Version number in EPS header

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3 total messages Started by David_Behnke Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:07

#180

Author: David_Behnke
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:07

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The latest specification I can find on EPS is the 3.0 version dated 1 May 1992. In this document it notes that one of the requirements of an EPS file is that it have a header of the form

%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0

but in an EPS file generated by Illustrator 11.0 I find the header

%!PS-Adobe-3.1 EPSF-3.0

does anyone know where the 3.1 came from and what the differences between 3.1 and 3.0 would be?

Re: Version number in EPS header

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Author: SaGS
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:16

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> ...
> %!PS-Adobe-3.1 EPSF-3.0
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> does anyone know where the 3.1 came from
> ...

The number after 'PS-Adobe-' is the DSC version (note that EPS comments are 
basically those in the DSC, with few specifics). The one after EPSF- is the 
version of the EPS specification.

> ... and what the differences between 3.1 and 3.0 would be?

I found no DSC reference newer than 3.0. If someone knows where to get one, 
I'm all ears (eh, eyes, 'cause it's in writing...). I can only speculate it 
could be the result of merging part or all of TechNote #5644 "PostScript 
Language Document Comment Extensions for Page Layout" (see 
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/ps/index_specs.html), and maybe 
something more too, into DSC 3.0.

Re: Version number in EPS header

#182

Author: David_Behnke
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:49

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Thanks! I've got the sneaking suspicion that DSC 3.1 is 3.0 with the extensions for page layout - <http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5644.Comment_Ext.pdf>

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