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Originally Posted by Greg
<snip>In The Sims 2, these are .bmp format pictures stored in the .package files. SimPE uses .png images for exporting and importing textures for some obscure reason that assuredly makes sense in some alternate universe.<snip>
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Actually, I think the actual images inside the package files are jpeg. BodyShop uses BMP files for export/import for ease of modification (in the minds of the Maxis employees, but who actually uses MSPaint?). SimPE uses PNG files because PNG and GIF are the only formats that support transparency, and PNG files are slightly smaller. Both BodyShop and SimPE (or the nVidea utilities) convert from their prefered export/import formats to JPEG or whatever is used inside the package files.