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How to Convert GIF to ICO

The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability. The format supports up to 8 bits per pixel thus allowing a single image to reference a palette of up to 256 distinct colors. The colors are chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It also supports animations and allows a separate palette of 256 colors for each frame. GIF images are compressed using the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality.

 

The ICO file format is an image file format for icons in Microsoft Windows. .ICO files contain one or more small images at multiple sizes and color depths. The CUR file format is an almost identical image file format for non-animated cursors in Microsoft Windows. The only differences between these two file formats are their identification bytes and the specification of a hotspot in the cursor file's header.

 

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PearlMountain Image Converter allows you to batch convert images to other formats, resize, rotate, crop, add picture watermark, apply effects and add border to thousands of images at one time. With the help of PearlMountain Image Converter, everything will become so easy. 

 

Below are the simple steps to show you how to batch convert GIF to ICO format. Firstly, you should download and launch PearlMountain Image Converter.

 

 

 

Step 1: Add Images

  • Click “Add” or “Add Folder” button to add your pictures in GIF Format that you want to convert to ICO. All loaded pictures will be displayed in the Preview Area.

Step 2: Make Settings

  • Choose ICO as target format.
  • The icon size and color depth can be set..
  • You can also resize your images before converting them.

Step 3: Start Conversion

  • Click “Browse” button to choose a destination folder and Click the "Convert" button to start the conversion process.
  • When the conversion is over open the folder containing new images of JPG format and use them according to your needs.

 

 



 

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