Encapsulated PostScript

Encapsulated PostScript
Filename extension
.eps
.epsf
.epsi
Internet media type
application/postscript
application/eps
application/x-eps
image/eps
image/x-eps
Type codeEPSF
TEXT
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
Type of formatVector image format
Extended fromPostScript

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) is a Document Structuring Convention (DSC) conforming PostScript document format usable as a graphics file format. The format was developed as early as 1987 by John Warnock and Chuck Geschke, the founders of Adobe, together with Aldus.[1] The basis of early versions of the Adobe Illustrator Artwork file format is formed by EPS together with the DSC Open Structuring Conventions.

In short, EPS files are 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 DSC comment describing the rectangle containing the image. Applications can use this information to lay out the page, even if they are unable to directly render the PostScript inside.

  1. ^ "EPS files: Everything you should know about the EPS format". IONOS Digitalguide. Retrieved 2022-05-17.