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Open Houdini.

From the File menu, click Import and choose Image.

Select an image and click the Open button.

This creates a file in a Compositing network.

Click the node and select Save Image.

Rename the file with the new format and click the Save button.

Open MPlay.

You can do this my launching Image View from the Start menu in Windows, or through the Command Line Tools in Linux.

Select an image and click the Load button.

Choose Save Frame As from the File menu and rename the file with the new file format.

Open Command Line Tools from the Start Menu.

Go to the folder where your image is saved and type: iconvert, followed by the name of your file, followed by the new name of your file.

For example: iconvert butterfly.pic butterfly.rat

Press Enter to convert your file.