Comments on: The EPS file format http://www.prepressure.com Prepress, PDF, PostScript, Fonts and stuff... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joanna http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-44561 Joanna Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:28:08 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-44561 Hi, Forgive the simplistic question, but I have saved an image as an eps but do not appear to be able to upload the document as it is 'greyed out' and I cannot select it when I go to files. Appreciate some insight. Hi,
Forgive the simplistic question, but I have saved an image as an eps but do not appear to be able to upload the document as it is ‘greyed out’ and I cannot select it when I go to files. Appreciate some insight.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-42484 Shannon Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:15:21 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-42484 Hello, I have a customer for whom I have designed a logo, and had a graphics designer produce the logo in Illustrator. When I place the graphic designer's EPS file in InDesign, the image degrades terribly. The curves become jagged both on-screen and on printouts. He has sent huge TIF files as well as EPS files, but the only thing that changes is the degree of jaggedness of the edges. Is this something that might be affected by a setting that I am not aware of? I appreciate any insight or direction you might have to offer. Hello, I have a customer for whom I have designed a logo, and had a graphics designer produce the logo in Illustrator.

When I place the graphic designer’s EPS file in InDesign, the image degrades terribly. The curves become jagged both on-screen and on printouts. He has sent huge TIF files as well as EPS files, but the only thing that changes is the degree of jaggedness of the edges. Is this something that might be affected by a setting that I am not aware of? I appreciate any insight or direction you might have to offer.

]]> By: christine http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-41276 christine Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:16:37 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-41276 I am wondering if anyone left a response to your question, I also would like to know about ungrouping an eps file so I can pull the letters and layers apart and edit. Cheers Christine I am wondering if anyone left a response to your question, I also would like to know about ungrouping an eps file so I can pull the letters and layers apart and edit.

Cheers
Christine

]]> By: Jenevieve http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40826 Jenevieve Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:32:06 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40826 Having a lot of trouble with InDesign crashing when I try to export a document with eps files in it to pdf. When I convert the files to ai - super fast - no problems. I have been trained to always save to eps but I'm beginning to wonder if that is still necessary. Am I likely to run into major issues by avoiding eps files in the future? Having a lot of trouble with InDesign crashing when I try to export a document with eps files in it to pdf. When I convert the files to ai – super fast – no problems. I have been trained to always save to eps but I’m beginning to wonder if that is still necessary. Am I likely to run into major issues by avoiding eps files in the future?

]]> By: Dave http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40470 Dave Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:47:04 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40470 I've also encountered a recent problem with EPS files in a Word 2003 document (Win XP Pro SP3) - they printed fine using a PostScript driver when the document was created in November 2009, but now the typefaces are corrupted, e.g. printing Courier instead the original (Haettenschweiler). I’ve also encountered a recent problem with EPS files in a Word 2003 document (Win XP Pro SP3) – they printed fine using a PostScript driver when the document was created in November 2009, but now the typefaces are corrupted, e.g. printing Courier instead the original (Haettenschweiler).

]]> By: Mike Z. http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40093 Mike Z. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:14:25 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40093 I've been trying to import some .eps figures created with Matlab into a Word document but they look scrambled, e.g. lines broken into multiple out-of-place segments, or have gaps in the lines. The imported figures appear this way on the screen, when printing the document, and when converting to a .pdf. I can open the figures themselves in gsview or convert them directly into .pdf and they look fine. The figures look scrambled both in Word 2003 and in Word 2007. I created some of the figures 3 years ago and imported them into Word 2003 at that time with no problems, but now importing the same figures into the same version of the Word doesn't work properly. I also get different behavior if I create the figure with the -tiff preview (get regularly spaced gaps in all the lines) or without (get smaller segments of the lines broken up and jumbled around). Anyone have any ideas on what causes this or how to fix it? I’ve been trying to import some .eps figures created with Matlab into a Word document but they look scrambled, e.g. lines broken into multiple out-of-place segments, or have gaps in the lines.

The imported figures appear this way on the screen, when printing the document, and when converting to a .pdf. I can open the figures themselves in gsview or convert them directly into .pdf and they look fine.

The figures look scrambled both in Word 2003 and in Word 2007. I created some of the figures 3 years ago and imported them into Word 2003 at that time with no problems, but now importing the same figures into the same version of the Word doesn’t work properly.

I also get different behavior if I create the figure with the -tiff preview (get regularly spaced gaps in all the lines) or without (get smaller segments of the lines broken up and jumbled around).

Anyone have any ideas on what causes this or how to fix it?

]]> By: joe http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40083 joe Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:31 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40083 first, off NEVER OUTLINE FONTS. (untill you create your printReady file) secondly EPS is NOT a "vector only" file format. it can contain both vector and raster. third, why is anyone still using Corell? or QuarkXpress... first, off NEVER OUTLINE FONTS. (untill you create your printReady file)
secondly EPS is NOT a “vector only” file format. it can contain both vector and raster.
third, why is anyone still using Corell? or QuarkXpress…

]]> By: Emily http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40059 Emily Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:16:01 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-40059 Can I edit an EPS file? Is it possible to open an EPS file as an editable format i.e. photoshop, illustrator or indesign? Can I edit an EPS file? Is it possible to open an EPS file as an editable format i.e. photoshop, illustrator or indesign?

]]> By: Laurens http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-39881 Laurens Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:07:11 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-39881 EPS is not a file format that is suitable for web use. JPG, PNG or even GIF are more suitable when it comes to raster images. Flash or SVG are better for vector images. Stick to one of those file formats instead. EPS is not a file format that is suitable for web use. JPG, PNG or even GIF are more suitable when it comes to raster images. Flash or SVG are better for vector images. Stick to one of those file formats instead.

]]> By: Laurens http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-39880 Laurens Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:05:03 +0000 http://www.prepressure.com/library/file-formats/eps#comment-39880 GIMP is a bitmap editor. Any file opened in it will be converted to a raster image. I'm not into CAD software but my guess is that you should export a vector file format such as DXF and then use one of the numerous DXF to EPS converter tools that keep the vector data as vector data. I've done that a few times with Adobe illustrator but there are cheaper, more powerful and more automated solutions for such a specific task. GIMP is a bitmap editor. Any file opened in it will be converted to a raster image. I’m not into CAD software but my guess is that you should export a vector file format such as DXF and then use one of the numerous DXF to EPS converter tools that keep the vector data as vector data. I’ve done that a few times with Adobe illustrator but there are cheaper, more powerful and more automated solutions for such a specific task.

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