Import EPS files? Plugin?

I can export EPS to maintain vector data, but can I import EPS files, while maintaining vector data?
If not, is there any way to open vector data in Photoshop?
A plug-in?

Photoshop cannot import the paths in general. If you copy paths from Illustrator and paste them into Photoshop, we can convert the AICB data to Photoshop paths. If you place or open a file, Photoshop can't do that (it can't handle general case EPS or PDF paths).
But placing an EPS or PDF file will retain the vector nature, so you can resize, rotate, color convert, etc. the content without losing the vector quality. That was added with the Smart Objects feature a while back.

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Error when importing EPS files in Publisher 2010

Whenever I attempt to insert an EPS file (possibly other image types as well) into a Publisher document I get a prompt asking for what type of file the source is and then this error:
"An
error occurred while importing this file."
This is running as a Citrix Published Application running on Server 2008 R2 and I've found that this does not happen outside of Citrix. If i login directly to the server via RDP or right from the console I do not get this issue. I've posted in
the Citrix Forums and it looks like this is something to do with MS Publisher and not being able to use the Explorer shell.
http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=307437
Researched this error and found this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224744 (This is unacceptable since the file needs to be in EPS format to keep functionality)
There was another article but I cannot find it for the life of me at this time but it suggested that you uninstall and reinstall Office or repair Office.
I did both with no luck.
I am able to get Citrix to open up publisher with the shell by initiating this command:
explorer.exe /root,D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSPUB.exe
With this command firing up Publisher I'm able to import EPS files with no problem. However I cannot pass an argument to this command so double clicking documents in our Citrix portal do not open up the document but rather just opens up a blank Publisher
file. So this isn't a good "solution."
I should not have to make this command to just be able to import images as a workaround. Anyone run into this in their Citrix environments? Microsoft, do you have anything that can be tweaked with Publisher to allow this to work as normal in
a Citrix environment?

I was able to get a workaround for this. I made a .cmd and put this into it:
if [%1]==[] explorer2.exe /root,D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSPUB.exe %1
if [%1] NEQ [] "D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSPUB.exe" %1
You will need to change your paths to your MSPub.exe and if you are using explorer.exe change that as well. We use explorer2.exe since we've found issues with using the original explorer.exe.
Once you have that CMD file made. Save it to your Xenapp boxes in the same location and then point your published app to that file to launch Publisher.
This worked for us but I'm not sure if it will work for anyone else but give it a go and let me know.

Importing eps files in keynote

It is annoying that keynote 6 does not allows one to import eps files directly into the presentation.
The presentation looks low res when the eps is converted into either a pdf or into other bitmap formats.
My presentations on keynote5 look much crisper when compared to the ones made on keynote6.
Is Apple planning to bring back vector formats into keynote6 ?
Best
Ram

Click and drag the object from Illustrator's canvas directly onto a Keynote slide.

Import .eps files...

I am trying to import .eps files into a keynote presentation -- drag and drop or "insert" works fine in Keynote 3, but fails to work in Keynote '08. It does work for gif and jpeg, but the .eps files I just tried to import into a new presentation were greyed out in the menu....
Any suggestions?

I found the problem, and I will post the solution in order to save others the embarrassment. I have been a keynote user since 1.0 and all the old copies were still on my hard-drive. For some reason (which i still do not understand, and probably does not matter) the system decided to open 1.0 instead of Keynote '08 -- and 1.0 did not have .eps import. In '08 everything does indeed work as it should.

Importing eps files into keynote (or pages)

hi,
i'm running keynote 3 and used to have no trouble at all simply dragging (or importing) eps graphic files into keynote presentations. then for no apparent reason i lost the ability to do this and now when i try to import any eps files, keynote just hangs.
can anyone help?

njmitham,
welcome to Apple Discussions.
EPS files are converted to PDF when you drag them to keynote. The same happens when you open the EPS file with Preview.app.
So, try to open the EPS file with Preview and see what happens. It might not be a Keynote problem but a problem with an image library.

