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Encapsulated Postscript: List of References

This article discusses Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), a file format used for vector graphics. EPS files contain PostScript code to describe an image or drawing and include a low-resolution preview. The EPS format allows graphics to be incorporated into other PostScript documents and provides bounding box information so layout applications can position graphics even without rendering capabilities. EPS formed the basis for early versions of the Adobe Illustrator file format along with the Document Structuring Conventions.

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Encapsulated Postscript: List of References

This article discusses Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), a file format used for vector graphics. EPS files contain PostScript code to describe an image or drawing and include a low-resolution preview. The EPS format allows graphics to be incorporated into other PostScript documents and provides bounding box information so layout applications can position graphics even without rendering capabilities. EPS formed the basis for early versions of the Adobe Illustrator file format along with the Document Structuring Conventions.

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Encapsulated PostScript

Filename .eps
extension .epsf
.epsi

Internet application/postscript,
media type application/eps,
application/x-eps, image/eps,
image/x-eps

Type code EPSF


TEXT

Uniform Type com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript


Identifier (UTI)

Type of format Vector image format

Extended from PostScript

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) is a Document Structuring Conventions-conforming


(DSC) PostScript document format usable as a graphics file format. EPS files are more-or-less self-
contained, reasonably predictable PostScript documents that describe an image or drawing and can
be placed within another PostScript document. An EPS file is essentially a PostScript program,
saved as a single file that includes a low-resolution preview "encapsulated" within it, allowing some
programs to display a preview on the screen.

An EPS file contains a BoundingBox DSC comment, describing the rectangle containing the image
described by the EPS file. Applications can use this information to lay out the page, even if they are
unable to directly render the PostScript inside.

EPS, together with DSC's Open Structuring Conventions, form the basis of early versions of
the Adobe Illustrator Artwork file format.
Contents

 1Previews
 2Vulnerability
 3Application support
 4See also
 5References
 6Further reading

Previews[edit]
EPS files frequently include a preview picture of the content for on-screen display. The idea is to
allow a simple preview of the final output in any application that can draw a bitmap. Without this
preview, the applications would have to directly render the PostScript (PS) data inside the EPS,
which was beyond th

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