[OS X TeX] Illustrator 10.0.1 for Mac OS X .eps

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Thanks Ross.

What I finding interesting (or I don't see it) is that: I imagine there are
folks here using Illustrator creating eps and including the eps graphic in
their document. These folks do not encounter a non-printing eps?

-Ted   

on 5/23/02 7:53 PM, Ross Moore, typed:

>> What we found including eps from Illustrator 10.0.1 (Mac OS X) into LateX is
>> this... you all may already know this, please comment if you have some info
>> or knowledge of this:
>> 
>> First of all, the solution is simple:  eps2eps.
>> 
>> The problem we found was the '%%PageTrailer' section.
>> 
>> Removing this section will allow the 'included eps' to print, putting it
>> back of course will cause it not to print.
>> 
>> Also, removing the PrivateData at the end of the file will tremendously
>> reduce its size, but does not affect whether it will print or not.
> 
> This PrivateData section contains a 2nd copy of the complete image,
> as well as sufficient history information about previous edits
> so that you can reopen the image in Illustrator and "Undo" to
> revert edits from previous sessions.
> 
> 
> But isn't there an option when you "Save as..." that allows this
> to be excluded ?  That used to be the case with Illustrator 9.
> 
> 
>> eps2eps takes care of all of the above.
> 
> Useful tool, for images that still have all that extra gunk.
> 
> 
>> ____
>> The above was done using the default settings in Illustrator 10.0.1.
>> ____
>> 
>> Are we missing something, or, is this truly the case, that one must process
> 
>> the Illustrator eps file through eps2eps (or something similar) for it to
>> print as an included graphic in a document?
> 
> Adobe have bloated-out their file stucture, so that the .eps is not just
> the image anymore. It can contain all this history of edits stuff.
> 
> 
>> Obviously, we are not talking about including pdfs here, only eps files
>> -from Illustrator.
> 
> Ahem. If you look at the text of the .eps file, you will see that it
> *is* essentially PDF, in uncompressed form.
> OK, not totally PDF yet, but you can expect it to be in future versions
> of Illustrator. There will be a PostScript header as well; but the bulk
> of the drawing commands are organised to be PDF. Also, there are comment
> sections with XML tagging, such as the PrivateData you mentioned above.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Ross
> 
> 
> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ted  


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