Importing EPS files with Quicktime

I'm using iView to catalog my collection of ClipArt. iView uses Quicktime as its media handler for translating various file formats into a screen image.
Most of the ClipArt I have is displayed nicely by iView - with the exception of Adobe Illustrator EPS format files. When I try to display an EPS file, iView reports an error stating that the importer could not be found.
Please tell me where to find the Quicktime extension I need to display EPS files. I'm using Quicktime 6.0.3 on Mac OS 9.2.2.
Gary

Okay, I'm lookng at Streamclips and the options it shows to convert to...it doesn't indicate DV-NTSC as an option. Now i don't know yet what Sequence settings I will use in FCP (I haven'ty got that far) but DV-NTSC sounds fine (that's just the standard DVD right?).
Here's most of my options in Streamclips:
Convert to:
MPEG
MPEG with MP2 Audio
Headed MPEG
TS
TS with (three options here)
Demux to:
M2v and Aiff
M2v and MIA
M2V and AC3
Then there is an option for Unscaled or Headed M2V, etc.
What's the best option if I just want to convert a Quicktime file to a format I can use to make a standard DVD in FCP?
Thanks for the help!

Help with imported eps files from photoshop and illustrator using PANTONE

I am new to InDesign and running into some very frustrating issues. I am preparing a catalogue for print which was created in Quark XPress previously. I tried converting it initially but had all kinds of strange things happening with type re-wrapping. The printer advised to recreate in InDesign. FIne by me because I'll learn as I go along.
So I created a page in InDesign and place and eps file created in Illustrator using a spot Pantone color and a halftone created in Photoshop also using the same spot Pantone color. In InDesign the color swatch menu show both colors one as 228 C and the other as 228 C 1. How do I get just one definition for PMS228 coated that works across all three programs? Stuff like this pisses me off. Adobe should have one definition across all three.
Help!!!

My best guess for the two definitions is that the CMYK values of the colours do not match, so InDesign treats them separately. You can merge them using the In Manager. Open the Swatches panel and select Ink Manager from the flyout menu. Select PANTONE 228C 1, go to the Ink Alais pop-up menu, and select PANTONE 228. Now InDesign will treat the two colours as one separation on output.
You should also take the time to open each graphic and resave as a native file. This means .psd for Photoshop and .ai for Illustrator. While there, see if you can make sure the colour names and definitions are consistent.

How can CS2 not recognize spot colours in an imported .eps file?

Hello
I am using InDesign 4.05 on OSX10.4.11. I have been using InDesign since 1.52 and have always regarded the program as exceptionally bug-free apart from lately as I use CS2 more and more. I am reluctant to upgrade to CS3 just yet.
I am pretty sure I have never seen this behaviour before. If I import an eps of a logo which only consists of two spot colours, the colours are added to the swatches but show as CMYK. Of course if I preflight it then wrongly shows that the doc is CMYK only. If I then create a PDF and then check the PDF in seps view in Acrobat, the colours are showing as CMYK???? I have checked and rechecked the logo with the spot colours in it in Illustrator CS. They are 100% definitely showing as spot. If someone else told me this I would not have believed them - please tell me I am not going mad. What could cause this?
ps. I have another piece of extremely odd behaviour too, which I will do as a separate post.

propage,
I have no trouble at all placing that EPS in CS2. Both spot colours show up.
I distilled it and checked in Acrobat, too.
The only problem is that the lower right yellow bit is *not* a spot colour in Ai.
The detail that the colour names are added to the swatches when you import the EPS indicates that the spots are in there.
That leaves only the conclusion that something is wrong woth your Id document e.g. there are process-swatches of the same name before you place the eps.
>I take it I should abandon eps and move to ai?
Buko would certainly and definitely say so. That's why I quoted him ;)
Most of the rest of us think there are special workflows where working with eps still makes sense but the are rather few and when only Ai and Id are involved Ai is almost always the better choice.

Can imported EPS color graphic print as black in CS3 (Mac)?

I am switching to ID from PageMaker 6 (Mac) and wonder why the newly opened document will only print graphic files (EPS) in composite gray instead of black? There is no option for black output except for text. All other options are Composite gray, RGB, CMKY, etc. I'm using Mac OS 10.4.11 and an old HP 2100M black/white printer and have to fax output to customer for approval. Black text and gray images on the same document is not too cool!
Pagemaker allows you to select "print colors in black" in the print dialog box and everything prints in black. Why doesn't ID seem to offer the same thing, or did I miss something?
Thanks,
Chuck

