The Picture Exchange file format, shortened PCX, with the .pcx filename extension is an image file format developed by ZSoft Corporation. It was initially released in 1985 as a lossless bitmap image format and for a time was the default file format for PC paintbrush. The format is now largely superseded by other formats given the target platforms for the software associated with the format are no longer in production, i.e. MS DOS and Windows 1.0.
The .tga filename extension refers to the Truevision raster graphics file format. It is a graphics format that was developed by Truevision incorporated in 1984, a company which was later acquired by Avid Technology. The company was known for developing computer daughter boards designed for digital video authoring and editing. These boards used the Truevision TGA format natively for digital video editing and were supported by both PC and Macintosh at the time.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for PCX to TGA conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload PCX files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized TGA results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent TGA audio with dependable progress tracking.
Later iterations of the format supported 24bit color palette, upgrading from the original 2 to 4 colors. Byte ordering used by the format is little endian ordering with three blocks; a 128 byte header, image data and an optional 256 color palette. Image data is stored in an orthoganal arrangement of scan lines ordered from the top to the bottom. Files can eiher be compressed using the simple RLE (Run Length Encoding) algorithm or uncompressed.
Files stored with the .tga filename extension support pixel resolutions of between 8 and 32 bits. Image data can be either RAW or compressed using the simple but effective lossless compression algorithm RLE. A .tga file contains in its structure a header block and an information block that has the color pixel information, image type, and color map specification. Memory utilization in this format is governed by little endian given the fact that the daughter boards originally communicated over IBM's ISA interface.
Upload your image file in the PCX format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select TGA as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted image file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.