How to Convert PCX to TGA

PCX and TGA both emerged from the mid-1980s PC graphics world, with PCX from ZSoft's PC Paintbrush in 1985 and TGA from Truevision in 1984, but TGA went on to become the long-standing standard for game development and 3D rendering pipelines, while PCX remained more of a general paint program format. Converting PCX to TGA is occasionally needed when legacy artwork is repurposed as a texture source or reference image in a game development pipeline.

Since TGA supports an alpha channel that PCX doesn't have, any transparency needed in the result has to be added separately with editing software after conversion.

1. Install Turbo Batch Image Converter Pro on your Windows PC.
2. Open the app and select Batch Mode for multiple files, or Individual Mode for a single PCX.
3. Drag your PCX file or folder into the app window, enabling recursive folder scanning if needed.
4. Set the "From" format to PCX and the "To" format to TGA.
5. Click Convert. TGA files are written to the output folder, fully offline.

• 100% offline — your legacy image files are never uploaded anywhere
• Produces TGA files compatible with game engines and 3D rendering pipelines
• Bulk conversion of entire folders, including sub-folders, in one click
• Multi-core processing for fast handling of large batches
• Option to delete original PCX files automatically after conversion
• No recurring subscription or hidden upload limits