E Transcript Viewer For Mac Download

Download a CLT Viewer. After you receive your PTX file in CLT format using the directions in the above step, you'll want to vew that CLT file on your Mac. There's a few ways to do this. (a) Download the free Clarity Viewer for MacOS (b) Download the free Clarity Viewer for your iPad or iPhone (search the APP store).

Trusted Windows (PC) download RealLegal E-Transcript Manager 9.1.2.204. Virus-free and 100% clean download. Get RealLegal E-Transcript Manager alternative downloads. Click on the Download E-Transcript Viewer button above. When the File Download box opens, click ' Save '. Note: Your browser may display its standard warning about downloading files from the Internet. Select a location where you want to save the file (PC='envsetup.exe' and Mac='e-transcriptviewer.sit'). Jan 04, 2019 E Transcript Viewer For Mac Download If you're not familiar with any of these freewares, try Clarity Viewer first, especially since you can also get the phone apps of the same software if you like it. After you download one of the options above, go ahead and install it on your computer.

At Foldy Reporting we are often asked about getting a legal transcript via e-mail. It may be called an electronic transcript. Attorneys and legal professionals often wonder which file format will best meet their needs. Here is information about the most popular formats: ETranscript, ASCII, Adobe PDF.

E-Transcripts

Of this group, RealLegal E-Transcript format is the only one that is specific to the legal industry. Since its product launch in late 1990, E Transcript has continued to gain popularity.

E-Transcript files are usually sent as a .ptx file. Opening to view these .ptx files requires downloading E-Transcript Viewer software by the recipient. E-Transcript viewer is a Free download on the RealLegal Website.

ETranscript .ptx files will not open in any other software program. However, once open utilizing E-Transcript Viewer, you can export transcripts to ASCII, PDF, as well as other file types.

E Transcript contains a hyperlinked word index. Click on any word in its word index to be instantly taken to pages where it appears. Your ETranscript is completely text-searchable with many printing options, including your ability to print your own condensed legal transcript including a word index.

Scanned exhibits may be 'bundled' with your E Transcript. Hyperlinks will connect exhibit names and references to the scanned exhibits. The hyperlinks will show up as underlined text. Simply clicking on Exhibit 5, for example, will cause that exhibit to open and display onscreen.

• The most feature-rich format, providing the widest range of compatibility
• Each user must download ETranscript Viewer software

ASCII format has been in use for many years. ASCII files generally appear as .txt files, that are compatible with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Windows text programs such as Notepad, Wordpad and Mac computers. The ASCII file is, basically, universal. ASCII files are also easily imported into legal case management software.

The ASCII file is easy to open or import, but it is actually nothing but text. Additional features only come from programs used to view it. It prints terribly when opened in programs such as Notepad.

• ASCII file is the most compatible with legal case management software
• Provides the least functionality

If you work with PTX transcript files, you already know that it can be frustrating doing so on a Mac. One of my readers, Nathan Chaney, a patent attorney in Arkadelphia, AR, developed a solution for working with PTX files on a Mac, and he has graciously agreed to share it with my readers. His guest post includes an installation guide for installing the PTX viewer on Wine and then installing a PDF printer that will work to convert the PTX files to PDF. Thanks so much to Nathan for his work in developing this solution and for sharing it with my readers.

Many colleagues know I have an IT background, so I field lots of Mac-In-Law-Office questions. I recently fielded a question about PTX transcript files, and I learned that Clarity Legal's online .ptx conversion tool, which has been featured on Ben's blog before, has been shuttered.

I use the emulation program Wine to run the Windows PTX viewer from the Mac. This is a how-to guide for installing the programs necessary to (1) run the E-Transcript Viewer, and (2) save the transcripts as PDF files. It's a little bit involved, and requires some use of the command line.

First, install XCode from the App Store. Next, we'll need to install some command line tools. If you are running OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), open a Terminal windows (/Applications/Terminal) and run the following command:

xcode-select –install

Run the following command to agree to the XCode license (you'll need to be an administrator of the computer and enter your password for the sudo command several times throughout this process):

sudo xcodebuild -license

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If you're running an earlier version of OS X, open the XCode application, find the 'Downloads' pane, and download and install the Command Line Tools from that pane.

Next, you'll need the Macports package installation manager, available here. Choose the version that corresponds to your operating system, and install the package. When it's finished, run the following command to update Macports to the latest release:

sudo port -v selfupdate

We're going to use MacPorts to install a package called CUPS-PDF. This is very similar to the 'Save as PDF' feature already on your Mac. Open up the Terminal application and run this command to install CUPS-PDF:

ASCII format has been in use for many years. ASCII files generally appear as .txt files, that are compatible with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Windows text programs such as Notepad, Wordpad and Mac computers. The ASCII file is, basically, universal. ASCII files are also easily imported into legal case management software.

