Convert Scitex LW/CT format to something usable?

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DigiCorn

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July 26, 2017, 11:32:44 AM
Quote from: Joe on July 24, 2017, 08:05:50 PMGood luck with that. I root for anyone trying to escape printing.
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howardl

#16
December 31, 2017, 08:01:25 AM
Hello,

I am new here (hi everybody), and have the same issue. I have a bunch of old CT files that I would *desperately* be able to convert to any kind of raster format readable by the adobe suite, preferably photoshop.

Joe, does the Prinergy solution work? I'd be happy to pay you to convert a dozen 20MB files or so.

Thanks in advance for any advice/help and happy new year....

-Howard

howardl

#17
December 31, 2017, 08:46:21 AM
Ooops,  I discovered that the problem was that my test file was corrupted. Some of the other files opened, um, right in PS.

Sorry 'bout that. Nothing to see here. Move along folks....

-H
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Joe

#18
December 31, 2017, 08:53:17 AM
Yeah Photoshop should open any Scitex CT. Years ago in Photoshop 3 we had a plug-in that would also open the LW but needless to say that I do not have it and don't even remember the name of it.

As far as Prinergy we've never had the need to try it. It is possible I might need a license for that feature to work. If you can send me a CT/LW I'll be glad to give it a try. (I know you got the CT's to pen in PS but if you have a CT/LW combo I would gladly try that. MY guess is that Prinergy would combine the two together into a PDF.
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howardl

#19
December 31, 2017, 09:14:56 AM
Thank you Joe for your offer! I'm OK for now, but still mourning the corrupted file (one of my favorite shots from over 20 years ago).

-H

Joe

#20
December 31, 2017, 09:20:40 AM
You could possibly edit it with a hex editor good enough to get it open in Photoshop. Sometimes it is just file header info that gets corrupted. How big is the file?
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howardl

#21
December 31, 2017, 09:23:37 AM
Yup, I had the same idea, but the whole start of the good file is completely different gibberish than the corrupted one. But I still need to open the other ones and do some experiments. All hope is not yet lost.

Joe

#22
December 31, 2017, 09:47:56 AM
File header should be similar to this for a Photoshop saved Scitex CT. Created directly from a Scitex system may look a bit different or maybe not.
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#23
December 31, 2017, 11:11:07 AM
thanks again, will work on this tomorrow... best wishes for 2018,

H

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