MATHEMATICA IMPORT/EXPORT FORMAT

EPS (.eps, .epsf)

MIME types: application/postscript, application/eps, application/x-eps, image/eps, image/x-eps
EPS page description language and file format.
Commonly used in 2D vector graphics and page layout applications.
Self-contained PostScript fragment, suitable for inclusion in other documents.
EPS is an acronym derived from Encapsulated PostScript.
Plain text format.
Stores text and vector graphics using the PostScript language.
Can include fonts and embedded raster graphics.
Supports various color encodings, including monochrome, grayscale, RGB, and CMYK.
Precursor to PDF.
PostScript was introduced in 1984 by Adobe.

Import and Export generally create PostScript level 2 files, and include certain level 3 features if appropriate.

Import and Export Import and Export

Import["file.eps"] imports an EPS file, returning its content as graphics.
Export["file.eps", expr] exports an arbitrary text string, vector graphics, Notebook, or Cell expression to EPS.
Mathematica fonts and other nonstandard fonts are by default embedded in the exported file if necessary.
Import["file.eps"] converts an EPS file to Mathematica vector graphics.
Import["file.eps", "Plaintext"] gives a plain text version of an EPS file.
Export["file.eps", expr, elem] creates an EPS file by treating expr as specifying element elem.
The export format can be explicitly specified with the command Export["file", expr, "EPS"].
Import["file.eps", elem] imports the specified element from an EPS file.
Import["file.eps", {elem, sub_a, sub_b, ...}] imports a subelement.
Import["file.eps", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.
The import format can be specified with Import["file", "EPS"] or Import["file", {"EPS", elem, ...}].
Export["file.eps", expr, elem] creates an EPS file by treating expr as specifying element elem.
Export["file.eps", {expr₁, expr₂, ...}, {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] treats each as specifying the corresponding .
Export["file.eps", expr, opt₁->val₁, ...] exports expr with the specified option elements taken to have the specified values.
Export["file.eps", {elem₁->expr₁, elem₂->expr₂, ...}, "Rules"] uses rules to specify the elements to be exported.
See the reference pages for full general information on Export.
ExportString supports the EPS format.

Notebook Interface Notebook Interface

In the notebook front end, Save As exports the active notebook as an EPS file.
Save Selection As exports the selected part of a notebook to EPS.

Elements Elements

Data representation elements:
"Graphics" arbitrary 2D graphics

"Plaintext" textual content given as a string

"Image" raster image

"Preview" embedded preview image
Import and Export use the element by default.

Options Options

General options:

Background	Automatic	background color shown in transparent image regions
ImageSize	Automatic	overall image size
ImageResolution	72	image resolution for rasterization in dpi

Advanced Export options:

"AllowRasterization"	Automatic	whether to rasterize graphics that require advanced versions of PDF
"EmbeddedFonts"	True	whether to include nonstandard fonts
"PreviewFormat"	None	format of the image preview to be included