Extract text from Seismic Unix data files (SU)
To convert SU data files to another format, you need Seismic Unix or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Seismic Trace Data" file type, you need software like Seismic Unix or a similar tool.
The .su extension primarily identifies a Seismic Unix data file, a format developed by the Center for Wave Phenomena for storing geophysical trace data. Unlike standard .SEG-Y files, .su files consist of stripped-down trace data pairs without the global binary or reel headers, making them lightweight but notoriously difficult to open outside of the command-line Seismic Unix environment on Linux systems. Geoscientists often face friction when sharing these files with clients or importing them into modern visualization suites like Petrel or MATLAB, which typically require standardized headers.
For practical analysis, users should convert .su files to .SEG-Y (for industry compatibility), CSV (for spreadsheet analysis), or MAT (for mathematical modeling).
Critical Security Warning: approximately 9% of .su files are not scientific data but documents encrypted by Loptr ransomware. If your file cannot be opened by seismic software and contains a ransom note, do not attempt to convert it; seek a dedicated decryption tool immediately.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SU file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SKP, FBX, STL, JPEG, DEAD, BITMAP, BLANK, MG and RF files.
If you want to convert SU file to MG, RF, OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D or STL, you can use Seismic Unix or similar software from the "Geophysical Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to SU, try Seismic Unix or another comparable tool in the "Geophysical Data Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SU converter.