PSB to BMP Converter

PSB (Photoshop Big) is Adobe Photoshop's large-document format, created to overcome the 2GB file size and 30,000-pixel-per-side limits of the standard PSD format. PSB supports files up to 300,000 pixels per side and several times larger in file size, preserving the same layers, masks, channels, and editing data as PSD. It's used almost exclusively for very large, professional design or production files such as billboard art, film compositing, and high-resolution print work.

PSB files open natively in Adobe Photoshop, which automatically switches to the PSB format once a document exceeds PSD's size limits. They can also be opened by other Adobe Creative Cloud applications and select third-party editors with PSB support, such as Affinity Photo, though broad cross-platform support is limited compared to PSD.

The BMP (Bitmap) format, formally known as the Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) file format, is a raster graphics standard developed by Microsoft for the Windows operating system. The file structure consists of a file header (BITMAPFILEHEADER), an information header (typically BITMAPINFOHEADER), a color table, and the pixel array. Data is stored as a grid of pixels with color depths ranging from 1-bit to 32-bit, typically uncompressed, though the format supports lossless Run-Length Encoding (RLE4 or RLE8) and Huffman 1D compression for specific bit depths.

Due to its simplicity and documentation as a core Windows standard, BMP files possess near-universal compatibility. They can be opened natively by virtually all image viewers and web browsers across Windows, macOS, and Linux without additional software. Standard utilities include Microsoft Paint, Apple Preview, and Windows Photos. For advanced manipulation, pixel-based editors like Adobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW are recommended, though the format is rarely used for complex editing due to its large file size.