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Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - spacescape - 03-30-2009
I have been asked to convert 130 TIFF files which are all "PC TIFF" to "MAC TIFFS". I can automate this so not really a big deal. However, is there an easy way in Photoshop to "CHECK" to see how the original file was saved? If not, any small apps to do so? Just want to double check that they have been all converted to Mac Tiff's when I'm done.
Oh, and what the heck is the difference? The PC Tiff's are importing into Mac Quark just fine.
Bill
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - weapon - 03-30-2009
as far as I know there is no difference except that the preview image.
If you are getting paid to do it, that is found money...
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - spacescape - 03-30-2009
weapon wrote:
as far as I know there is no difference except that the preview image.
If you are getting paid to do it, that is found money...
It's for my father. So, if it's a quick thing I can automate he won't get a bill. Besides, he's my dad... Oh, and just handed him two freelance invoices this morning.
I did tell him that I didn't think it mattered. However, it's for his client's job and didn't want to take a chance seeing his clients are on mac's and so is the printer. He agreed that he didn't really think it mattered.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - Racer X - 03-30-2009
Its only an issue with Mac tiffs on a PC.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - weapon - 03-30-2009
I send mac tiff to my prepress guys all the time.
They never seem to have a problem.
A tiff is as tiff.
Except for the preview thatis missing.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - Racer X - 03-30-2009
Not true. Some PC applications that work with tiffs can't open Mac byte order tiffs.
I'd bet my house on that, would you?
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - Seacrest - 03-30-2009
Racer X wrote:
Not true. Some PC applications that work with tiffs can't open Mac byte order tiffs.
Like what? Photoshop? InDesign? Quark?
Anybody dealing with TIFFS x-platform these days shouldn't have a problem, in my experience.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - Doc - 03-30-2009
I wouldn't use Photoshop for this.
I'd use GraphicConverter, saving www-ready so there's no icon/resource-fork issue if the files have to be transferred back to a PC at some point.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - Racer X - 03-30-2009
Seacrest wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
Not true. Some PC applications that work with tiffs can't open Mac byte order tiffs.
Like what? Photoshop? InDesign? Quark?
Anybody dealing with TIFFS x-platform these days shouldn't have a problem, in my experience.
I use software that you don't. There are more image-related software apps than Quark and Adobe.
Someone owes me a free house.
Re: Converting PC Tiff to Mac Tiff - C(-)ris - 03-30-2009
There are plenty of RIP applications that don't like Mac tiffs. Granted, most are older. But you would be surprised how many print shops run off 8 year old hardware and software.