Convert PCX to JPG

What is PCX file?

The PCX .PCX file extension is associated with a bitmap image file format developed by ZSoft Corporation. It is primarily used in the software programs Paintbrush, MS-DOS and in Windows. PCX has been around since the 1980s and was one of the first widely used raster graphic file formats. It supports 8-bit color graphics, which uses 8 bits for each red, green and blue channel and thus allows a maximum color palette of 256 colors. [ ⏩ ] PCX file extension

What is JPG file?

JPG (or .JPG/JPEG) is a commonly used and versatile raster image format that stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group.” JPG is the most used raster image format in digital photography. It was created by a Joint Photographic Experts Group, abbreviated to JPEG, and is widely used to store photographic images on computers and other digital storage media. The JPG file extension is also commonly used for graphic images, text and text-based formats. [ ⏩ ] JPG file extension

How to convert the file from PCX to JPG?

To successfully convert the PCX file to JPG, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.PCX). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case JPG (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than JPG).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. PCX to JPG. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting PCX files to JPG files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension JPG, while before this step we had the PCX file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new JPG file, or not.

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