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Started by dan_varney
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:29
printing files as EPS's using PS driver
Author: dan_varney
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:29
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:29
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It says in the PS driver Help that I can create EPS's from other applications (word etc.), but I can't get it to work. When I choose to print to file, and choose the EPS option , I've still only got the option to choose the *.prn extension. I'd be happy to just create a pdf and open that in Photoshop, but I've only got photoshop 4.0 which doesn't seem to like my pdf's either. Do I have to resign myself to upgrading photoshop or should I be able to create EPS's?
Re: printing files as EPS's using PS driver
Author: Aandi_Inston
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:45
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:45
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It's still an EPS, it's just called a PRN. Just as the best description of a PostScript file is *.PS - still a PRN when the driver makes it. Aandi Inston
Re: printing files as EPS's using PS driver
Author: dan_varney
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:59
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:59
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Right, thanks, but neither Photoshop4 nor Paintshop Pro5 recognise the PRN file type, and renaming the file as an EPS doesn't seem to work either. (Photoshop says it can't open file (renamed as *.EPS)because the parsing module cannot parse the file). I have managed to open the PRN directly in Corel PHOTO-PAINT7, so my problem is solved, but it would still be useful to know if this is a limitation of Photoshop4 or there is something else I need to do?
Re: printing files as EPS's using PS driver
Author: Aandi_Inston
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:17
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:17
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Ok... > neither Photoshop4 nor Paintshop Pro5 recognise the PRN file type They wouldn't. But it's just a name. Rename it. > and renaming the file as an EPS doesn't seem to work either. Your tests aren't really valid, because these are not what EPS files are for. > (Photoshop says it can't open file (renamed as *.EPS)because the parsing module cannot parse the file) Photoshop can't open every EPS file. Unfortunately, it gives no clues when it doesn't open what is the problem. Mostly it is designed to open exported EPS files. However, each version of Photoshop has been able to do more and more EPS files. Photoshop 4 is very old indeed, in fact I think it might be designed only to open the EPS files it saves. EPS files are designed to be PLACED. Anything else is a bonus... Aandi Inston
Re: printing files as EPS's using PS driver
Author: dan_varney
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:28
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:28
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Thanks for your help
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