Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PXC file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PXC to another file type
To convert PXC cache files to another format, you need Photodex ProShow or other System software.
Convert a file to PXC
To convert other file formats to the "Cache File" file type, you need software like Photodex ProShow or a similar tool.
About PXC files
The .PXC file format is a proprietary cache file generated by the now-discontinued Photodex ProShow software (specifically ProShow Gold and Producer). Unlike the actual project file (PSH) or the final output video, the .PXC file serves as a temporary storage container for pre-rendered thumbnails, timing data, and waveform information to improve playback performance within the editor. A common catch for users is discovering this file and assuming it contains their full slideshow; however, .PXC files rarely hold high-resolution imagery and are essentially useless without the accompanying PSH file and original source assets. Because Photodex shut down in 2020, opening these files is increasingly difficult due to software obsolescence. For archiving or viewing, the only reliable workflow is to open the original project in a legacy copy of ProShow and export it to a standard MP4 or MOV video. If you only possess the .PXC file, direct conversion is technically impossible, though hex analysis may allow for the extraction of low-quality embedded thumbnails.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PXC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PXC file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Photodex ProShow or similar software from the "Slideshow Cache Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to PXC, try Photodex ProShow or another comparable tool in the "Slideshow Cache Data" category.
The PXC 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 PXC converter.