.SCT File Extension
Scitex Continuous Tone Image
| Developer | Scitex |
| Popularity |
2.4 | 5 Votes |
| Category | Raster Image Files |
| Format | Binary |
What is an SCT file?
An SCT file is a raster image saved in the Scitex Continuous Tone format. It contains a CMYK, RGB, or grayscale image. SCT files are uncompressed and typically contain images used by high-end graphics processors. As a result, they often have large file sizes.
Scitex (now Scailex) is a multinational company that produces equipment used in the graphic design, printing, and publishing industries. The company created the Scitex Continuous Tone image format for use with its high-end graphics processing workstations.
Other image editors and graphic design apps used in the publishing industry can also save images as SCT files, so the images can be opened on Scitext workstations. For example, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator can both save images as SCT files.
NOTE: Infrequently, SCT files are instead saved with the .CT extension.
How to open an SCT file
You can open an SCT file with many image editors and viewers, including Adobe Photoshop (Windows, Mac), QuarkXPress (Windows, Mac), XnViewMP (multiplatform), and ImageMagick (multiplatform).
How to convert an SCT file
Most programs that can open SCT files, such as Adobe Photoshop (Windows, Mac), ImageMagick (multiplatform), or XnViewMP (multiplatform), can convert them to other image formats. For example, XnViewMP to convert SCT files to the following formats (and many others):