what is an Eps file?

What's an EPS File?
If you have ever worked with vector graphics then you might be familiar with what an EPS file format, and how to use them. If you aren’t well-versed in the Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file format, then it is essentially a graphics format for vector images that Adobe Illustrator uses, much like a photographic image file format is a JPEG.

A vector is an image with a mathematical equation that allows you to take your image and make it as large as a billboard you see on the side of the highway. The vector images contain bitmaps that tell each pixel in the image what size and color they should be so that you can make an image into nearly any size without restriction or possible pixelation. Vectors are used for large-scale printing like billboards or building decal wraps, and the EPS file format is a commonly used, in fact, Stock Photo Secrets offers its vector files in EPS format that can be opened in Adobe Illustrator.


Of course, many of you designers do not work with Adobe Illustrator. However, EPS file format is still compatible with many other vector editing programs.


Depending on your file needs, EPS might be a format for you to look for rather than a JPEG file. EPS files, if opened in a vector-based program such as Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, will have the ability to be resized without loss of quality, and will also be able to be easily edited and manipulated. If you open an EPS file in a program such as Photoshop, the file will be “rasterized” (flattened) and uneditable, similar to any JPEG file.

While most applications can generate EPS files, the only editable benefit you will receive is if the file was originally created as a vector image. Therefore, if an EPS is created in Adobe Photoshop and opened in Adobe Illustrator, that won't make the image editable. It will remain flat.

Depending on what computer system you use, Mac or PC, will determine how easy it is to work with an EPS images. If you are on a Mac then you can use the EPS right way, but in Windows, you need a graphic software like Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw to open this file format.

Layout applications, such as PageMaker, Quark or Microsoft Word, will only be able to place an EPS file, not open it. EPS is a format that is available to both Mac and PC users. If you have trouble opening, you may have to select a program for the image to open in. You will also want to note the color space the file is in. While scanners and digital cameras generate RGB files (red-blue-green), you will need to convert the color space to CMYK (cyan-magenta-yellow-black) for print. You could also use Pantone colors.

The Purpose of EPS
The EPS format created by Adobe Illustrator is a graphics file format that is great for designers who need to create large billboards, or need to make a dry large graphic for some other printing need.
The benefit of a vector is that you can resize it basically to any size you might want, no matter how big you need it to be.

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