The complex graphic format EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is intended for printing pictures and for exchanging data between various programs, designed for image processing, being a kind of predecessor of PDF. Let's see which applications can display files with specified extension.
It is not difficult to guess that EPS format objects can be opened primarily by graphic editors. Some image viewers also support viewing objects with the specified extension. But it is most correctly displayed through the interface of Adobe software products, which is the developer of this format.
Method 1: Adobe Photoshop
The most famous graphic editor that supports viewing Encapsulated PostScript is Adobe Photoshop, the name of which has become a common name for a whole group of programs with similar functionality.
Method 2: Adobe Illustrator
The vector graphics tool Adobe Illustrator is the first program to use the EPS format.
Method 3: CorelDRAW
Of the third-party graphic editors not associated with Adobe, the CorelDRAW application opens EPS images most correctly and without errors.
Method 4: FastStone Image Viewer
Among the programs for viewing images, the FastStone Image Viewer application can manipulate EPS, but it does not always display the contents of the object correctly and taking into account all format standards.
Method 5: XnView
EPS format images are displayed more correctly through the interface of another powerful viewer images – XnView.
You can also view the object using the built-in file manager XEnView.
Method 6: LibreOffice
You can also view pictures with the EPS extension using the tools of the LibreOffice office suite.
You can bypass the activation of the opening window by simply dragging an image from Explorer into the initial Libre Office window. In this case, the drawing will be displayed in exactly the same way as described above.
You can also view the picture by performing actions not in the main Libre Office window, but directly in the LibreOffice Draw application window.
But in Libra Office you can also view a picture of the specified format using another application - Writer, which primarily serves to open text documents. True, in this case the algorithm of action will differ from the above.
Method 7: Hamster PDF Reader
The next application that can display Encapsulated PostScript images is Hamster PDF Reader, whose primary task is to view PDF documents. But, nevertheless, it can cope with the task considered in this article.
You can also open it by dragging the EPS into the PDF Reader window. In this case, the picture will open immediately without any additional windows.
Method 8: Universal Viewer
Encapsulated PostScript can also be viewed using some programs called universal file viewers, in particular using the Universal Viewer application.
This problem can also be solved by dragging the Encapsulated PostScript object from Explorer into the Universal Viewer. In this case, the opening will happen faster and without the need to perform other actions in the program, as was the case when launching the file through the opening window.
As can be judged from this review, quite a large number of programs of various types support the ability to view EPS files: graphic editors, software for viewing images, word processors, office packages, universal viewers. However, despite the fact that many of these programs claim to support the Encapsulated PostScript format, not all of them perform the display task correctly, in accordance with all standards. It is guaranteed to obtain high-quality and correct display of the file contents only by using software products from Adobe, which is the developer of this format.
Some PC users may need to open a file with an EPS extension. This could be an extension that was accidentally found on the Internet, or a person found a similar file on his computer, or a user works with vector graphics and did not have the tools at hand to open the .EPS format. The fact is that there was a need to open the file of this type, and tools are needed that can help with this. In this article I will tell you how to open an EPS file, what programs and services will help us with this, and how to work with them.
This term .eps is an abbreviation for the words "Encapsulated PostScript", which translated into Russian means "encapsulated (containing something inside itself) PostScript".
For those who are not familiar with this terminology, I will explain that “ PostScript» is a page description language that provides ample opportunities for creating high-quality vector graphics. Each PostScript document is represented as a program that creates an image on the screen (or prints it on a printer).
Accordingly, it is clear from this that EPS files– these are PostScript documents that describe any pictures (drawings), which, moreover, can be placed inside other PostScript documents. However, the saved EPS file usually includes a low-resolution preview file of this image, allowing some programs to display this file"preview" on your PC screen.
The basic program for creating EPS files is considered Adobe Illustrator - is famous graphics editor for creating vector graphics from Adobe Systems. In addition to it, there are a number of services and programs that work quite well with EPS files. Let's move on to consider them.
How to open an EPS file - online services
So, in order to reproduce the eps format, there are many services. The list of online tools includes various viewers and converters that can transform an EPS file into a more convenient graphic format (JPG, PNG, etc.). Let's move on to a description of several such services.
Art Viewer
- The first online service that will help you view an image in an EPS file is Art Viewer.
- Working with it is quite simple - go to the resource, click on the “Browse” button and indicate to the service the path to the file with EPS resolution.
- Then enter the captcha (usually two words) and click on the “View Image” button.
- The service will process the file (usually it takes about 10-20 seconds) and give you the resulting image.
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- The second EPS file viewer service that can open EPS online is OFOСT.
- Log in to the resource, click on the “Upload” button to upload the file (or provide a link to it online in the “From URL” window above), and indicate to the service the path to your EPS file.
- Wait for the file to upload to the resource, and then click on “View” just below.
- The service will process the file and give you the corresponding image on the screen.
Service for reproducing EPS Сonvertepstojpg
This service does not work as a viewer, but as a converter, allowing you to convert an EPS file into convenient graphic formats, for example, eps to png.
- To work with this service, go to http://www.convertepstojpg.com/, click on the “Browse” button and point the site to the path to the EPS file on your PC.
- Then, below, check the box next to the required output format (represented by jpg, giff, png, tiff, bmp) and click on the “CONVERT” button.
