// Copies a BMP file #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "bmp.h" int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { int n = atoi(argv[1]); // ensure proper usage if (argc != 4 || (n > 100 || n < 0)) { fprintf(stderr, "Usage: copy infile outfile\n"); return 1; } // remember filenames char *infile = argv[2]; char *outfile = argv[3]; // open input file FILE *inptr = fopen(infile, "r"); if (inptr == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s.\n", infile); return 2; } // open output file FILE *outptr = fopen(outfile, "w"); if (outptr == NULL) { fclose(inptr); fprintf(stderr, "Could not create %s.\n", outfile); return 3; } // read infile's BITMAPFILEHEADER BITMAPFILEHEADER bf; fread(&bf, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, inptr); // read infile's BITMAPINFOHEADER BITMAPINFOHEADER bi; fread(&bi, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, inptr); // ensure infile is (likely) a 24-bit uncompressed BMP 4.0 if (bf.bfType != 0x4d42 || bf.bfOffBits != 54 || bi.biSize != 40 || bi.biBitCount != 24 || bi.biCompression != 0) { fclose(outptr); fclose(inptr); fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported file format.\n"); return 4; } // determine padding for scanlines int padding = (4 - (bi.biWidth * sizeof(RGBTRIPLE)) % 4) % 4; // stores the original biWidth and biHeight in variables int originalbiWidth = bi.biWidth; int originalbiHeight = bi.biHeight; // multiplies the biWidth and biHeight by n bi.biWidth *= n; bi.biHeight *= n; // determines padding for scanlines after they are scaled by a factor of n int outputPadding = (4 - (bi.biWidth * sizeof(RGBTRIPLE)) % 4) % 4; bi.biSizeImage = (bi.biWidth * sizeof(RGBTRIPLE) + outputPadding) * abs(bi.biHeight); bf.bfSize = bi.biSizeImage + sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); // write outfile's BITMAPFILEHEADER fwrite(&bf, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, outptr); // write outfile's BITMAPINFOHEADER fwrite(&bi, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, outptr); // iterate over infile's scanlines for (int i = 0, biHeight = abs(originalbiHeight); i < biHeight; i++) { // iterate over pixels in scanline for (int j = 0; j < originalbiWidth; j++) { // temporary storage RGBTRIPLE triple; // read RGB triple from infile fread(&triple, sizeof(RGBTRIPLE), 1, inptr); for (int k = 0; k < n; k++) { // write RGB triple to outfile fwrite(&triple, sizeof(RGBTRIPLE), 1, outptr); } } // skip over padding, if any fseek(inptr, padding, SEEK_CUR); // then add it back (to demonstrate how) for (int k = 0; k < outputPadding; k++) { fputc(0x00, outptr); } } // close infile fclose(inptr); // close outfile fclose(outptr); // success return 0; } After I modified copy.c to update the BITMAPFILEHEADER and BITMAPINFOHEADER of the output of the program, I get a file output, but I cannot open it because of the error, "Invalid or Unsupported Image Format". When I remove the modifications I made below, the file opens. Thanks in advance for helping.