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SR2 to PSB Converter — Free, Online, No Signup

Convert SR2 files to PSB online with no signup required.

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SR2 at a glance

SR2

Early Sony raw formats reflect the transitional period in which Sony was still establishing its photography ecosystem and raw compatibility story.

PSB at a glance

PSB

Photoshop's native format became one of the de facto interchange anchors of raster design and retouching, even outside Adobe-only teams, because so many creative pipelines converged around its feature set.

Format comparison

Feature
SR2
PSB
File type

Image

Image

Extensions
  • .sr2

  • .psb

MIME type
  • image/sr2

  • image/vnd.adobe.photoshop

Created year

2003

1990

Inventor

Sony

Adobe

Status

proprietary

proprietary

Transparency

Not supported

Not supported

Animation

Not supported

Not supported

Primary use cases
  • capture ingest

  • editing

  • web or print delivery

  • capture ingest

  • editing

  • web or print delivery

Layer support

Not supported

Supported

Vector scaling

Not supported

Not supported

Camera raw data

Supported

Not supported

HDR support

Not supported

Not supported

Streaming ready

Not supported

Not supported

When to use each format

When to use SR2

  • Your source file is already in SR2.
  • Preserve source expectations before exporting to PSB.
  • SR2 is commonly used in image workflows.

When to use PSB

  • Your target workflow expects PSB.
  • Improve delivery compatibility with PSB.
  • PSB is commonly used in image workflows.

FAQs

Why convert SR2 to PSB?

Convert to PSB when the image must remain editable in Photoshop at very large dimensions or layer counts.

It is useful for oversized composites, print backdrops, and complex production artwork.

What changes when converting SR2 to PSB?

This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.

Moving to PSB adds layer support. Moving to PSB removes camera raw data.

What should I review after converting SR2 to PSB?

Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.

Format resources

SR2PSB

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