Hi Bob,
I was afraid you'd tell me that. InDesign can't print a graphic in
black on a B/W printer... not great Adobe. I'm kind of surprised
seeing that PageMaker does it easily. Is it the same for ID CS5?
Trouble is I have literally thousands of PM documents with imported
EPS files. I know EPS is now an obsolete file format, but the reality
of it is that's what I have to work with. To have to go back to each
and every file+ and re-create the graphic in black & white just isn't
feasible. I guess I'll have to reconsider the imminent switch to ID a
bit more.
Appreciate the feedback, even though it wasn't what I wanted to
hear. : )
Thanks,
Chuck

EPS files and Printing

Hi Folks:
Is display PostScript still part of OSX? If so, should I be able to print an EPS graphic on my HP printer without and PS software add ons, etc., i.e. the printer installed right out of the box, using the standard HP install sw, etc.?
I guess I'm confused about Quartz and Display PS, and how they work together, and how they effect non-postscript printing.
Thanks much!
Scott K. Brown

Hi
May I join in this discussion? I too am looking for a clear answer to this.
I shall write what I truly understood.
Quartz is the engine behind what you see on the screen and, I believe too, the many wonders to the printers output. Quartz incorporated an engine that understand Postscript and its cousin, PDF. It therefore can read /write PDF, and possibly print .eps files to non-Postscript printers too..
Usually, to print a Postscript file (.eps or type 1 fonts) one need a Postscript or Postscript emulation printer to print. Otherwise they may need to install a Postscript like Ghostscript to translate it. But with OS X, it seems to overcome it.
I had tried printing some .eps files converted from .AI to .eps via Adobe Illustrator. However, what I observed is interesting. I tried importing .eps file into various programs and print. Some programs print much cleaner, better, finer shades. I print to the HP LaserJet 2300.
On further research, it seems that those newer programs that takes advantage of OS X technologies, it prints well.
I did all these because I am looking for a printer that is well supported on my OS X platform. To buy a Postscript printer will add another few hundred dollars (Singapore).
I have yet to understand how reliable it would be for me to print .ps, .eps files to non-Postscript printers from OS X. What kind of laser printers are support? Do I need a printer with its own printer language? OR will a GDI printer be good enough? Since I am printing to B/W or grayscale (no color), is it compatible enough?

How do I open eps files in Photoshop touch

Looking to open up some eps files from my creative cloud into photoshop touch

Not actually sure if it can import EPS files from Creative Cloud. I know it can import other undocumented image file types like RAW files.
If it can, the way to find out is to use the "add image" icon (looks like a plus sign with a landscape-type image) > Creative Cloud. If you can see a thumbnail of the image, more than likely it will import.

EPS file trouble

I still cannot import .eps files. All I get is a box with an
"x" inside the box. Do I need to correct a setting on my Freehand
MX program?

> I still cannot import .eps files. All I get is a box
with an "x" inside the
> box. Do I need to correct a setting on my Freehand MX
program?
You can place such files in a FreeHand document and they will
print
correctly to a Postscript printer or interpreter such as
Acrobat
Pro/Distiller.
FreeHand does not have a Postscript interpreter, so cannot
interpret and
display the contents of all flavors of EPS files. Because EPS
previews are
in other file formats (TIFF, BMP or PICT) you see only the
previews.
However, previews for Macs and PCs may not be visible on both
platforms.
For the older EPS varieties, such as AI 8 and earlier, that
FH is able to
open, check Preferences>Import>'Convert editable EPS
when imported'.
If your clients regularly send you modern EPS files that you
need to open,
you will need another program such as Adobe Illustrator.
Judy Arndt

Need Help With Exporting EPS Files That Will Be Opened In Another Program

I am trying to export some files from Illustrator in EPS format, to be used in another program called "Blufftitler". Their documentation is pretty sparse and doesn't go into much detail. It only mentions the following:
"Limited support
BluffTitler has limited EPS support. It only imports filled shapes built out of lines and curves from uncompressed, unoptimized EPS files."
No matter what settings I try in Illustrator when exporting the EPS file, it won't open in Blufftitler, and keeps throwing me errors. I tried Choosing "Illustrator 3" as the format, and turning off the preview option. I also tried "expanding" the shape itself several times too. Is there some other way in Illustrator to just export a bare-bones EPS files without any extras or other stuff that might cause problems with other programs?
The funny thing is, when I create EPS files with another program, such as Vector Magic, they work fine in Blufftitler - it just seems to have a problem with EPS files created in Illustrator specifically.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

The main problem is with BluffTitler is it doesn't have a very good eps handler as it can really only import eps files that are about 10k each and are not overly complex. If you look at all the sample .eps files that come with it, each one is about 1 or 2k each. A simple circle in Illustrator, even when saved as v3 without a preview, is around 258k. The reason for the larger file sizes is due to the extra things being saved in the file that aren't even on the page, such as brush presets and graphic styles. The sample .eps files that come with BluffTitler don't have these presets so the files are already smaller.
Something you may want to try is to open up one of the sample eps files and use that file for your vector work but save the file with a new name. I found that by doing this I could get the files down to a much smaller size. You may also want to setup any vectors in Illustrator first, save them, and then open the files in InkScape, http://www.inkscape.org. From what I've read, InkScape can get you fairly small file sizes so it's something you should check out.

