Exporting as a PEF file

[Jon_Ha...@adobeforums.com]

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!

[Ann_She...@adobeforums.com]

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 ?

[Buko]

Not that I know of.

What is the PEF file for?

[Buko]

I found this to <http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/pef_fmt.htm>

looks like you need dedicated software.

[Jon_Ha...@adobeforums.com]

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>

[Neil_...@adobeforums.com]

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

[Ann_She...@adobeforums.com]

Well he might be — IF his client actually wanted a PEF rather than a PDF… or even knows what he wants!

8/

[Buko]

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.

[Neil_...@adobeforums.com]

I like "2."

Neil

[Ramón_G_Castañeda@adobeforums.com]

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!