Illustrator 17.1 crashing opening eps files

When I try and open or place an EPS file I am getting a text import option box... then Illustrator crashes.

Windows or Mac? Which version? Can you please share the crash log at [email protected]
Sanjay.

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Illustrator CS3 can't open eps files

I can't seem open any eps files. It won't open in Photoshop either. Both of them I get this message: "Parser module cannot parse the file."
Am I missing a vital component to install in CS3?

Some research solved my issue. Need to create a registry entry for Illustrator CS3 (v13) in the eps file extension section of the windows 7 registry.
1. Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.eps\OpenWit hProgids
2. Create a new "binary value" key called "Adobe.Illustrator.13" (leave the value blank).
That's it. CS3 is now a valid choice for eps files. Hope this helps anyone who has the same issue.

Can't open EPS files in Illustrator CS3 since installing CS6

I'm on Windows 7, and need to be able to open .eps files with Illustrator CS3. Since installing CS6 yesterday I'm no longer able to associate EPS files with Illustrator CS3. When I right click an eps and go to "open with", only Illustrator CS6 is listed. When I "choose default program", only Illustrator CS6 is listed. If I "browse" and manually select the Illustrator CS3 executable, it still defaults to CS6. Using the same process with .ai files works fine, there is no issue. However these .eps files are not behaving like .ai files. If anyone could suggest a solution to my problem I would be very grateful.
EDIT:
Also, attempting to set the default program through the "set associations" control panel doesn't work, after selecting the Illustator CS3 executable it still shows up as CS6.

Some research solved my issue. Need to create a registry entry for Illustrator CS3 (v13) in the eps file extension section of the windows 7 registry.
1. Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.eps\OpenWit hProgids
2. Create a new "binary value" key called "Adobe.Illustrator.13" (leave the value blank).
That's it. CS3 is now a valid choice for eps files. Hope this helps anyone who has the same issue.

Opening eps files in illustrator cs3, created with GMT

I have been using previous versions of illustrator (10.0, 11.0, 12.0) to edit my eps files created with GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) with no problem.
I have just recently installed CS3. When I open these GMT generated eps files the colors are changed and lines are shifted when compared with the original eps image (which i can open and view in GSview, a postscript viewer, with no problem).
My current work-a-round is to open these eps files with illustrator 11.0 (which I have installed on another computer), save the file as an AI file (version 11.0), and then open this file with illustrator CS3. The file then displays correctly.
My question is this, what has changed with the CS3 version of illustrator that does not allow me to open eps files created with GMT (Generic Mapping Tools). Older versions of Illustrator open these files with no problems.
My OS is windows XP - 64-bit. My older computer running illustrator 11.0 is winXP - 32 bit. I bought the newer Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard because I was having trouble installing the older version of illustrator onto my 64-bit machine.
Thanks!
Laura

Hi Laura,
I have the same problem with CS5... and no previous versions to convert my files!
Did you find another way?
Thanks!

What are my options for opening EPS files in Elements 13? What is the best way to convert these to another type of vector file?

I "upgraded" from Photoshop Elements... uh... mad old... to Elements 13 when my work computer got "upgraded" to Win8. Now I can't open EPS files which is how I receive collateral from our ad agency. What other vector files will work, and how can I convert EPS to these? Please be gentle if this is a stupid question - I know enough to be dangerous, but I'm not an expert at design by any means. I'm just frustrated because this isn't quite the "dead" file type that Adobe thinks it is. What was the point of upgrading if I'm pretty much left in the lurch?
Thanks to any and all who can help! Much appreciated . -ASI

