Can a layered .AI or .EPS file be opened in Photoshop, keeping its layers?

is there a way to open or have exported a vectorized EPS, AI or similar file into Photoshop that somehow keeps the layers without opening it as a flattened document?

Depending on what you want to accomplish an alternative work flow may be an option. You can place your AI file in photoshop. While this creates a flattened version of the image in photoshop, it is a smart object, which can be repeatedly scaled or by double clicking on it you can reopen the file in AI and change any layer content you wish and have the changes show up in Photoshop. So if you want your layer work done in AI and your rendering done in photoshop you can have it function that way.
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Does anyone know what determines how a PDF or eps file is opened in Photoshop and why photoshop is rendering a PDF in which I am certain is hi res, to a low res?
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>Hi I was wondering if anyone can tell, what determines how a PDF or
>EPS is opened in Photoshop.
Nothing, really. EPS provides this info openly in its header, but it is not always right, so PS cannot even assume it would be correct to use that info. For PDF it's a different story. PDF is a container format that can contain any number of items in mixed resolutions and colorspaces, hence PS cannot assume anything. Likewise, you can have multiple pages, links, multimedia content, all of which may influence the result upon display or rasterization...
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[SOLVED] Can't view ps or eps files in geeqie/evince anymore

I swear I was previously able to view eps files in geeqie. I no longer can for some reason. I'm using gnuplot and have this sample code I found (just to make sure it wasn't my actual code):
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You want to double-click a file, and then...what do you want to have happen? You want to run...something...that is not on your PC??
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EXAMPLE ONLY:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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