Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with eps

Creating links to Adobe files

Joleta — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:26:34 -0800

How can I link to downloadable Adobe Illustrator and EPS documents on our intranet? We'd like to make our corporate logos available in in a variety of formats on our intranet, for download by employees who have graphics programs. We all use IE 6.0 by corporate mandate. (I don't have the problem described below when I use Firefox, but that's not an option for other employees.)

I uploaded the logos as Photoshop, Illustrator and EPS files and created links to them. When I click on a Photoshop file, I get a box with the option to open or save the file, but when I click on an Illustrator file I get nothing. If I right-click on an Illustrator file, the only "Save As..." option I get is Adobe Acrobat (PDF). My EPS file links allow saving only as a PostScript file, through either left or right clicks. How can I make my Illustrator/EPS files available for download?

Screenshots into b&w LaTeX Figures

Alterscape — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:30:09 -0800

How do I best prepare color .png screenshots for publication as figures in a LaTeX document that will be printed in b&w conference proceedings? My paper includes several color screenshots from an application I'm building. I've captured the screenshots using OS X's Grab feature (cmd+shift+4) and converted them to EPS3 using ImageMagick's convert commandline tool (convert figure.png eps3:figure.eps) and successfully inserted the figures into my LaTeX document, which renders legibly using pdflatex.

Concerns: I'm fairly certain that the conference proceedings will be printed in b&w; my screenshots are color. I presume I'm going to have to convert them to halftone (probably in Photoshop, since I imagine I'll have to rescale them anyway). Is it safe to assume 300dpi?

Rendering halftones implies that the images will have to be printed actual size; what's the best way to ensure this when marking up an \includefigure{} in LaTeX? I know specifying no height or width will render the image in its native height and width, but is that height and width in pixels or inches? How do I prevent rescaling that will mess up the halftones for the printer?

Right now I'm using the subfigure package and printing two figures side by side on the page with \includefigure[height=.45\textwidth]. How can I cause LaTeX to output this width, so I can manually resize the screenshots before converting them to b&w?

What's the best way to preview this output? I have access to a color laser printer; will it render the halftoned images approximately as they will appear in print or should I try something else?

Is there an easy way to manage extensive amounts of .eps & .ai files (Adobe Illustrator) into a .pdf catalog format?

cheero — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:37:55 -0800

Is there an easy way to manage extensive amounts of .eps & .ai files (Adobe Illustrator) into a .pdf catalog format? I often buy vector pack cds that come with vast amounts of eps/ai files but there is almost always a single .pdf file that has a catalog of all the files in one for easy browsing. Is there a tool that does this automatically?

Should we use save our Illustrator files as .ai, or .eps?

iamkimiam — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:26:03 -0800

Should we use save our Illustrator files as .ai, or .eps? In our design studio we have a mini-debate going about formats for saving our Illustrator logo files. We all use Adobe CS2 and some of us feel that files should be saved as .ai's (reducing file size and allowing previews in Finder) and others feel we should save as .eps' (for maximum version compatibility and complying with industry standards).

I would like to hear other advantages and disadvantages for either or both sides, so that we can gather info and make an informed decision. Thanks AskMeFites!

eps resources on the web

cadastral — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:07:17 -0800

Online repositories of EPS graphics/charts/diagrams/maps of any type... above and beyond the standard "clip art." The more elaborate, complicated, and random, the better... ...it amazes me how little I can find on the internet by way of EPS files. What I can find costs money.

Not looking for clip-art birthday cakes or cartoony stuff--looking for big, beautiful, detailed, gloriously random EPSs with dubious resale value, motivated archivists, or compulsory availability.

Surely there have to be people out there who have EPS files that they want to (or "must legally") share. Seems to me that government agencies/academies of higher learning/political parties/vendors of various products would have, somewhere on the internet:

• exploded diagrams
• maps
• posters
• collections of historical woodcuts/engraving/art
• schematics
• propaganda
• art portfolios
• blueprints
• corporate logos (found quite a few of these sites)
• many other things I have not even considered

Anyone know of any resources/search tips that they'd like to share?

Assuming there was any interest, I'd be willing to start a torrent of any (public domain/free/legal) EPSs I could find. Many thanks.

Logo download?

Etaoin Shrdlu — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:27:37 -0800

Where can I download good quality corporate logos? A few years ago, I came across a web site in Russia that had thousands of corporate logos freely available for download in eps format. Does anybody know if this site still exists or if there is any other resource available from where I can download good-quality logos?

PostScript help

shannymara — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:09:10 -0800

My Google-fu is failing.. yada yada... I am trying to create some simple PostScript output and need a simple how-to. I want to write a software program that outputs a diagram consisting of (1) text blocks and (2) vector lines, and tweak it later in Illustrator. How can I make a Postscript or EPS file (whichever is best) with these? I can't seem to find a good overview of PostScript or EPS that isn't too technical or too ambiguous.

How do I simplify EPS vector drawings?

shoos — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:36:50 -0800

Simplifying eps vector drawings. I'm looking for a way to eliminate overlapping paths in complex line drawings. Almost all of the lines are made up of multiple independent, straight paths sitting precisely on top of each other. To shrink the file size and make editing easier I'd like to get rid of this redundancy. Is converting to raster then back to vector the best solution? I'm using Adobe Creative Suite, btw.

What's the best file format to save an Illustrator image to be placed in a Word PDF?

punkfloyd — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:58:50 -0800

What is the best file format to output an outlined logo from Illustrator v.10. for use in a Word (2002) document that will ultimately be converted to PDF? When I save the logo as an .EPS (as suggested in a previous post) I get a jagged pixilated image in Word. When I export as a TIF I get that inefficient, non-vector, slightly bitmappy look even when done at 300dpi. I am using Windows 2000 and yes, Word must enter the equation.

Adobe competitors in the PostScript/EPS/PDF axis?

blueshammer — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:21:25 -0800

Am I overestimating Adobe by saying that their PostScript/EPS/PDF axis is one of the most unbreakable semi-monopolies in modern computing? Does it have any serious competitors in that regard?

Vector Intel logo?

jragon — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:07:52 -0800

I'm looking for an EPS or AI version of Intel's logo but can't seem to find it anywhere. I seem to remember seeing sites that showcase the fonts and logos for famous companies, but can't find any today.