adriennesaia a écrit:
I "upgraded" from Photoshop Elements... uh... mad old... to Elements 13 when my work computer got "upgraded" to Win8. Now I can't open EPS files which is how I receive collateral from our ad agency. What other vector files will work, and how can I convert EPS to these? Please be gentle if this is a stupid question - I know enough to be dangerous, but I'm not an expert at design by any means. I'm just frustrated because this isn't quite the "dead" file type that Adobe thinks it is. What was the point of upgrading if I'm pretty much left in the lurch?
Thanks to any and all who can help! Much appreciated . -ASI
What's important to understand is that Elements is a 'pixel' editor, not a 'vector' editor. As such, it has very limited 'vector' capacity (fonts, shapes...) What you are missing from older versions is the ability to convert vector items to standard pixel image file. To be able to open and work on eps files, you'd need Adobe Illustrator, which seems overkill for your purpose.
So, your options are:
- to request your ad agency to supply pdf format images instead of eps ones. My guess is that eps is beeing largely superseded by pdf, but I am not sure...
- Use external tools to convert from eps to jpeg; a Google search would return free softwares like Irfanview or web based conversion.
- You might want to keep (or reinstall) older Elements versions just for that purpose.

CS6 not opening eps file, implementation limit, systemdict

Hi Guys
I'm having a bit of problem with my CS6 Illustrator and it started in illustrator CS5, I can create an eps file within Illustrator save it as CS6, but when i go to open it again i get an error " Can't open the illustration. The illustration exceeds an implementation limit. systemdict ŒØ_ˇ" (this can sometimes be varied with lots of ˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇˇ) . I get an option to click ok and when i do i get a blank artboard with nothing on it.
I can see the artwork preview in the finder window when i select the eps file, I can open it in photoshop, convert it in preivew and if i place the file back into illustrator i can see the artwork and click embed to edit it.
My question is this, is there anything i can do to get rid of the error message. all the work arounds are driving me daft.
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Hi Wade
Yip i repeared all disk permissons, in disk utitly, restarted and opened illustrator. Cretaed a simple eps file and saved tried to open it again and i got this message " Can't open the illustration. The illustration exceeds an implementation limit. systemdict ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ"
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Is it possible to open eps files with Keynote?

I have some eps Clipart files that I have been trying to edit so I can use the individual clipart images instead of having to crop a jpef or tiff copy of the original file.
However, I can't seem to open the eps version of the file in any of the applications I have, which makes the files almost impossible to use...
Is there any way of actually opening the eps files with Keynote, or does anyone know of a program or app that I can open these with?
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There are a number of compatibility reasons why Keynote will not open eps files
I use Illustrator to open, then save as a different file any eps files which Keynote wont open directly.

Cannot open eps files on maverick oSX with CS6

I cannot open eps files on maverick oSX with CS6. AI and FW just hang and need to force quit to continue.
I have tried using FW but no success. I can open old files but no new ones (existing on my computer) since upgrading to Maverick on a Macbook air.
The files will open in Photoshop (as raster) and are able to be placed in ID.
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If you can't open them, but place them, then the files might have been created with a newer version (like CC) or they might just be (partly) corrupt.
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Having Trouble Opening .EPS File

I am trying to open a .eps file in Illustrator CS3. As it is trying to open the progress bar for Parsing EPS format appears. Once the bar reaches the end, an error message shows up saying operation cannot complete because of an unknown error. Can anyone please tell me why this is happening? Even tried opening it up in Photoshop and paring error message appeared. I am using a PC on windows Vista. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Scott,
I received the emailed file in zip. Tried opening it with illustrator and the same problem happened again. Any reason why it may still not be opening up? Do you recommend maybe reinstalling illustrator. This problem never happened before. Thanks
Sebastien
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:51:18 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Having Trouble Opening .EPS File
Where did the file come from?
Was it emailed to you?
Email servers often corrupt eps files. It's best to have the person zip the file before sending it.
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How do I open a .eps file in InDesign CC. When I try there is an error message saying that the file cannot be opened "Adobe InDesign may not support the file format, a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing , or the file may be open in another application".

You do not open EPS files in Indesign, you place them. They can be opened in Illustrator.

