix of colored pixels, like a mosaic. You can use bitmaps as textures for materials, as backgrounds to viewports, and as rendered environments.

You can use an animation or video file as a bitmap, in which case the material or background changes over time.

In 3ds max 5, bitmaps are now reloaded automatically after they have been changed and resaved by a graphic editing program. See the Reload Textures On Change toggle in Files Preferences Settings.

The software supports the following bitmap file formats:

Autodesk animation formats (flc, fli, cel)

avi

bmp

cin

cws

dds

gif

ifl

jpeg

mov

png

psd

rgb

rla

rpf

tga

tif

yuv