EPS (Encapsulated PostScript Files) rabbits are strange. When you import them into your DTP program or presentation, they behave differently than other imports, you’re used to.Here’s why and how.
PostScript is not the same as EPS is not the same as Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Remember that. This is important.
First of all, EPS is not the same as PostScript (as you produce by printing on the disc using a PostScript driver). It can hold almost all the same commands and graphics as a normal file PS, but some operators are strictly verboten PS to EPS.
EPS contains no information layout and may not contain a “showpage” command … PS the equivalent of “Print ‘em, Dan-O”. An EPS can be printed if you send it to a PS printer.Sometimes you’re lucky. But again, it can not. Them is the breaks.
Or EPS is the same as the IA, or Adobe Illustrator. AI is a very small subset of EPS for import applications to bring in their own format, which is certainly not the case in EPS.
An EPS file contains a single image, in other words, it can not contain multiple pages, but each image can have several other images.
What happens when you import an EPS file? First, we use the term “place” rather than “import” from the mechanics of earnings per share are different from regular imports.
There are two general categories of EPS file, those with a preview image and those without. If the BPA contains a preview image, then this is what you see when you move the file. The preview can be TIFF or WMF if you work on a PC, PICT, if you are a Mac user. Most programs support TIFF and Mac. No PC applications support PICT previews from Mac-style. If ever there was a suspicion that you should use if you’re bi-platform, that’s all. TIFF.Got it?
If there is no preview image in EPS, there is nothing for your application to show you.Instead, you get a box that is in the same proportions as the EPS file (the size of the box is derived from the%% BoundingBox comment that must be in all EPS). You can also see other text section header of the EPS … things like BoundingBox, Creator, and whatnot. Not very WYSIWYG, but more useful than a light gray or white box anyway.
Note that your application makes no attempt to interpret or just convert the actual content of the EPS file. This behavior is right and good.
Well. Unless your application happens to be a part of Microsoft Office 2002 or later, that is.The Office EPS import filter is really trying to interpret the PostScript contained in the EPS to create a preview image. This means that Word and PowerPoint 2002 and up may be able to display a preview EPS files that other programs could show as a gray box. On the other hand, the interpretation PS can take a long time, and you may want to disable this feature, but you can not. Also note that if Office 2002 or later is installed on the same system as Office 2000 or earlier, the previous version (s) will not be able to print EPS graphics on a PS printer. You will need to print documents that include EPS of the latest version of your Office applications.
At the time of printing, one of two things happens. If you print to a PostScript printer, your application simply spit the contents of the EPS back to the printer, surrounded by a few other commands to determine the scaling and position of the image. Again, it makes no attempt to understand that what is really in the PSA.
If you print to a non-PS, your application can not very well send the first port on the PS, because it causes your printer to a croak), or b) the pages and pages of gibberish spit raw PostScript or c) both above. Instead, it sends the preview image, if any, or our old friend the box blank if not. The print quality will depend on the resolution of the preview image.
Some EPS have very low resolution previews of poor quality, others may have full-color, high-resolution preview images, or even fully scalable vector WMF extracts.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript Files) rabbits are strange. When you import them into your DTP program or presentation, they behave differently than other imports, you’re used to.Here’s why and how.PostScript is not the same as EPS is not the same as Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Remember that. This is important.First of all, EPS is not the same as PostScript (as you produce by printing on the disc using a PostScript driver). It can hold almost all the same commands and graphics as a normal file PS, but some operators are strictly verboten PS to EPS.EPS contains no information layout and may not contain a “showpage” command … PS the equivalent of “Print ‘em, Dan-O”. An EPS can be printed if you send it to a PS printer.Sometimes you’re lucky. But again, it can not. Them is the breaks.Or EPS is the same as the IA, or Adobe Illustrator. AI is a very small subset of EPS for import applications to bring in their own format, which is certainly not the case in EPS.An EPS file contains a single image, in other words, it can not contain multiple pages, but each image can have several other images.What happens when you import an EPS file? First, we use the term “place” rather than “import” from the mechanics of earnings per share are different from regular imports.There are two general categories of EPS file, those with a preview image and those without.If the BPA contains a preview image, then this is what you see when you move the file. The preview can be TIFF or WMF if you work on a PC, PICT, if you are a Mac user. Most programs support TIFF and Mac. No PC applications support PICT previews from Mac-style. If ever there was a suspicion that you should use if you’re bi-platform, that’s all. TIFF.Got it?If there is no preview image in EPS, there is nothing for your application to show you.Instead, you get a box that is in the same proportions as the EPS file (the size of the box is derived from the%% BoundingBox comment that must be in all EPS). You can also see other text section header of the EPS … things like BoundingBox, Creator, and whatnot. Not very WYSIWYG, but more useful than a light gray or white box anyway.Note that your application makes no attempt to interpret or just convert the actual content of the EPS file. This behavior is right and good.Well. Unless your application happens to be a part of Microsoft Office 2002 or later, that is.The Office EPS import filter is really trying to interpret the PostScript contained in the EPS to create a preview image. This means that Word and PowerPoint 2002 and up may be able to display a preview EPS files that other programs could show as a gray box. On the other hand, the interpretation PS can take a long time, and you may want to disable this feature, but you can not. Also note that if Office 2002 or later is installed on the same system as Office 2000 or earlier, the previous version (s) will not be able to print EPS graphics on a PS printer. You will need to print documents that include EPS of the latest version of your Office applications.At the time of printing, one of two things happens. If you print to a PostScript printer, your application simply spit the contents of the EPS back to the printer, surrounded by a few other commands to determine the scaling and position of the image. Again, it makes no attempt to understand that what is really in the PSA.If you print to a non-PS, your application can not very well send the first port on the PS, because it causes your printer to a croak), or b) the pages and pages of gibberish spit raw PostScript or c) both above.Instead, it sends the preview image, if any, or our old friend the box blank if not. The print quality will depend on the resolution of the preview image.Some EPS have very low resolution previews of poor quality, others may have full-color, high-resolution preview images, or even fully scalable vector WMF extracts.
