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Everything happens in your browser tab. No downloads, no extensions — just a clean XV to TCR conversion workflow.

Format Flexibility

XV converts to over a hundred output formats on Convertio — TCR is just one of many available options.

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How to convert XV to TCR

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose tcr or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your tcr file right afterwards

About formats

XV is an alternate file extension for the VIFF (Visualization Image File Format) developed by Khoral Research as part of the Khoros scientific image processing environment, which originated at the University of New Mexico around 1990. The .xv extension and the .viff extension refer to the same underlying format — a container with a 1024-byte header encoding image dimensions, data type (from single-bit to double-precision float and complex numbers), color space, band count, and optional spatial location metadata, followed by color map data and pixel values. The XV extension became common on systems where Khoros was installed alongside other X Window System tools, and in some research communities .xv was preferred over .viff as a shorter alternative. Khoros itself was a pioneering visual programming system where scientists assembled image processing pipelines by wiring together processing nodes in a graphical canvas — an approach that predated and influenced similar environments in MATLAB, LabVIEW, and commercial remote sensing packages. One advantage of the VIFF/XV format is its ability to store data at scientific precision levels — floating-point and complex number pixel values preserve measurement accuracy that would be lost in photographic formats limited to 8-bit or 16-bit integers, making it valuable for spectral analysis, computational physics output, and satellite imagery. The multi-band architecture provides another strength, allowing a single file to hold dozens of spectral channels from multispectral or hyperspectral sensors without splitting data across multiple files. XV files are supported by ImageMagick and can be converted to modern image formats for visualization or publication.
Developer: Khoral Research
Initial release: 1990
TCR (Text Compression for Reader) is a compressed plain-text ebook format developed by Barry Childress in the early 1990s for the Psion Series 3 family of palmtop computers. The format was created for Childress's Reader3 application, a text file viewer that needed to fit large books into the Psion's extremely limited storage — typically 128 KB to 2 MB of available memory. TCR uses a dictionary-based compression scheme derived from the earlier ZVR format by Ian Giddings, replacing repeated byte sequences with single-byte tokens that reference a header dictionary. This straightforward approach achieves compression ratios of roughly 40-60% on typical English prose while requiring minimal CPU resources for decompression. The Psion Series 3 ran on a 3.84 MHz NEC V30 processor with no floating-point unit, so TCR's low computational overhead was essential for smooth page-by-page reading. A key advantage is remarkable storage efficiency for its simplicity — users could carry dozens of novels on removable SSD cards that held only a few hundred kilobytes. The format found a dedicated user community among Psion enthusiasts who built libraries of compressed literature for portable reading years before smartphones existed. Though the Psion platform faded from the market in the early 2000s, TCR files can still be opened and converted by modern ebook tools, and the format stands as an early example of purpose-built mobile reading technology from the pre-smartphone era.
Developer: Barry Childress
Initial release: 1993

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert XV to TCR?

Converting XV to TCR lets you convert research data visualizations into shareable image formats — TCR is widely recognized and easy to share.

How do I open TCR files?

You can open TCR with Calibre, Psion organizer devices. No specialized software is needed on most modern systems.

Do I need to install anything?

No installation required. Convertio runs in your web browser — just open the page, upload your XV file, and convert.

Can I convert multiple XV files at once?

Multiple XV files can be queued for conversion at the same time — each produces a separate TCR file.

Does the conversion happen on my device?

Processing happens server-side in the cloud. This keeps your computer or phone free from heavy computation work.

Is the XV to TCR conversion free?

You can convert XV to TCR for free on convertio.tools. Larger or more frequent conversions are available with a subscription plan.