Convert Scitex LW/CT format to something usable?

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G_Town

July 24, 2017, 11:17:04 AM
I a couple files need to be converted any suggestions??

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July 24, 2017, 11:29:20 AM
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DCurry

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July 24, 2017, 11:49:46 AM
Prinergy might be able to take them in and spit out a PDF. I'd be happy to give it a try.
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mattbeals

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July 24, 2017, 12:06:31 PM
They're rasters, all you can do is wrap them in a PDF. You aren't going to extract anything "editable".
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G_Town

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July 24, 2017, 12:51:28 PM
Quote from: mattbeals on July 24, 2017, 12:06:31 PMThey're rasters, all you can do is wrap them in a PDF. You aren't going to extract anything "editable".

Not really looking to make them editable just into a file format that their RIP can handle.

mattbeals

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July 24, 2017, 01:48:38 PM
You may have to send screened 1-bit TIFF's. I don't know that the end users RIP will process the CT/LW wrapped in a PDF. We would need to know what RIP's are being used on the sender and recipients side to have a better answer.
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Joe

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July 24, 2017, 03:54:30 PM
Years ago we used a program called Shira that would convert them into about any format you could think of but I haven't seen or heard anything about that program for years. And it was high dollar software from an Israeli company. We used to convert from Scitex CT/LW to Linotype-Hell CT/LW. But it could also convert to PC/Mac formats as well. Photoshop can open the CT if that helps any. And there used to be a photoshop extension for opening the LW files but I can't remember what it was called. It was many moons ago and I think we were on Photoshop 3 or 4 back then.
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July 24, 2017, 06:20:17 PM Last Edit: July 24, 2017, 06:23:56 PM by frailer
Quote from: Joe on July 24, 2017, 03:54:30 PMYears ago we used a program called Shira that would convert them into about any format you could think of but I haven't seen or heard anything about that program for years. And it was high dollar software from an Israeli company. We used to convert from Scitex CT/LW to Linotype-Hell CT/LW. But it could also convert to PC/Mac formats as well. Photoshop can open the CT if that helps any. And there used to be a photoshop extension for opening the LW files but I can't remember what it was called. It was many moons ago and I think we were on Photoshop 3 or 4 back then.
My new compadre here says he used to use Shira. "I may have it in my garage at home...I've got all sorts of crap in there..."
He's not joking; when they closed their pp bureau doors he got all the equipment. If there's a pp museum starting up somewhere, his stuff would be a good base point.

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Adriano

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July 24, 2017, 07:01:26 PM
Doesn't Prinergy do that with old Brisque files?
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Joe

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July 24, 2017, 07:04:16 PM
Quote from: Adriano on July 24, 2017, 07:01:26 PMDoesn't Prinergy do that with old Brisque files?

Yeah if you have that license.

Good to hear from you Adriano. Hope all is going well.
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July 24, 2017, 07:58:20 PM
All good Joe. Thank you. Reversed back to the old Prinergy 7.1. Having fonts issues with clients for now. Better this way. Busy as usual and more busy with my other passion. Baking sourdough bread. Love it. Considering a change in life. Prepress is too much for an old guy like me. Starting to have really enough.
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Joe

#11
July 24, 2017, 08:05:50 PM
Good luck with that. I root for anyone trying to escape printing.
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#12
July 24, 2017, 08:31:26 PM
Quote from: Joe on July 24, 2017, 08:05:50 PMGood luck with that. I root for anyone trying to escape printing.
Thank you Joe. Not too long to retirement anyway. Just cruising till the end. (which is very close)
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Joe

#13
July 26, 2017, 10:39:47 AM
Quote from: G_Town on July 24, 2017, 11:17:04 AMI a couple files need to be converted any suggestions??

Hey G_Town. Just looked and it appears I have a license for CEPS: CT/LW within Prinergy. If you can send them to me I'll see if I can convert them to something else.
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DCurry

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July 26, 2017, 10:56:54 AM
I want to to try, too!
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