EPS file format
| Extension | .eps |
| Category | images |
| Programs | Adobe Acrobat Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop CorelDRAW Microsoft Digital Image Editor QuarkXPress GIMP OpenOffice |
| Main program | Adobe Illustrator |
| Description | The EPS file format is highly efficient for transferring specific types of text and image files. It's a popular choice among publishers due to its compatibility across all operating systems. This format allows graphics to be included in PostScript files and facilitates the exchange of low-resolution image previews within documents or files. |
| Technical details | The EPS file format is particularly useful for page layout tasks, whether or not the PostScript within the file is rendered. A key feature of EPS files is the BoundingBox DSC comment, which provides valuable information about the embedded image. The BoundingBox comment precisely defines the file's size and resolution. Previews of EPS files can be generated in WMF or TIFF formats. These previews begin with a 4-byte sequence, C5 D0 D3 C6, which represents the term "Adobe." Other files begin with the sequence [%!PS-Adobe-a.b EPSF-c.d], where the lowercase letters 'a', 'b', 'c', and 'd' are typically single-digit numbers. This sequence helps identify the file type. The Bounding Box DSC comment is a code embedded within the file that details its size and resolution. WMF and TIFF formats are used for generating previews of EPS files. The 4-byte sequence C5 D0 D3 C6 represents "Adobe," and the sequence [%!PS-Adobe-a.b EPSF-c.d] is another coded sequence found at the start of some EPS files, where 'a', 'b', 'c', and 'd' are placeholders for single-digit numbers. |
| MIME type | application/postscript image/x-eps application/eps application/x-eps image/eps |
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