View EPS files with CS3

I have Adobe Illustraotor CS3, I only need it to view artwork files sent to me, I do not need to work on them, how can I view EPS files that were created in newer versions of Adobe

"Place" is Adobe's lingo for what other software simply calls "Import".
Not exactly.
It would be interesting to read Adobe's official criteria (if it exists) for whether a particular format belongs in "Open" or "Place." But generically:
"Import" is more restrictive, in that it implies that an import filter is going to translate the incoming data into native objects. "Place" is a (rather awkward) throwback term to early page-layout programs (ex.: PageMaker), which were essentially intended to be "assembly" programs in which to assemble and arrange many multiple kinds of external files (text, raster, vector) into a page design. The implication of "Place" is that the receiving program does not necessarily have to "disassemble" or "break into" or even "understand" the content of the incoming file; it can just position and scale a reference to it on the page (i.e.; link).
The "Place" concept is particularly germane to positioning EPS files in page-layout apps. The operative word in EPS is "Encapsulated." It provides for a "capsule" that can contain a collection of objects that can be passed to/through many programs that don't necessarily understand its content.
(Remember, prior to its acquisition of Aldus, Adobe didn't even have a page-layout application.)
So "Import" is what Illustrator does (if it can) if you don't specify linking to the external file. You don't have to Open an EPS in Illustrator; you can link to it as an external file (i.e.; "Place" it on the page.)
To my mind, "Open" should be reserved for native files that were created in the program, "Import" should be reserved for non-native files that will be translated into native content, and "Place" (or "Insert") should be used for linking to external files. So Illustrator should not "Open" an EPS, since it may not have been created in Illustrator, and therefore may contain objects which will be translated with varying degrees of fidelity; it should either "Import" it (translate it) or "Place" it (leave its content alone). By the same token, Illustrator should not claim to "Open" a JPEG, either.
But remember, Illustrator was essentially a visual PostScript editor.
Also it no doubt would arguably be more confusing to newcomers to provide an Open, Import, and Place command. (So why not make the terms more explicit and intuitive in the first place, perhaps like: Reopen, Translate, Link?)
And it's also no doubt considered more "impressive" from a marketing standpoint to claim that a program can "Open" various other-brand native files, and that's where my cynical mind suspects the runaway overlap stems from. So Illustrator can ostensibly "Open" certain version Corel Draw files, and vice-versa. (No, they can Import data from each other, to varying degrees of fidelity.) Adobe, of course, is not the only offender here. For example, FileMaker claims to "Open" Excel spreadsheets, too, when it really just imports the data.
At any rate, despite frequent claims to the contrary, EPS is not obsolete in the world at large beyond Adobe apps; not until non-Adobe apps can insert (place) and/or import (translate) PDF as a spot graphic. Microsoft Word (Windows), for example, can't do that. So EPS is still needed there for those who understand its purpose and limitations. Similarly, some softwares which drive cutters / plotters import EPS files with vector content, too; but don't claim to "open" native Illustrator files.
JET

Importing .eps images in MDM

Hi There, i'm trying to use the data manager to import images into the MDM database of .eps format. I have the photoshop options selected but i'm still getting the MDM Server Error message whenever i try to import an .eps image. Has anyone been able to import these types of images into MDM?

Hi Adams,
Yes.Importing .eps file is working perfectly fine for me.
I executed the below steps :
1)Choose Images table from table list in Data manager.
2)In Records pane, Right click > Add .
3) In the pop up window, select Data group >Language (if reqd) > Add .eps files from local drive.
While executing above step, choose the radio button ' Store in repository'.
Note : A data group hierarchy is a must. Incase child nodes are absent in Data Groups, use 'Edit' and add a child/sibling/parent in Data Group.
Please let me know if this resolves .
Regards,
Vinay M.S

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