Layered eps file to layered pdf...

I have an .eps file (CS5) with 48 individual layers. I need to save/export this file to a .pdf file that keeps the individual layers of the original .eps. How do I do this?

Layers in a PDF and layers in an Illustrator file are a completely different thing.
You can save the main layers as PDF-layers into the PDF file, but when you open the PDF again, the layers will be lost.
Only when saving with Illustrator editability you can keep a copy of the original file in the PDF. Then the layers are conserved, but only when you open the file again in Illustrator (same version)

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Hi there,
I use an App called Graphic Converter, this is the link to the different formats it can open and it looks to me it will be able to open EPS Files as well as export the same file as a PDF... this is free to download and try
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Are you using the TC with user profiles?
What security are you using for disk access?
What happens if you do turn on full guest access to read and write.. ?
When the Mac that can save but cannot read does drop the file onto the TC,, can the other Mac's see that file? In other words is the file really there.. has it copied correctly. I still think if it has copied and you cannot read it back there is some permissions issues.
Try creating a new user on the Mac that has issues.. and see if the new user and read and write correctly. Make sure the new user has at least equal rights as the users on the Mac's that can read and write without issues.
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On 11/4/08 8:24 AM, in article
[email protected], "steve grosz"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Bill,
>
> You might try the cfx_image tag. I've heard rumors that
it MAY be able to
> convert a .eps file.
>
> I haven't looked into this at all though.
>
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>>
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