All about RGB Files

The RGB file type is primarily associated with PaintShop.

RGB	File extension: RGB
	File type:	image

What is an RGB file

RGB files mostly belong to PaintShop by Corel. RGB filename extension is associated with color images saved in the Silicon Graphics Image raster file format distributed as part of the library found on Silicon Graphics workstations. The RGB file supports 3 color channels and the graphics data may be run-length encoded or uncompressed. Compressed RGB images contain a scanline table which isn't present in uncompressed files and the file does not support transparency (alpha) channels. Images stored in RGB format support 8 or 16 bits per sample, and rograms such as Photoshop, PaintShop and Canvas support RGB format. RGB filename extension is also associated with raw bitmap images stored in Q0 file format. This RGB image file supports true color and it is found alongside a FAL file which contains the image's attributes. Uncompressed 24-bit color and grayscale images saved in Intergraph Raw Bitmap format have RGB filename extension.

How to open an RGB file

You need a suitable software like PaintShop to open an RGB file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your RGB file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a RGB file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert RGB files to JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, ...

You can convert RGB files using our online RGB file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do so, click the "Choose your .rgb file to view this image" button above.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the image format (e.g. JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert RGB files:

PaintShop by Corel
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. RGB files are often referred to as PaintShop raster images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Advanced Utility GIS (raw bitmap image) by Intergraph
Advanced Utility GIS is a family of geographic information system, planning, mapping, design, and networking programs that can import and render RGB geospatial images stored in Intergraph Raster image file format. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: GDAL
Maya (texture) by Autodesk
Maya is a professional 3D modeling, animation, and video game development software. Some textures and paint brushes used by Maya are stored in RGB format. This file format is classified as 3D Image.
RECOIL (image) by Piotr Fusik and Adrian Matoga
RECOIL is an image viewer that supports most native picture file formats of computers and programs used in the 20th Century. It can be used to display RGB images stored in the ColorViewSquash raster graphics format used by Atari ST systems. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
Ribbons (image) by Mike Carson
Ribbons is an outdated software package used to generate molecular models as rendered images stored in Silicon Graphics Image format. Such rendered images are saved in RGB files. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
VideoCraft GIF Animator (image) by North Coast
VideoCraft GIF Animator is a discontinued image manipulation program used to generate animated GIF images from still images. RGB was one of its supported image import formats. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
XnView (image) by XnSoft
XnView is a multipurpose image manipulation and organization software that allows users to easily view, edit, or convert raster images. It can be used to open RGB images coded in various formats (e.g. Silicon Graphics Image or ColorViewSquash image format). This file format is classified as Raster Image.

RGB file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our evaluation of the RGB files is as follows:

RGB is one of the most common file extensions and is used by different programs with different formats. The file formats most commonly found in RGB files are:

25% of all RGB files belong to Silicon Graphics RGB bitmap. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. The file size is in the range of 4 KB to 1 MB. The file type is very old but is also used today. Such RGB files store data about image, palette, avatar, panel, texture, tlla, transparent, stripes, wingtop, common, crypto, office, color, flat, tmla and wall.
4% of all RGB files start with the magic bytes ncolors, which are always the first bytes of this file format. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view and read the content yourself. Most of these files are 210 bytes to 3 KB in size. The files contain the following words: ncolors and # r g b. These files can be linked to sirkes.

All other RGB files (71%) have no uniform format, the following 6 formats exist: FOR and ncolors. These files sometimes refer to logo, frame, figure, output, precip, conv or icon. You can get all the details of your RGB file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .rgb file to view this image" above.

Technical Data for RGB File Extension

File classification:

Raster Image

Related files:

rbg, sgi, png, jpg, attr, iris, rgba, ai, bmp, rgp, eps, rpg, pdf, argb, jpeg, raw, rgd, txt, ecm, bin, mpo, psp, pspimage

Related links:

XnView, The GIMP

Mime type:

image/x-rgb, application/octet-stream, image/sgi

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB, FileType: ACDSee RGB Image, AppName: ACDSee for Windows 95/98/2000/NT

ProgramID: ACDSee.rgb, FileType: ACDSee SGI Image, AppName: ACDSee

ProgramID: ACDSee6.rgb, FileType: ACDSee6 SGI Image, AppName: ACDSee 6.0 Application
EXEFile: ACDSee6.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee6.rgb, FileType: ACDSee6 SGI Image, AppName: ACDSee Application

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.RGB, FileType: FotoCanvas RGB Image, AppName: FotoCanvas2
EXEFile: FotoCanvas2.exe

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.rgb, FileType: Silicon Graphics RGB, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: ICPlus, AppName: ImageEditor Plus
EXEFile: ICPlus.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.SGI, FileType: IrfanView SGI File, AppName: IrfanView

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 8 Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 8
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 8
EXEFile: Paint Shop Pro.exe

ProgramID: PSP7.Image, FileType: Paint Shop Pro 7 Image, AppName: Paint Shop Pro 7
EXEFile: psp.exe

ProgramID: QuickTime.rgb, FileType: SGI Image, AppName: PictureViewer Application
EXEFile: PictureViewer.exe

ProgramID: SlowView SGI, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe

ProgramID: ACDC_RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe /v

ProgramID: ACDSee 6.0.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE\ACDSEE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HEWLET~1\PHOTOS~1\ACDSys\ACD\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee6.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\6.0\ACDSee6.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopPro8.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Paint Shop Pro.exe /dde

ProgramID: PaintShopPro9.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe /dde

ProgramID: PSP7.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde

ProgramID: PSP7.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Paint Shop Pro 7\psp.exe /dde

ProgramID: QuickTime.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\PictureViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: RGB_UV
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Advanced Image Viewer and Converter\ImgViewer.exe %1

ProgramID: FotoCanvas2.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\FotoCanvas\2.0\FotoCanvas2.exe /dde

ProgramID: SmartPixImage
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Smart Pix Manager\SmartPix.exe %1

ProgramID: UltimatePaint
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UP\upaint.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.rgb
EXEFile: %1

ProgramID: MoreInfo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Netzip Classic\MoreInfo.exe %l

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee 7.0.rgb
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\7.0\ACDSee7.exe %1

ProgramID: ACDSee.RGB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACDSYS~1\ACDSEE~1\ACDSEE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: ACDSee 8.0.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1

ProgramID: Brennigs.SGI
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Brennig's\bgs.exe %1

ProgramID: PaintShopProX.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Paint Shop Pro X.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.SGI
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe

ProgramID: ImageView.Document.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EAI\VISPRO~1\Products\VISVIE~1\VisView.exe

ProgramID: SnapfireI.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Snapfire.exe

ProgramID: PhotoFiltre.Sgi
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Graphix\Suites\PhotoFiltre\PhotoFiltre.exe

ProgramID: MyViewPad.rgb
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

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an rgb image is a special file format by Corel and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with RGB files

Associate the RGB file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open images. Because only the current version supports the latest RGB file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Corel manufacturer website after an available PaintShop update.
To make sure that your RGB file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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