PSSD Converter

Extract text from PhotoSuite slide shows (PSSD)


Drop or upload your .PSSD file
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How to extract text from your PSSD file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PSSD file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert PSSD to another file type

To convert PSSD slide shows to another format, you need MGI PhotoSuite or other Data software.

Convert a file to PSSD

To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Slide Show Project" file type, you need software like MGI PhotoSuite or a similar tool.


About PSSD files

A .PSSD file is a legacy slide show project file primarily created by MGI PhotoSuite or Microsoft Photo Story. It uses the Microsoft Compound File Binary Format to organize images, audio tracks, and transition effects into a single project. The main disadvantage of this format is its deeply proprietary and locked nature. It requires outdated, discontinued desktop software to open, cannot be viewed in modern web browsers, and is entirely unplayable in standard media players. Users typically need to convert .PSSD files into universal video formats like MP4 or AVI to share them, or extract the raw photos as JPG images for preservation. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because it is merely a project file containing timeline instructions, not a rendered video stream. Standard online converters fail because they lack the proprietary software engine required to interpret the specific transition timings and render the final video frames. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the visual data. However, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. Just drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PSSD file.

Users also converted PSPD, CIF and TK2 files.


FAQ

If you want to convert PSSD file to , you can use MGI PhotoSuite or similar software from the "Slide Show Project File" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to PSSD, try MGI PhotoSuite or another comparable tool in the "Slide Show Project File" category.



The PSSD 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 PSSD converter.