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PPSM to ICB Converter
Convert PPSM files to ICB online with ConverterHQ. Create image outputs for previews, publishing, and QA.
PPSM at a glance
PPSM
PPSM was introduced in the Office XML era to preserve slideshow-first behavior with macro support.
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.
Format comparison
| Feature | PPSM | ICB |
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| File type | Presentation | Image |
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| Created year | 2007 | 1991 |
| Inventor | Microsoft | Truevision |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PPSM
- Your source file is already in PPSM.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to ICB.
- PPSM is commonly used in presentation workflows.
When to use ICB
- Your target workflow expects ICB.
- Improve delivery compatibility with ICB.
- ICB is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PPSM to ICB?
Convert to ICB when recovering historical raster assets from Truevision-era systems or normalizing old image archives before moving them into PNG, TIFF, or another contemporary format.
It is mainly a compatibility target for legacy graphics collections.
What changes when converting PPSM to ICB?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to ICB removes animation support.
What should I review after converting PPSM to ICB?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.