Adobe Illustrator - Question about recent "photo as .eps file" posts

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Question about recent "photo as .eps file" posts

DavidJ01

2004-02-03, 3:28 am

I'm curious, I've seen several of these messages recently where a *.eps file
is suppossed to be an image. But in OE, it's nothing but code. And if I
download it with NBPro, it turns out to be a corrupted file.

So what's the big deal? A few of the posts I've seen make it sound like
someone just discoved the greatest thing since sliced bread...

David...

steggy

2004-02-03, 3:28 am

DavidJ01 wrote:

quote:

>
> I'm curious, I've seen several of these messages recently where a *.eps file
> is suppossed to be an image. But in OE, it's nothing but code. And if I
> download it with NBPro, it turns out to be a corrupted file.
>
> So what's the big deal? A few of the posts I've seen make it sound like
> someone just discoved the greatest thing since sliced bread...
>
> David...

EPS is Encapsulated Post Script. Nothing to do with OE. It
is a graphic image (often vector) that you can open in
Illustrator or Photoshop and such. It is used mainly for off
set printing. A Postscript prnter (or RIP) recognizes that
language very well.

If someone sends you an EPS file, download it to your HD and
open it with Illustrator. It is a format that has been there
since the eighties, comparable with TIFF in its usage.
Printing offices like it.
--
steg

Stuart

2004-02-03, 11:28 am

DavidJ01 wrote:

quote:

>I'm curious, I've seen several of these messages recently where a *.eps file
>is suppossed to be an image. But in OE, it's nothing but code. And if I
>download it with NBPro, it turns out to be a corrupted file.
>
>So what's the big deal? A few of the posts I've seen make it sound like
>someone just discoved the greatest thing since sliced bread...
>
>David...
>

To make the eps file copy the text and paste into a new text document
and save it as 'filename.eps'
instead of .txt. Now open that eps file in illustrator.

Stuart

DavidJ01

2004-02-03, 1:28 pm

Thanks guys,

I knew that eps files existed, I just don't know anything about them, such
as the text copy part... I tried the copy & paste just for the heck of it,
and PS had some sort of parsing error... AI was no better. It really
doesn't matter, I was just curious.

I guess what I've seen recently is those who are excited about being able to
post a "text based" eps file as a graphic to a text based NG. Personally,
I think a binary is a binary, regardless of how it's posted. if they want
to "break" the rules they may as well post a jpg.

David...

"DavidJ01" <DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com> wrote in message
news:FjHTb.165348$Rc4.1285823@attbi_s54...

quote:

> I'm curious, I've seen several of these messages recently where a *.eps

file

quote:

> is suppossed to be an image. But in OE, it's nothing but code. And if I
> download it with NBPro, it turns out to be a corrupted file.
>
> So what's the big deal? A few of the posts I've seen make it sound like
> someone just discoved the greatest thing since sliced bread...
>
> David...
>
>

TheGreatPretender

2004-02-03, 4:28 pm

in article I7QTb.167801$Rc4.1288815@attbi_s54, DavidJ01 at
DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com wrote on 2/3/04 8:38 AM:

quote:

> if they want
> to "break" the rules they may as well post a jpg.

There are no "rules" in newsgroups... only guidelines. Plus the file was
just a lot of text. Nothing more than text in a text newsgroup.

steggy

2004-02-03, 5:28 pm

Ow now I get you:)

Sorry I misunderstood.

steg

DavidJ01 wrote:[QUOTE][color=darkred]
>
> Thanks guys,
>
> I knew that eps files existed, I just don't know anything about them, such
> as the text copy part... I tried the copy & paste just for the heck of it,
> and PS had some sort of parsing error... AI was no better. It really
> doesn't matter, I was just curious.
>
> I guess what I've seen recently is those who are excited about being able to
> post a "text based" eps file as a graphic to a text based NG. Personally,
> I think a binary is a binary, regardless of how it's posted. if they want
> to "break" the rules they may as well post a jpg.
>
> David...
>
> "DavidJ01" <DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com> wrote in message
> news:FjHTb.165348$Rc4.1285823@attbi_s54...
> file

steggy

2004-02-03, 5:28 pm

TheGreatPretender wrote:

quote:

>
> in article I7QTb.167801$Rc4.1288815@attbi_s54, DavidJ01 at
> DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com wrote on 2/3/04 8:38 AM:
>
>
> There are no "rules" in newsgroups... only guidelines. Plus the file was
> just a lot of text. Nothing more than text in a text newsgroup.

There ar rules. Set by the newsserver (mine for instance
cancels automatically binary messages). Plus there are
people around out there who cancel spam and flooding. Look
for the "cancel" groups and you would be amazed.

If someone has a problem with illustrator I could magine
this to be a possible method to give the example (thought it
eats a lot of Kb's), if they do not wish to upload their
file to their webspace. But just ramdomnly posting these
mesages is not exactly what I am waiting for.
--
steg

TheGreatPretender

2004-02-03, 5:28 pm

in article 40200989.54C646CF@cox.net, steggy at steggy@cox.net wrote on
2/3/04 12:50 PM:

quote:

> TheGreatPretender wrote:
>
> There ar rules. Set by the newsserver (mine for instance
> cancels automatically binary messages).

If it was a real "rule" then all servers would do that, but they don't so it
is not a real "rule". It is just a guideline that some news servers follow.
Nothing more.

quote:

> Plus there are
> people around out there who cancel spam and flooding. Look
> for the "cancel" groups and you would be amazed.

What they choose to do is irrelevant to what is possible.

quote:

> If someone has a problem with illustrator I could magine
> this to be a possible method to give the example (thought it
> eats a lot of Kb's), if they do not wish to upload their
> file to their webspace. But just ramdomnly posting these
> mesages is not exactly what I am waiting for.

What you are "waiting for" is only relevant to you.

DavidJ01

2004-02-03, 8:28 pm

And you're full of crap.

And for you to say it's just a bunch of text, you've basically acknowledging
that what you're doing is immature and not appreciated. BTW... I hope that
you and the rest of your teenage friends get a good laugh at this.

"TheGreatPretender" <TheGreatPretender@TheGreatPretender.com> wrote in
message news:BC4541CE.D7C51%TheGreatPretender@TheGreatPretender.com...

quote:

> in article I7QTb.167801$Rc4.1288815@attbi_s54, DavidJ01 at
> DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com wrote on 2/3/04 8:38 AM:
>
>
>
>
> There are no "rules" in newsgroups... only guidelines. Plus the file was
> just a lot of text. Nothing more than text in a text newsgroup.
>
>

TheGreatPretender

2004-02-03, 10:28 pm

in article oiWTb.170750$5V2.866855@attbi_s53, DavidJ01 at
DavidJ01@hasnoaddress.com wrote on 2/3/04 3:39 PM:

quote:

> And you're full of crap.

So are you. So now what?

hahaha.

quote:

>
> And for you to say it's just a bunch of text, you've basically acknowledging
> that what you're doing is immature and not appreciated.

I don't care.

quote:

> I hope that
> you and the rest of your teenage friends get a good laugh at this.

hahahahahaha.