.art extension file?

**Keely** · 29 March 2011, 05:12 PM

Hi!
I have a 9-year-old file with an .art extension, that I believe was created in Xara X. We don't run Xara anymore, and I've tried everything to open this file! It would be very onerous to recreate, so I was hoping someone was still running XaraX and could convert it to something more useable.

Any takers?

Thanks in advance!

**gwpriester** · 29 March 2011, 05:21 PM

That would actually predate Xara X. How large is the file? You can try attaching it here. But what could be more usable than Xara? I'm insulted you would even say that.

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What do you consider more usable?

**Keely** · 29 March 2011, 05:29 PM

It's 2MB. Too big?

The removal of Xara predates me, too, so don't go shooting the messenger!

eps, ai, cdr or even a jpg would be usable.

**gwpriester** · 29 March 2011, 05:32 PM

Try it. If the file type is not recognized, then ZIP the file and upload the ZIP file here as an attachment.

How do you plan to use the content? There is a big difference between AI and JPEG.

**Keely** · 29 March 2011, 05:40 PM

We're a sign company and produced these decals for a casino, as chip counters. They need to be exact, but wouldn't change, so a high-res jpg would be ok to print more from. An AI or eps is preferable, though.

Thanks so much!