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PS at a glance
PS
Adobe's PostScript technology was central to the desktop publishing revolution, and the language became tightly associated with printers, imagesetters, and prepress workflows.
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 | PS | ICB |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1984 | 1991 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Truevision |
| Status | active | active |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PS
- Your source file is already in PS.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to ICB.
- PS is commonly used in document 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 PS 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 PS to ICB?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to ICB removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PS to ICB?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.