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File Conversion vs File Compression

The main difference between the two is while file conversion will change the file type with file compression you are reducing the size of the file so that you are able to use up less storage while saving what you hope to be the same quality image but it doesn't always work out the best.

How Converting.to's API is effective

Converting.to makes using our API easy and efficient without having to read through pages of documentation just to get it working for you. With a straightforward and put together API you will have all of your stuff good to go just as fast as we are able to convert over your files! How can it help you though? With our API you are able to hook it onto numerous things, this can range from a discord bot to your own site. Discord bots have grown over the last few years and with the ability to send

How converting.to saves time

The hassle of figuring out how to manually change your files is over. With converting.to, we help save you time so you can invest it into doing the things you love.

Using Converting.to's API

Using our API is as easy as making yourself a cup of tea in the morning while costing you less than the teabag you used, costing you 1 cent per credit which is good for a mb of file conversion per request, you can get all your files converted over without having to break the bank like some converting sites. Getting to our API Before you are able to use our API you'll need to get to the page containing it, this can be done by heading to the login or sign-up portion of the site in the top corne

How to upscale your photos

When it comes to upscaling images, maintaining quality is a primary concern. Different file types handle upscaling in various ways, each with its own set of pros and cons. Here’s a guide to help you understand how to effectively upscale images while minimizing quality loss, based on different file formats. PNG (Portable Network Graphics) supports lossless compression, which preserves image quality even with minor upscaling. However, significant upscaling stretches the pixels, potentially leadin

Professionals in the Industry

We all know that the cost of getting certain software over the last few years has exploded and is even worse for professionals in the industry operating as freelancers. This can make it difficult for you to get access to certain file types, especially when your clients need it to be in a specific file type like TIFF or SVG. Working with TIFF While TIFF may not be the most popular option for people like you and me who use PNG daily to upload our silly minion memes to Facebook like the suburban

How We Can Simply Your Life

In an earlier blog, we delved deeply into the various file types offered on the site for conversion. Today, I want to highlight how our versatile and diverse range of available file types can make your life easier! Gone are the days of jumping through hoops to convert a PNG to a JPG or an MP4 to MKV just to save audio. With sites like converting.to, you can skip the hassle and efficiently convert your files to the needed format. While we are not the only option for file conversion, we offer the

Why Different File Types Matter

With the ever-growing support of file types on browsers and the countless different file types to choose from, it can become a job in itself to figure out what suits your needs the most. Each file type comes with its pros and cons, all of them having a place where it is best used and when converting it to a separate file would be best. Images Among your Image files, you most commonly see PNG, JPG, and GIF, but there are many more to explore outside of that with GIF, SVG, TIFF, and WEBP. Every