B16 Converter

Convert PCO camera images (B16) online for free


Drop or upload your .B16 file
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How to convert your B16 file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your B16 file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert B16 to another file type

The converter easily converts your B16 images to various formats - free and online. No PCO Camware or or other Camera Raw software needed.

  • B16 to JPG
  • B16 to PDF
  • B16 to PNG
  • B16 to GIF
  • B16 to BMP
  • B16 to TIFF
  • B16 to TIF
  • B16 to ICO
  • B16 to PSD
  • B16 to XPM
  • B16 to PCL
  • B16 to RPGM

Convert a file to B16

To convert other file formats to the "16-Bit Image Data File" file type, you need software like PCO Camware or a similar tool.


About B16 files

The .b16 file format is primarily used by PCO to store raw 16-bit image data captured by high-performance scientific and industrial cameras. It holds unprocessed pixel data directly from the sensor, providing maximum dynamic range. Alternatively, the .b16 extension functions as a structural engineering project file in CYPECAD or a legacy 16-bit game image for classic Bullfrog Productions games. Because it is a proprietary and highly specialized scientific format, a .b16 file cannot be opened by standard operating system viewers or web browsers. The file sizes are massive due to uncompressed 16-bit grayscale or color data. You are typically forced to use specialized software like PCO Camware or ImageJ to even view the contents, which creates severe bottlenecks when sharing research data. To make your data accessible, you must convert it. For scientific archiving or quantitative analysis in standard software, convert to 16-bit TIFF to retain the high dynamic range. For web publication, presentations, or quick sharing, convert to PNG or JPG (note that converting to 8-bit JPG will compress the dynamic range and destroy measurement data). Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing complex scientific imaging software.

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FAQ

If you want to convert B16 file to WEBP, CUR or PSB, you can use PCO Camware or similar software from the "Scientific Camera Image Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to B16, try PCO Camware or another comparable tool in the "Scientific Camera Image Data" category.



The B16 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our B16 converter.