Optimize preview of EPS files?

[Jacob Schäffer]

Creating previews with Ghostscript (which internally seem to use the EPSWrite device) will -- if I'm not mistaken -- convert a lot of graphic elements and text to bitmaps, and all colors will turn into plain RGB. Hence, the resulting EPS document may not be device independent anymore.

I haven't tried this myself with the latest GS versions, but until a few years back I've only seen poor results.

An ideal tool for adding EPS previews is a tool that doesn't make any conversion of the content stream, but ONLY interpret that stream and add the result hereof as a preview header. I'm not sure that is possible with Ghostscript or GSView.

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Schäffer  |  Chief Developer
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> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] På vegne af 
> Reng, Dr. Winfried
> Sendt: 29. maj 2008 09:50
> Til: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Emne: RE: Optimize preview of EPS files?
> 
> 
> Hi Yves,
> 
> You could also add a preview via GhostScript (eventually
> also with Epstool).
> On this web-site various methods are described: 
> http://www.dfanning.com/tips/postscript_preview.html
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Winfried
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
> > Yves Barbion
> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:25 AM
> > To: Rick Quatro
> > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> > Subject: Re: Optimize preview of EPS files?
> > 
> > Thanks Rick,
> > 
> > indeed, downloading Transverter Pro is still possible, but
> > activating the
> > product does not seem to work any longer.
> > 
> > I'll follow Dov's and Fred's recommendation (as usual) and 
> import PDFs 
> > instead.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Yves
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Rick Quatro
> > <frameexpert at truevine.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Yves,
> > >
> > > Years ago I worked with a group migrating from Unix 
> FrameMaker with 
> > > Postscript display systems to Windows. As you can 
> imagine, they were 
> > > horrified by low-res EPS previews. I used a program called
> > Transverter Pro
> > > to add high-res TIFF previews to their EPS files.
> > Transverter Pro can
> > > process batches of files with a single command.
> > >
> > > Their web site (http://www.techpool.com/tpro.html) says
> > that the product
> > > is
> > > discontinued, but it looks like you still may be able to
> > download it.
> > >
> > > Rick Quatro
> > > Carmen Publishing
> > > 585-659-8267
> > > www.frameexpert.com
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Framers,
> > > >
> > > > when you import an EPS file into Frame, you get to see 
> a low-res 
> > > > preview. Is there a way or a plug-in to "optimize" this
> > preview or to
> > > > get a high-res preview?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Yves Barbion
> > > > www.scripto.nu
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