EPS File format

Does anyone know how to work with EPS files programmatically (Enhanced Post Script I think)...
I have seen the odd library for creating them, but what I want to do is take an existing one, extract any meta data from it (image description etc may be embedded in a file) and generate a web viewable thumbnail (in jpeg or png or anything).
Please help ! any ideas?
I will personally give anyone who can suggest something a cheque for 1 million dollars* ;)
* Note: Cheques will not be honoured. (Cheque=check for Americans, I cant stop using my traditional olde englishe).

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Questions regarding: 1) Photoshop and Illustrator softwares 2) .eps file formats.

I'm using a DELL PC running Win7. I have Adobe Photoshop CS (i.e. the first CS version from 2003).
I do not yet have Adobe Illustrator.
I'm creating images for a science publication. It includes graphs, chemical structures, color photos of lab
equipment. I use ChemBioDraw (Cambridgesoft, http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com) to draw chemical
structures and schematics. I've been using MS Powerpoint to draw graphs, make composites of photos, label
panels, and add annotation.
1) The publishing company wants line drawings to be in .eps format. I can copy and paste ChemBioDraw
and Powerpoint figures into Photoshop and then save them in .eps format. They look identical to me when in
.eps format. Will this be suitable for publication?
2) The ChemBioDraw figure file size increases more than tenfold when converted to .eps format. Is this
expected?
3) I have used Photoshop a lot in the past but not for my recent work. My coauthor uses Adobe Illustrator on
a PowerMac G5-9.1. He creates .eps files for line drawings. Are the drawing tools in Illustrator much
better than those in Photoshop? If I get Illustrator will I be able to manipulate photo images (create
composites, add annotation etc.) as I have with Photoshop in the past?
4) My coauthor has sent me some .eps line drawings. When I open them with Photoshop there is a gray and
white checkerboard pattern in the background. I believe this is because the background layer has been
eliminated (the image is in layer 1). Can such a file be opened in a way that the background is solid white?
5) Is there a Windows-compatible software for viewing .eps files that is simpler than Photoshop or Illustrator (i.e. no editing
function)?
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Thomas C.

1) No. Photoshop does not create true vector files. Anyone asking for an EPS more than likely wants a true vector EPS file.
2) No way of telling without seeing the results. But it could be perfectly normal. Increased file size in an EPS does not automatically mean there is a problem.
3) Illustrator is a drawing tool. The tools in Illustrator are designed for object-oriented vector drawing. In many respects they are better than Photoshop's tools for those type of projects. And No, you can not edit photographs easily with Illustrator. While you can include photos or raster items within an Illustrator file, Illustrator is not inherently designed to edit iamges at a pixel level.
4) Just add a new layer and fill it with white (or whatever color). Vector EPS files have no background.
5) If you have Photoshop or Illustrator you have Bridge. You can view files in Bridge. I wouldn't know of any other Windows software. It may exist, I simply wouldn't know.

Does Lightroom Support EPS File Format?

We are thinking about switching over to Lightroom, but 95% of our 60,000 images are EPS files. I recently used a trial version and it didn't seem to recognize my EPS files. Is there a way for Lightroom to acknowledge these files? Is there a plugin to download and try?
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Stacey

Thanks, Geoff.
We work on files that have clipping paths attached to them and save them for print purposes to be placed in InDesign. Then we send hires pdf files to the printer for our catalogs.
We currently use Cumulus for data asset management. It acknowledges all file types. We were considering purchasing the Cloud and looking at using Lightroom to manage our digital assets. So right now, we are just researching to see if Lightroom could handle all of our files, file formats and how well it would search our large catalog of assets. We would switch from Cumulus to save money of the yearly maintenance fees that they charge and thought that if we could use Lightroom in a similar way then it would be worth the change.
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Can you remove XMP data from .eps files in Illustrator-CS5.5?

Background:
I'm using font software called Typetool 3 and Illustrator CS5.5.
I am using these on Windows 7, 64 bit.
This is entry level font software released by Fontlab.
This software accepts artwork through the .eps file format in both theory and practice.
However: it refuses illustrator CS5.5 .eps files.
When I looked at this I came up with two highly interesting things: First- CS5.5 illustrator files are roughly 13 times the size of CS5 files, of this type (a simple font glyph-comparing a 29-30 kbfile to a 420-450 kb file in cs5 and cs5.5 respectively).
Thing two came from looking at what that data was (by opening it in a text editor). It appears that some of the data XMP data, illustrators data for tracking things like who created the file, copyright, and other. In document info many of these fields were blank. I'm sure this isn't the only issue because my exported xmp data is 64 kb large, but it does account for a chunk of the file.
The main question being: Can this xmp data; which for my purposes is redundant, because I have to put copyright and other data in the font, be removed or not included at the point of document creation?
The technical question being:Can the file be saved in a manner which will allow it to be exported from adobe CS5.5 and imported into Typetool 3?
Things I've tried:
In saving .eps file: removing document headers, previews, color data, saving as different versions of the language. Basically saving it without all settings.
In saving .ai file: saving without any settings checked (without compression, pdf editting, ect.) and saving it to a different level of illustrator.
I do not know enough about postscript programming to navigate the file or remove the offending data. Nor do I have time to do this over multiple glyphs.
As a matter of opinion I do not like that my software is including potentially identifying information (which is one of the intents of XMP data, to provide identification) without notifying the creator, let alone allowing me to keep it from doing that. I would not mind or bother-except for the fact its messed up an established workflow. If someone editted this data without my knowledge, say with a virus or heaven forbid manually, it would be also be bothersome. Having a check that identifies that I am sending this data out would give me something to know if this situation was in fact happening. Additionally for a situation like mine-communication between programs in a closed environment where no other users are involved, its unnecessary and wasteful... like putting gold rims on what is intended to be an oxcart.
I'm planning on going to Fontlab for later this week, as it is as much thier issue as it is Adobe's. From what I know XMP is both a useful and popular technology- having a workaround for this situation seems like it would be a good idea. If necessary I can attach some working files for comparision.

