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TIFF at a glance
TIFF
TIFF emerged in desktop publishing and imaging workflows as a versatile raster format that could carry tags, compression choices, color information, and high-quality scan/print data more gracefully than simpler interchange targets.
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 | TIFF | ICB |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1986 | 1991 |
| Inventor | Aldus / Adobe lineage | Truevision |
| Status | active | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | 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 TIFF
- Your source file is already in TIFF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to ICB.
- TIFF is commonly used in image 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 TIFF 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 TIFF to ICB?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to ICB removes layer support.
What should I review after converting TIFF to ICB?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.