SCT is legacy and read-only here
SCT (Scitex CT) is a legacy high-end prepress format. It can usually be opened and converted from, but it's long obsolete, so there's no modern encoder to create new SCT files.
Looking to convert JPEG to SCT? Here's the honest answer — and what works instead.
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JPG (JPEG) is a lossy raster format that compresses photographs into small files by discarding detail the eye barely notices — the most widely used photo format on the web and in cameras.
JPG opens in every browser, image viewer and editor with no special software.
SCT (Scitex Continuous Tone) is a high-end prepress format from Scitex systems, used in professional print production and drum scanning.
SCT opens in Photoshop (legacy) and prepress software; convert to TIFF/CMYK for current print workflows.
Not here — SCT is a legacy format with no modern encoder. We can often read SCT as a source, but for output use a current format like PNG, JPG or TIFF.
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