Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
A type of file format that is ideal for high resolution
output because it contains all color and image data.
Many desktop publishing applications can create an EPS file from the native
document using the
File > Export or
File > Save As function.
Because they are based on the PostScript language, EPS files can contain both
vector and bitmap graphics. Since PostScript cannot normally be displayed
on screen, the application creates a preview of the EPS file for on-screen
display. If you print an EPS file to a non-PostScript printer, only this screen-resolution
preview will be printed.
You can create an EPS from either the Macintosh or Windows platform, however
the screen preview of the EPS file is platform-specific. When you place an
EPS file without a preview image, Illustrator displays a box with an "X"
to represent the EPS artwork. The preview of an EPS file does not affect the
final output of the file, however it is necessary for placing EPS files in
the newspaper’s pagination system. Create all EPS files with a preview
in TIFF format.
Many of the latest versions of desktop publishing applications (InDesign,
Pagemaker, Freehand) can embed fonts within the EPS file, making it unnecessary
for you to supply them as separate files when you submit the EPS file for
publication.
However, this is not true for all programs. QuarkXPpress for example, cannot
embed fonts in the document without the use of additional extensions that
must be purchased separately.
Many programs can create a report that contains information about your document
and the fonts that it uses. This report often gives the information you need
when supplying the fonts to us. If your program and/or current version does
not present you with a dialog box to embed fonts, you must send the fonts
along with your EPS document.
We prefer that you always embed the fonts used in your document. This way,
we will have no trouble preparing your ad and we can ensure it will reproduce
exactly the way you intended.
For instructions on saving your ad as an EPS file, click on the link on the
left for your software
