SOT: Quark files into Vegas?

farss wrote on 11/11/2005, 3:38 PM
Client had promo posters etc done by printer and now he wants to use the same artwork in a video, DVD slicks etc.
Printer kindly provided all the stuff on CD, even the fonts he used. Only thing is the overall design is a Quark file.
I've done a bit of a Google and well, so far all I can see me having to do is buy Quark and that sure isn't a cheap bit of code! Don't even know if it'll run on a PC.
I could just scan a printed copy of the poster but they're HUGE.
Anyone got any bright ideas apart from that?
And here's a laugh, the photo the printer used, which I had taken for the previous cover slick, he got by scanning a DVD slick. That didn't do much for the quality!
Bob.

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Chienworks wrote on 11/11/2005, 3:54 PM
Can you get the printer to resave the files in a raster format? Quark should be able to output tiff, png, jpg, all of which Vegas can import. Of course, he'll probably save them as 150dpi or so, which will make huge files. You may want to reduce them or crop them first before using them in Vegas.
farss wrote on 11/11/2005, 8:27 PM
That's one option however the client did have some difficulty getting the Quark files out of the printer. Given that the printers work is finished and paid for, the client doesn't have any leverage now which might make it difficult.
I do know a graphic artist who uses Quark so that might be one option to pursue.
Bob.
TomE wrote on 11/12/2005, 4:47 PM
You may be able to download a free trial of Adobe InDesign and open the Quark file from that. I am not sure what version of Quark file it will read but you may get lucky that way. Then you can make pdfs and then bring into Photoshop and output psd files for Vegas or whatever... Otherwise you may even be able to get on a computer at Kinkos. It has been years but I used to be able to find Quark on a Kinkos computer.

Otherwise if you have Quark available you can make pdfs and then open them a page ata time in Photoshop and resize and edit as needed. (it will be rasterized) You can also possibly open it in Illustrator and fiddle a bit if you went out of Quark as pdf.

-TomE
Coursedesign wrote on 11/13/2005, 12:55 AM
InDesign can read Quark files only up to Version 4.

When Quark saw InDesign coming, they started making it as difficult as possible to convert. Quark V6 can only save to V5. You then need to find an old copy of V5 to use to save to V4 so InDesign can read it.

Just very recently, a third party program, Markzware Q2ID, was released that handles Q->ID conversion automagically, though this costs $199.

Kinko's usually has Quark computers available, and Photoshop too.
farss wrote on 11/13/2005, 3:00 AM
Thanks guys,
in the end I realised there was a much simpler approach.
The design used one of the photos I'd taken for the client so I still had that, the printer did supply the fonts he'd used so it was easy enough to match that part up. All that was left was some fancy borders and they'll be easy enough to duplicate in either PS or even Word.

Bob.
TomE wrote on 11/15/2005, 7:56 AM
Thanx for the clarification Coursedesign. That Markzware plugin would be nice if they had a Windows version --looks like it is Mac only.

-TomE