trying to open old .cpt files

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"steve" <spressman@alm.com> wrote in message

> I've got several old .cpt files lying around, but no longer running
> Corel Photo Paint (I think that's what it was called). I just
> downloaded a trial version of Corel's Paint Shop Pro X, but that
> program doesn't appear to recognize my .cpt files. Any ideas on how I
> can open these files (and get them converted either to jpegs or
> Photoshop files?).

Check this out..

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/gr [...] 4503/inc/1

Hope it helps.

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Mark

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steve wrote:
> I've got several old .cpt files lying around, but no longer running
> Corel Photo Paint (I think that's what it was called). I just
> downloaded a trial version of Corel's Paint Shop Pro X, but that
> program doesn't appear to recognize my .cpt files. Any ideas on how I
> can open these files (and get them converted either to jpegs or
> Photoshop files?).
>
> Thanks

"http://www.flydragonsoft.com/completegraphic.htm"

Free Irfanview will read Photopaint 6 CPT files. "http://www.irfanview.com/"

Shareware Graphics Converter Pro will read Photopaint 6 CPT files.
"http://www.download.com.ph/Graphics-Converter-Pro.htm"

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As you found out .cpt image files are native to Corel Photo-Paint and
cannot be opened by any other graphics app. Try downlaoding the
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 free trial and install PP12. It should
open them if the files are not really old. ie: Corel Photo-Paint 3.

Hap

On 7 Sep 2005 14:15:41 -0700, "steve" <spressman@alm.com> wrote:

>I've got several old .cpt files lying around, but no longer running
>Corel Photo Paint (I think that's what it was called). I just
>downloaded a trial version of Corel's Paint Shop Pro X, but that
>program doesn't appear to recognize my .cpt files. Any ideas on how I
>can open these files (and get them converted either to jpegs or
>Photoshop files?).
>
>Thanks

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Yep, that did the trick! Thanks again for the suggestion.

steve

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Ken,

Hmm, interesting suggestion. I just tried, but couldn't open the
renamed .tif file in Photoshop. Anyway, problem solved through the
trial version of Corel Graphics Suite -- I've now got 'em all converted
to jpegs.

cheers,
steve

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"steve" <spressman@alm.com> wrote in message
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> I've got several old .cpt files lying around, but no longer running
> Corel Photo Paint (I think that's what it was called). I just
> downloaded a trial version of Corel's Paint Shop Pro X, but that
> program doesn't appear to recognize my .cpt files.


Not to gloat, but yours is a good example of digital imaging's major
pitfall--the risk of file format obsolescence over time. This is an issue
that needs to be resolved by the digital imaging industry.

I'm sure that you will be able to eventually solve your problem, but just
imagine someone trying to view your .cpt files in 50 years--they probably
would not even know what application created them. In all probability, they
would just discard the files, rather than go to any trouble to find
someplace that might be able to convert them to whatever format was then in
use.

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> Not to gloat, but yours is a good example of digital imaging's major
> pitfall--the risk of file format obsolescence over time. This is an issue
> that needs to be resolved by the digital imaging industry.

I've been using TIFF for a pretty darn long time. No signs of it going
away. There /are/ industry standards - it's up to us to use them.

> I'm sure that you will be able to eventually solve your problem, but just
> imagine someone trying to view your .cpt files in 50 years--they probably
> would not even know what application created them. In all probability,
they
> would just discard the files, rather than go to any trouble to find
> someplace that might be able to convert them to whatever format was then
in
> use.

Why wouldn't they spend a few hours trying to decode them with a hex editor?

--
Mark

Photos, Ideas & Opinions
http://www.marklauter.com

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"steve" <spressman@alm.com> writes:

> Thanks for your suggestions. Just tried the Irfanview software, but I
> guess my .cpt files aren't from Photopaint 6. My bad, I guess, for
> having long ago dumped Corel software in favor of Photoshop without
> first doing something about those .cpt files. For the life of me, I
> can't remember which version I was using -- could've been 7 or 8, I
> suppose. But why wouldn't the current Corel program recognize its own
> format?

"Paint Shop Pro" may be owned by Corel now, but it's not "the current
Corel program" in the way you mean -- it's not descended from Corel
Photo Paint. And I doubt it's sold much into the same markets, even.
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