- After processing and displaying the image, you can increase (decrease) the size by setting other characteristics of the image’s width and height, or download the image in a new format by clicking on the “Download” button.
Programs that open EPS files
There are also a sufficient number of programs for opening EPS. In particular, we can note the following software products How:
- Adobe InDesign;
- Adobe Illustrator;
- EPSViewer.org;
- QuarkXPress;
- Scribus.net;
- Swift Publisher (for Mac) and several others.
To work with them, you need to download and install one of the specified programs, run it, click on the “File” tab (usually), and open the desired EPS file using this program.
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If you are looking for how to open an EPS file, you may find it useful online services and the programs I described above. In my opinion, to open EPS files it is most convenient to use the mentioned network services, allowing you to view an image in such a file in a few seconds, without the need to download and install additional software on your computer. If the level of functionality of these services does not suit you, you should use the functionality of programs such as Adobe Illustrator or EPS Viewer, which must first be downloaded and installed on your PC.
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All graphic formats are traditionally divided into raster and vector, but there are also those that can contain both vector and raster graphics. These are the so-called mixed formats used to exchange data between different operating systems and proprietary applications. The advantage of such formats is their versatility, due to which they can be read and edited on fundamentally different platforms without the need for conversion.
EPS - what is this format?
An example of such a format is EPS or Encapsulated PostScript, developed in 1992 by Adobe Systems. An EPS file is something like a container containing graphic data created through a lightweight modification of Adobe's PostScript language. EPS content can be represented by raster and 2D vector graphics, as well as text.
Often EPS files contain a miniature preview copy of themselves for preview in different programs. Encapsulated PostScript files support Grayscale, RGB, CMYK, Lab and Multi-channel color spaces, but do not have transparency, which somewhat limits their use. Currently, files of this type are used to exchange graphic data between different platforms, as well as in computer design and printing.
Programs for viewing files with the EPS extension
How to open EPS and what programs are needed for this? Although the EPS format is positioned as universal, vector and raster editors that support it may generate incompatibility errors. The best way to work with this type of file is to use applications developed by Adobe.
A powerful vector graphics editor from Adobe that supports working with various vector formats, including EPS. When you open a file, the editor usually converts all the graphic data contained within the EPS file into internal objects, but if Illustrator cannot recognize them, some information may be lost. In Adobe Illustrator, you can not only view EPS images, but also create them using different parameters.
This self-explanatory graphic editor can also be used to view files with the EPS extension. Since Photoshop is raster editor, support vector files limited to them. When you open an EPS file, the program will prompt you to convert it in accordance with the default settings, which you do not want to change, otherwise the original image quality may be reduced.
If you're looking for something easier than opening the EPS format, try IrfanView's raster image viewer. Simple, free and convenient, light weight. Supports taking screenshots, converting images to web pages, slide show mode, full screen mode, rotation and zoom, batch file renaming. It has a basic set of editing functions, allowing you to apply various effects to images. By default, IrfanView does not “see” EPS; in order for the program to open files of this format, you must additionally download from the developer’s website and install a plugin - the Postscript.dll library.
XnView is one of the best free graphics viewers. In addition to viewing, the program supports color correction, resizing images, can work with metadata, and has a function for converting between formats. XnView is positioned as a raster viewer, but it can recognize some vector formats. If you are trying to find an easy way to open an EPS file, use this application. If you receive an error when opening a file, download and install Ghostscript, a special component that allows you to interpret the PostScript language and PDF documents.
How else can you open the EPS extension? You can view files in this format using the Draw application included in the free LibreOffice office suite, which is a vector graphics editor with basic functionality. When installing LibreOffice, the component is integrated into the Windows shell, so you can open EPS files directly from context menu Conductor. If, instead of an image, the editor displays only metainformation about the EPS file, you need to additionally install the Ghostscript component.
Small free utility, intended exclusively for viewing EPS files. Functionality utilities are limited to scaling and rotating the image at an angle of 90 degrees. During installation, it automatically associates with itself all files with the EPS extension. Requires to work NET Framework 3.5, Ghostscript does not need to be installed. Unfortunately, EPS Viewer does not display colors quite correctly, which may differ significantly from the original ones.
Online services for opening EPS files and converting EPS to JPG
If your plans do not include editing EPS files, you can open and convert them to a more common format using special online services.
Art Viewer
If you need to quickly open an EPS file, we recommend Art Viewer - a free online viewer of EPS files, implemented as part of the ZM Promotional Markets project. The principle of operation is simple - the user uploads an EPS image to the server, remote program converts it to JPG and displays it on the web page. The picture can be downloaded to your computer, but to do this you need to go through the registration procedure. Available at promote.3m.com/eps_viewer/index.jsp.
Online-Convert
Unlike Art Viewer, this service does not allow you to view vector images EPS in the browser, instead it converts them and immediately downloads them to the user’s computer. The output format can be selected not only JPG, but conversion to PNG, GIF, BMB, SVG, TIFF and other popular formats is supported. From additional features The service should be noted for basic editing - adjusting quality, color and resolution parameters. Available online at image.online-convert.com/convert-to-jpg.
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Well, that’s all, we hope that you won’t have any more questions about viewing EPS files. What is this EPS format you now know, know and how to open it easily.
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