The ASCII file is easy to open or import, but it is actually nothing but text. Additional features only come from programs used to view it. It prints terribly when opened in programs such as Notepad.

• ASCII file is the most compatible with legal case management software
• Provides the least functionality

If you work with PTX transcript files, you already know that it can be frustrating doing so on a Mac. One of my readers, Nathan Chaney, a patent attorney in Arkadelphia, AR, developed a solution for working with PTX files on a Mac, and he has graciously agreed to share it with my readers. His guest post includes an installation guide for installing the PTX viewer on Wine and then installing a PDF printer that will work to convert the PTX files to PDF. Thanks so much to Nathan for his work in developing this solution and for sharing it with my readers.

Many colleagues know I have an IT background, so I field lots of Mac-In-Law-Office questions. I recently fielded a question about PTX transcript files, and I learned that Clarity Legal's online .ptx conversion tool, which has been featured on Ben's blog before, has been shuttered.

I use the emulation program Wine to run the Windows PTX viewer from the Mac. This is a how-to guide for installing the programs necessary to (1) run the E-Transcript Viewer, and (2) save the transcripts as PDF files. It's a little bit involved, and requires some use of the command line.

First, install XCode from the App Store. Next, we'll need to install some command line tools. If you are running OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), open a Terminal windows (/Applications/Terminal) and run the following command:

xcode-select –install

Run the following command to agree to the XCode license (you'll need to be an administrator of the computer and enter your password for the sudo command several times throughout this process):

sudo xcodebuild -license

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If you're running an earlier version of OS X, open the XCode application, find the 'Downloads' pane, and download and install the Command Line Tools from that pane.

Next, you'll need the Macports package installation manager, available here. Choose the version that corresponds to your operating system, and install the package. When it's finished, run the following command to update Macports to the latest release:

sudo port -v selfupdate

We're going to use MacPorts to install a package called CUPS-PDF. This is very similar to the 'Save as PDF' feature already on your Mac. Open up the Terminal application and run this command to install CUPS-PDF:

sudo port install cups-pdf

The output of this command will give you some instructions to run upon initial setup. They are:

ln -s /opt/local/var/spool/cups-pdf/$USER ~/Desktop/cups-pdf

/opt/local/libexec/cups-pdf_links.sh

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sudo killall -1 cupsd

The first command creates a shortcut to the CUPS-PDF output folder on your Desktop. You canmove this shortcut into whichever folder you prefer. The second command will require you to be an administrator and type in your password (it uses the sudo command).

The next thing to do is install the CUPS-PDF printer on your Mac. Go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners, and click the ‘+' below the printer list (see image at right). CUPS-PDF should appear in the ‘Default' list.

Simply highlight CUPS-PDF, click ‘Add', and you should have a CUPS-PDF printer in your printer list. (This will work for printing other things to PDF too — for instance, if you want to change options in the print dialog, but Save to PDF won't let you, the CUPS-PDF printer is a good solution).

Next, we'll use Macports to install Wine, along with a couple of packages needed to compile Wine:

sudo port install apple-gcc42 git-core wine-devel

This will likely take a while. Take an opportunity to quench the thirst all this talk about wine and port created. The next step is to install the transcript viewer, available here. Download the file, then type the following commands into your Terminal:

cd ~/Downloads

wine E-Transcript_Bundle_Viewer-6.1.1.exe

Of course, use the version number of the file you downloaded on the last command. This will open an E-Transcript Viewer installation window. Wine may need to install a few packages to make this all work; just follow the prompts to install them if so. Use the default values for installation of the E-Transcript Viewer, and complete the installation.

Finally, we'll need to create a shortcut to the installed E-Transcript Viewer application, which is hidden. Open the TextEdit application, and click New Document. Copy and paste the following lines into the document:

#!/bin/sh

wine '/Users/nathan/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/RealLegal/E-Bundle Viewer/EBundleViewer.exe'

Click Format > Make Plain Text. Save the file in the Applications Folder as 'E-Transcript Viewer.command'. Finally, go back to the Terminal window and enter the following commands so that the script we just created can be executed:

cd /Applications

chmod +x E-Transcript Viewer.command

Now, you should be able to double-click the ‘E-Transcript Viewer.command' file in the Applications folder any time you need to open a .ptx file. Here's the result:

You should be able to select CUPS-PDF in the print dialog of the E-Tran viewer, like so:

After a few seconds, a brand-new PDF containing your transcript will appear in the folder that's linked to your Desktop.