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ICB at a glance
ICB
The Truevision line grew out of EPICenter-era PC graphics boards, and several board names ended up surviving as filename extensions even when the underlying raster structure stayed close to the wider TGA family.
CIN at a glance
CIN
The Cineon format comes from Kodak's film-to-digital ecosystem and directly influences the later professional frame-exchange story around DPX.
Format comparison
| Feature | ICB | CIN |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1991 | 1992 |
| Inventor | Truevision | Kodak |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use ICB
- Your source file is already in ICB.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CIN.
- ICB is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use CIN
- Your target workflow expects CIN.
- Improve delivery compatibility with CIN.
- CIN is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert ICB to CIN?
Convert to CIN when preserving film scans or maintaining compatibility with Cineon-oriented grading and restoration pipelines.
It is useful for cinema post-production and archival motion-picture imaging.
What changes when converting ICB to CIN?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting ICB to CIN?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.