DTPfast, Inc. supports publishing of various document formats, including the following common formats:
Desktop Publishing (DTP) File Types:
File Suffixes |
Instruction |
Applicable Tools |
.fm |
FrameMaker files |
FrameMaker |
.bk, .book |
FrameMaker books files |
FrameMaker |
.mif |
FrameMaker exchangeable files |
FrameMaker |
.qxd |
QuarkXPress files |
QuarkXPress |
.pm6, .p65 |
PageMaker 6.0 & 6.5 files |
PageMaker 6.0, 6.5 |
.pmd |
PageMaker 7.0 files |
PageMaker |
.indd |
InDesign files |
InDesign |
.inx, .idml |
InDesign exchangeable files |
InDesign |
.indb |
InDesign books files |
InDesign |
.doc, .docx |
Word files |
Word |
.rtf |
Rich Text Format, mostly used for exchange of texts. Most text processing and type-setting software supports import and export of .rtf documents. |
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.qsc |
Text format with tags; exported from Trados Story Collector for QuarkXPress. |
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.isc |
Text format with tags; exported from Trados Story Collector for InDesign. |
Desktop Publishing (DTP) Graphics Class File Types:
File Suffixes |
Instruction |
Applicable Tools |
.ai |
Illustrator files |
Illustrator |
.eps |
The most common graphic file format. Most graphic software supports export of EPS picture and most publishing software also supports import of EPS picture. |
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.cdr |
CorelDRAW files |
CorelDRAW |
.fh8, .fh9 |
FreeHand files |
FreeHand 8, 9, etc. |
.psd |
Photoshop image files |
Photoshop |
.tif |
The most common graphic file format which can be obtained from scanning and edited by Photoshop. |
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Other Graphics File Types |
.jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .svg, .wmf, .pict etc. |
File Format Conversion
File format conversion is an inevitable step in localization process. We can provide conversion service of various formats, including:
Source File Type |
Target File Type |
Tools Required |
.indd |
.inx, .idml |
InDesign |
.pdf |
.doc, .docx |
Solid PDF Tools/Solid Converter PDF/ABBYY FineReader |
.pdf |
.indd |
PDF2ID |
.pdf |
.ai, .eps |
Illustrator |
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.jpg, .png, .psd etc. |
Acrobat/Photoshop |