File extension ICM
| File type | Windows Image Color Matching Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a ICM file?
File with an .ICM extension contains a colour profile for different types of programs or devices, stored in an inter-platform format. ICM files are identical to files with an ICC extension, which is used more often. They enable to save and load colour settings for printers, scanners or software, thanks to which, the same colour system can be used on different platforms and uniform graphic processing and receiving is possible.
ICM files are utilised by different colour managing systems. In Windows system, ICM files for current display device can be viewed with display control panel – by choosing the advanced properties option and colour management. Other programs which can use ICM files are Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign or Kodak Professional Colour System.
Program(s) that can open the .ICM file
Mac OS
How to open ICM files
If you cannot open the ICM file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports ICM among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the ICM file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ICM format files
The inability to open and operate the ICM file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Windows Image Color Matching Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ICM file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ICM file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ICM from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ICM format
- The ICM file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the ICM file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ICM file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the ICM file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ICM file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ICM file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ICM) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ICM file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the ICM file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. ICM) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.