Software tools and utilities for converting images between formats, performing bitmap to vector conversion and batch conversion. Also includes companies offering graphics file format conversion services, and general information about converting images. Keep in mind that most image editing and image viewing software can convert between supported formats, but these tools offer advanced features and often fulfil a specialized need.
I am often asked how to to convert some very obscure or proprietary graphics files into more widely used formats like JPEG, TIFF, or BMP. Here are my best suggestions for this situation as well as a reminder to future-proof your files so this doesn't happen to you.
FinePrint can save pages and print jobs to the standard graphics formats TIFF, JPEG, and BMP. In addition, you can choose the resolution of the saved file, and whether to save the document in color or monochrome.
Learn how to convert graphics between various formats, identify file formats, and find the software you need for converting images.
You can easily convert most images to the GIF format in any image editing software.
Featured Download - Popular image viewer/converter for the Mac that imports 100 file formats, exports 40 formats, and includes features for image manipulation, browsing, slide shows, and thumbnails. $35 US.
"ABC Amber Image Converter is an advanced tool to convert your image files... The software supports a batch conversion, a run from command line, more than 50 languages and comes with an embedded viewer." The company offers many other conversion utilties for converting text, images, databases, e-mail and more.
"View, acquire, image process, print and convert graphic files in normal (file by file), batch (many files at a time) and command line modes."
Convert between 55 graphic formats in normal (file to file), batch, and command line modes. Also performs some image editing operations such as resize, rotate, flip, mirror, crop, etc.
Convert images to GIF format and apply a number of editing functions at the same time.
Convert images to GIF format and apply a number of editing functions at the same time.
Performs batch image conversion, renaming, resolution changes, and more. Shareware.
Several solutions for converting and extracting PDF files. Magellan for PDF to HTML; Jade for extracting data from PDF files, Drake for PDF to RTF conversion; and Freebird for converting from PDF to TIFF, JPEG, & BMP.
View, print and convert many kinds of Macintosh and Windows files including graphics, word processing documents, spreadsheets, and more. Runs on Windows only. $69.95 US.
"Batch photo resize and conversion utility. Converts between all popular formats including transparent GIF and PNG. Resize by percent or pixels with three resize."
"Easy Graphic Converter is a powerful and easy-to-use graphic converter, image converter and thumbnails maker that can covert image files and make thumbnails." Freeware.
A utility for converting Windows metafiles (EMF and WMF) to Encapsulated PostScript.
Convert your GIF files to PNG with drag and drop or in batch mode. Freeware.
Advanced PDF extraction and conversion plug-in for Adobe Acrobat version 3 or higher. $159 US.
Open 30+ formats, save 10+ formats, capture screen shots, edit images and apply a number of correction and special effects filters. Shareware - US$19.95.
Graphic Converter 2003 allows you to convert any of your graphics to BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, TIFF, PCX, TGA, PNG, ICO, WMF and more. Reads 42 image formats and writes to 27 image formats. Also offers some image editing and effects tools.
Convert images in 25 formats to BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, WBMP formats. Features 19 image filters and 8 image effects for picture manipulation, and image capturing capability. Shareware - $19.95 US.
Convert one or many images with either a single mouse click, from command line, or in batch mode. Also preview images, create HTML pages of thumbnails, and print thumbnails. $29 US
Specializing in graphics translation products for porting graphic files between various applications. Browse products by name, by OS, or by format.
Convert between many multimedia formats. Recognizes over 200 graphics, audio, video, and text file types. Also supports command line and batch processing. $22 US.
Image browser and converter with features to resize, rotate and adjust images, batch convert between several popular formats, optimize images for the Web, and create self-running (.EXE) files from BMP, JPG and GIF images. Shareware - $29.99 US for personal license, $49 US for business.
A small utility for converting pictures between formats and printing thumbnail sheets. Offers batch conversion TWAIN acquire, recoloring, drag and drop support, and more.
Converts over 50 image formats including audio, video, and still images. $24.95 US. 14-day trial available.
Batch image converter with support for 340+ formats, image editing, and command line operation.
Batch convert images to GIF format with additional image editing commands.
Batch convert images to JPEG format with additional image editing commands.
"SnowBatch is a powerful Windows-based image and file conversion application that converts large batches of image or document files from one format to another."
Convert images into smaller high-quality formats with real-time compression preview and batch processing. Reads 16 different file formats (BMP, JPG, J2K, JP2, JPC, PNG, GIF, PCX, PBM, PGM, PNM, PPM, PGX, RAS, TGA, TIF) and writes 4 file formats (JPG, J2K, PNG, GIF). Includes a command line utility.
Converts PostScript into editable vector graphics, high quality bitmaps, or clean formatted ASCII text files. Pricing starts at $149. Free 30-day evaluation download or test file conversion available.
"VINC (VIEW, NAVIGATE & CONVERT) is RecoSoft's integrated disk navigation, document viewing and conversion application. VINC allows one to view and convert MSWord, PDF, AppleWorks, RTF, PNG, JPEG, Photoshop, etc. files."
"Installed as a virtual printer driver, Zan Image Printer enables you to convert any printable document into a standard BMP/GIF/JPEG/JPEG 2000/PDF/TIFF/PNG image. The converted image retains all of the information from the original file and can be easily shared and viewed without the need for the original software."
