.PSF files?

Question

I've got some files of unknown origin with the .psf extension. The
first few bytes of each file are "FSPA^C", where ^C is control-C. How can I view these files on unix or windows?

Answer 1

Just noticed this has been out here for 24 hours with no answers, I figured I'd take a stab at it. Let me start by saying I don't know. That said, I'm guessing this is a PostScript file. You mentioned viewing this file in unix or windows, but if it's a PostScript file, they're generally not "viewable" files, but you'd have to open them with the right application. Adobe PostScript and Ghostview come to mind, there's also kghostview and others for Linux.

Do you know when/where these .psf files came from? A PC application or a Unix app? Maybe it came from some kind of scanning or imaging application? Maybe you could open this with Adobe "distiller" which would convert it to a PDF file you could then open with Adobe reader. Also Google for "free postscript viewers" and you'll have many options. I did some other web searching and found an ArcSoft programalled Photo Studio that creates "layered" .psf files, you might need to get that software (or an equivalent free viewer) to open these files.

If this was of no help (sorry, I tried) consider reposting to an alternate group, like the software category under Computers & Internet.