Illustrator CS5 Mac - slow opening EPS from SMB share

Hi folks,
Have a customer that is having an issue with opening EPS files in Adobe Illustrator CS5 15.0.2 (all updates applied) on a Core i5 iMac (8 GB RAM) under Mac OS X 10.6.6.
It will take minutes to open up a larger size EPS file (98 MB in one test case extensively). I can copy this same file to the local disk in a matter of a second or two, and the file opens in 5-6 seconds, as opposed to several minutes. Looking at Activity Monitor, I don't see significant CPU utilization but network througput pegs at 4.2 MBit. I've confirmed the switch and the iMac are both seeing 1000Mbit, full duplex.
Interestingly enough, if I take said .EPS file and save it as an .AI file, and copy that up to the server (couple seconds, file size drops to 68 MB), I am able to open the file off the server in seconds. It's only when it's EPS format is there a problem. Of course, the customer's output device RIP will not accept anything other than .EPS, so changing workflows and file formats isn't an option.
I duplicated this performance issue on multiple machines on their network, so it's not just an issue with one computer, but all of them. I am not privy to the details of the server, have an email in to ask.
I know that Adobe generally does not recommend working directly off a file server; however I'd venture to say that most 3+ person design/production groups do exactly that. If .AI works correctly, can't see why .EPS wouldn't...
--Robert

Replying to my own post...
It was Suitcase Fusion 3 and its Illustrator CS5 auto-activation plugin. Disabled the plugin, performance delays go away.
I've written this up for Extensis:
http://forums.extensis.com/jforum/posts/list/3560.page

Can i open eps file in photoshop element 12 and convert it into jpeg?

can i open eps file in photoshop element 12 and convert it into jpeg?

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Suddenly can't open .eps files in FW8

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I suddenly can't open .eps files in FW8. Starts to open and then says "Internal error occurred" Text tool is also acting up. I think it may be related to one of the extensions I downloaded from the Adobe Exchange. Or, maybe it was something I did. Probably the latter. Either way, it seems like my FW8 has gotten corrupted. Ran spyware, adware, defrag, and virus scans. Even talked nice to my computer, but nothing has worked. I looked for patches or downloads on Adobe's site but there are none for FW8.
Anyway, I'm guessing my only option is to reinstall, unless someone out there has a better idea. If I do reinstall, does it erase everything? Meaning, will I lose all extensions and all the settings?
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Using Win XP Media center edition v 5.1 Service Pack 3. Been too afraid to upgrade to Vista. Probably about time to upgrade my FW.
I searched my entire machine for that file, both by file name and by all .txt files and could not find a "Preferences" file anywhere. Here's what came up under the FW directory path:
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Opening .EPS files on Photoshop CS2

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I have just reinstalled my photoshop CS2, and for some reason, I cannot open EPS files. I can find the files, but when I open them, nothing appears (just a blank background, as if the picture is invisible)
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In which folder i should put eps parser.8by in elements 13, to open eps files??

I have to be able to open eps.files in photoshop elements. it worked fine in 9, it did'nt occur to me that in newer versions you get less in stead of more..i regret buying it now
So: in which folder i should put epsparser.8by in elements 13, to open eps files??

Unfortunately, that EPS Parser.8BY only works in the 32 bit version of photoshop elements 13.
If your windows system is 64 bit, then you would have the 64 bit version of photoshop elements 13 and the EPS Parser.8BY is an 32 bit plugin and won't work in the 64 bit version of pse 13.
(i don't believe you can install the 32 bit version of pse 13 on a 64 bit windows system)
So the solution would be to keep pse 9 and use it for things that pse 13 won't do.
What features from previous versions are not available in Adobe Photoshop Elements 12?
Also, from the release notes
Following file formats are no longer supported in Photoshop Elements and the corresponding files will not be imported into the new catalogs:
JPEG 2000, Filmstrip (FLM), Wireless BMP (WBM, WBMP), PCX, Targa (TGA, VDA, ICB, VST), Photoshop RAW (RAW), PICT File (PCT, PICT), Scitex CT (SCT), Photoshop EPS (EPS), EPS TIFF Preview (EPS), Generic EPS (AI3, AI4, AI5, AI6, AI7, AI8, PS, EPS, AI, EPSF, EPSP).
In addition, on Mac OS following formats are no longer supported: IFF Format, Photoshop 2.0, Alias PIX, PICT Resource

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