PPM to EXR converter
Turn PPM into EXR
Send us the PPM you already have and take away a EXR. Handled on our servers, deleted the moment the job ends.
or drag and drop files here
PPM files • Max 25MB per file • Up to 10 files
Both formats, briefly
PPMIN
PPM is deliberately plain: a short text header followed by raw RGB values, with no compression and no structure to parse. That is what you want when you are writing image code yourself or piping frames between command line tools, because reading and writing it takes a few lines. It belongs to the Netpbm family, next to PGM for grayscale and PBM for pure black and white. The files are enormous, so convert before sending one anywhere.
EXROUT
EXR was developed at Industrial Light & Magic for images that hold more range than a screen can display. Pixel values are 16 or 32 bit floating point, so a highlight can be recorded far above white and pulled back later in the grade. One file can also carry many channels at once, such as depth, motion vectors and separate render passes, which is why compositing and CGI pipelines work in it. Convert to PNG or JPG when the frame simply needs to be looked at.
Three steps, start to finish
Add your PPM
Drag it onto the page, or pull it in from your computer, Google Drive or Dropbox.
EXR is preselected
This page is already set to write EXR. Switch the target if you change your mind.
Take the EXR
Grab the result the moment the job clears. Your upload is wiped straight afterwards.