Exporting as a PEF file

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Jon_Harrison
Jan 29, 2009
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I have an Illustrator file that needs to be sent to a vendor in PEF format. Is there a way, either in Illustrator or Photoshop to save or export a PEF file?

If it helps, I am using Adobe CS3 on a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.4.11.

Thanks!
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jan 29, 2009
A quick Google turned up this:
<http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967>

I have no idea if it is any good.

I am curious as to why your client wants to have an Illustrator vector file rendered to a Pentax camera’s Raw format?

Are you sure that he didn’t mean a PDF ?
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Buko
Jan 29, 2009
Not that I know of.

What is the PEF file for?
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Buko
Jan 29, 2009
I found this to <http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/pef_fmt.htm>

looks like you need dedicated software.
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Jon_Harrison
Jan 29, 2009
So after a little more researching, I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not possible and that they likely meant PDF (even though when I initially asked them to clarify if they meant PDF and not PEF, they confirmed PEF).

For future reference, a PEF file is an "Uncompressed RAW photograph taken with a Pentax digital camera."
<http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/pef>
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Neil_Keller
Jan 29, 2009
Jon,

Check the list of Adobe’s supported raw formats in ACR 5.2 or DNG to see if this Pentax format is included. If so, you’re golden.

Neil
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jan 29, 2009
Well he might be — IF his client actually wanted a PEF rather than a PDF… or even knows what he wants!

8/
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Buko
Jan 29, 2009
why would a vendor need a file in a proprietary Pentax format?

1. Because they own a Pentax camera and want to look at whatever Jon is doing in their camera.

2. Most likely they don’t have a clue.
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Neil_Keller
Jan 29, 2009
I like "2."

Neil
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Ram
Jan 30, 2009

1. Because they own a Pentax camera and want to look at whatever Jon is
doing in their camera.

Nope, it’s an Illustrator file!

2. Most likely they don’t have a clue

Yup!

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