Phase One EIP to JPG

An EIP, or Enhanced Image Package, is a Phase One format used with Capture One. It wraps an IIQ raw file together with its adjustments, metadata, and calibration data in a single ZIP package, so all the settings travel with the image when you share files with retouchers or collaborators or archive a job. It is practical for professional workflows, but standard image viewers cannot open it, which is why a quick conversion helps for previews.

Drag your EIP files onto the drop area or click it to browse; you can add several, and more later. Set the JPG Output Quality slider, which starts at 95, then click Extract & Convert. Each file's status moves through the stages, from opening the package to extracting the preview, and each JPG downloads as soon as it is ready, named after the EIP. Files already marked Done are skipped on the next run, and Clear List starts over.

Because almost nothing outside Capture One can open an EIP. A JPG opens on any computer, phone, or browser, so converting gives you a lightweight file for showing proofs to clients or art directors, checking a shot on a laptop without Capture One, or posting a preview. It also saves space when all you need is a reference image. For final delivery, export from Capture One so your edits are included.

An EIP is a ZIP package with the IIQ raw file inside, so the tool first unpacks it and locates the IIQ. After that the process is the same as for a raw file: it scans the IIQ for the JPEG previews stored in it and keeps the largest one it can decode. If the file is not actually zipped, for example an IIQ that was renamed, the tool reads it directly as a raw file.

Use it at proofing and review stages: when a client or art director needs a quick look at shots you have packaged as EIPs, or when you are away from your editing workstation and need a viewable image from an EIP archive on a portable drive. Since the JPG is the preview stored in the raw file rather than your graded edit, it is a reference copy, not a final deliverable.

Only files ending in .eip are accepted. If the status shows No IIQ RAW file found in EIP, the package does not contain an IIQ file; No embedded JPG found means the IIQ has no preview the tool can read; Failed to decode extracted JPEG means one was found but your browser could not open it. A damaged or incompletely copied file is the usual cause, so copy it again. If a message says the extraction library is still loading, wait a moment and click again.

No. The adjustments in an EIP are instructions for the Capture One rendering engine, and this tool does not apply them. It extracts the JPEG preview stored inside the IIQ raw file and saves that, so the result shows the image as the preview was rendered, not your color grading, crops, or retouching. For an edited version, export the JPG from Capture One.

Compared with the raw data, yes. The preview stored in the IIQ is already an 8-bit JPEG without the raw file's dynamic range, and its resolution depends on what was saved with the file, which may be smaller than the full sensor. Saving it again at the default quality of 95 adds very little visible loss. The result is well suited to proofing and screen viewing, but not to heavy editing or large fine art prints.

Yes. The whole process, unpacking the EIP, reading the IIQ, and encoding the JPG, runs inside your web browser on your own computer. Your files never leave your device, nothing is stored anywhere else, and nobody else can see your unreleased client work. When you close the page, nothing remains except the JPGs you downloaded.

Yes. It is browser based, so it works on tablets and phones with a modern browser as well as on computers, and there is nothing to install. Keep in mind that EIP files from medium format backs are very large, and everything is processed in your device's memory, so a phone or tablet may be slow with big files or may run out of memory. A laptop or desktop handles large batches more comfortably.