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Re: EPS vs. PS [message #40782 is a reply to message #40675]

Thu, 26 August 2004 03:48

R.Bauer
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Michael Wallace wrote:

> As circuitous as this is, I learned that I can do this with ImageMagick:
>
> convert file.eps file.pdf && convert file.pdf file.ps
>
>
> Going through PDF in the middle causes the final Postscript file to keep
> the vector information rather than changing it to raster image. The odd
> thing is that the simpler command causes the PS created to be a raster
> image.
>
> convert file.eps file.ps
>
> Strange behavior if you ask me.
>
>
> -Mike

You should try ps2ps from the ghostscript package.

{{{
ps2ps input.eps input.ps
}}}

Reimar

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