# Key Features

## Content



Bitmap offers many advanced image processing features beyond simple image loading and saving as listed below:

*   **Load images**<br />Bitmap loads images of various container formats including BMP, PNG, JPEG, JPEG-XR, and ICO. Bitmap also supports single frame TIFF and GIFs. In addition, Bitmap allows loading several images, one by one, into the same instance of C1Bitmap.<br /><br />
*   **Save images**<br />As with loading, the image loaded in a Bitmap can be saved into a storage file, memory stream, or another bitmap object. In addition, Bitmap provides separate SaveAs methods for each of the supported container formats. 
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	> Bitmap does not support saving an image in ICO format.<br />
*   **Transform images**<br />With Bitmap, you can apply various transformations on an image. For instance, you can easily clip, crop, rotate, scale in and scale out an image by applying transformation.<br /><br />
*   **Apply Direct2D effects**<br />Bitmap allows you to create varied animations and imaging effects by applying Direct2D effects on an image.

## See Also

[Features](/componentone/docs/win/online-bitmap/Features)