I would save it as EPS (version Illustrator 3). This should be compatible to almost any software that takes EPS.

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.eps is a dead format.
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Hi, I have an issue concearning existing file formats for export in Flash CS4.
According to the user's manual in Italian I have found, http://help.adobe.com/it_IT/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WS0E26E472-1533-4297-A904-59476E8E1935.h tml
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ALT text not appearing in PDF for EPS files

Hi,
I have a created a document in InDesign CS5.5 which has images and text. the document should be accessibility complaint.
The document has images which are in PSD, tiff, eps and PNG files. I have applied the Alt text for each images.
After I export the document as PDF, when I mouse over the images, the Alt text is appearing for all the image formats except EPS file format. But Acrobat reads the Alt text for the image.
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The EPS image is not created in photoshop. the image is created in Illustrator.
Also, what do you mean by Single image? can you please explain a bit more about that?
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Yes, I drag the AI file in.
If after it's in place I need to change I can just right click and chose edit original make the changes and save and the illustration in inDesign will reflect the changes.
On the other hand I can make changes to the original and all iterations of the file will automatically update, say if I used the illustration in several documents.
As an example I had completed a set of documents for a new company, i.e., biz cards, brochures, product labeling, stationery, etc. and in their wisdom they decided to make changes in their logo, which, of course, is on everything. I opened the AI file with the logo made the changes saved and all the documents then reflected the changes. The only caveat to do this seamlessly is to make sure that your file logo size is the same as the original or you might have to tweak placement in the other documents
It is this interoperability that to me makes the Creative Suite so much more than the sum of their parts.
Craig

How to display the height, width and resolution of an EPS file

Hi friends,
I have to do a small module.. in that I have to display height, width and resolution of a given EPS file..
please help..
Thank you very much..
Regards,
krishna.

Hi friends,
I have to do display the resolution of an eps file..
I have to use only Java.
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I searched through net but I didn't find any best tutorial for that format..
I am able to find the height and width from the eps file..
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silly for me to ask them to compress it since the file is only 766 KB
(that's how big the attachment is in my email - though I am unable to open
it)?
My friend is able to open it on his end - however the 3rd person (client) is
the one who sent it, and I have already requested a different version - no
response from them yet. Unfortunately what the company "has" is what he
will likely give to me again (ie: same file / unable to open). So ... I am
curious about how I can resolve this issue on my end - if possible?
Do you know what the AI and Photoshop error messages mean? Could the issue
be a mac vs PC concern? Or is it a corrupt file? Could it be a software
version issue (old vs new) ... or Quark incompatibility?
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How do i open EPS file with "rasterize generic EPS format" options in photoshop CS?

Hi please can someone help!?
I'm using Photoshop CS on mac- when i open EPS format files i usually get the "rasterize generic EPS format" option so that i can select the size i want the file to be etc without losing quality. However on one file i've opened before i don't seem to be getting that option at all, if i open the EPs file it just goes to a standard size automatically and doesn't give me the chance to change the size. This is the same file that i have used since being sent the file, i've not resaved it. It used to give me the rasterize generic EPS format option but it no longer works. Any ideas how i can make those options appear when opening or how i can rasterize/resize it once open without losing quality?
Just to be clear, i still get the rasterize generic EPS format option when opening other EPS files but it seems not with this one particular file.
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Ross

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Edit: Sorry, I read Your original post carelessly …
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How can i export a document to EPS, PS and SVG file formats?

Mark:
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Hi All,
I was hoping that you all could help me. My final output is imported into InDesign and printed either by an offset printer or conventional plate and ink printing. For over 15 years I have been saving my files as eps files. The best file type at the time for this purpose. However, now I have been hearing a lot of buzz that the eps file is old school and the now a file should be saved as an ai file even for printing. My files are mainly graphs and charts but they have to be high quality.
My question is is that true. Is saving as an ai file now better even when the output is printed. Will it cause anymore problems? Will the output quality be as high? Does it matter which version I am using? Right now I am using CS4? Would it work in CS3 as well? Is there anything that I have to look out for?
I do like the fact that the ai file can be opened in a reader.
I would really appreaciate your feedback.
Thanks,
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As long as it's being imported to InDesign, PDF is generally more versatile.
Understand: when you import an AI file into InDesign, you are not importing native AI content; you are importing PDF. That's why you have to use the "PDF Compatibility" option when saving the AI file. That option embeds another complete version of the file as PDF content.
To see this, simply try to place an AI file which was not saved with the "PDF Compatibility" option into InDesign. You'll get an error.
That's why you can also simply Save As or Save A Copy as PDF and leave off the "Illustrator Editibility" option. The AI content is ignored by InDesign anyway.
PDF is not more universally supported than EPS. EPS is still needed by many non-PostScript programs. Microsoft Word, for example, cannot place a PDF file as a spot graphic on Windows--probably the most common scenario when providing graphics to business clients for internal use. EPS is also understood by many other programs in other environments and industries. For example, there's still a whole world of sign shops using cutting software which can open an EPS, but cannot open a PDF.
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