Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Gih file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to pfm-float in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i photo.gih -c "convert to pfm-float" (how).
Let your AI agent convert GIH to Portable Float Map
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the GIH files in my Downloads folder to Portable Float Map”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i photo.gih -c "convert to pfm-float"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert GIH to Portable Float Map?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i photo.gih -c "convert to pfm-float" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
The GIH file type is primarily associated with GigaPaint Hi-res, a specialized format used for storing high-resolution images created with the GigaPaint software. GigaPaint was an advanced graphics program popular on the Commodore Amiga computer during the late 1980s and early 1990s, designed for artists and graphic designers. The GIH format specifically caters to the storage of detailed and complex images, supporting a wide range of colors and high resolutions characteristic of the software's capabilities. These files allow for the preservation of intricate artwork and designs, making them a valuable resource for digital artists and retro computing enthusiasts.
Portable Float Map, an uncompressed high-dynamic-range raster image format that stores each pixel as 32-bit floating-point values, in colour (PF) or greyscale (Pf).
