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EPS is a Format from filegraphic which has additional restrictions to the rest of the formats.

On computing, an EPS or Encapsulated PostScript is a type of digital graphic file that has restrictions that make it easier to inclusion of this file in other PostScript documents through specialized software. An EPS file must have the extension .eps, .epsf, or .epsi.

An EPS file usually contains a BoundingBox ("box border or frame") comment that describes the rectangle of the image. Thus, various applications can use this information to locate it on a page or document, even if they cannot read the authentic content of the image. In turn, an EPS usually includes a preview of its content to view on the screen in bitmap type. These previews can then be transformed into vector graphics that are used in graphic design.

At the beginning of the EPS file implementation, only Apple computers could use this type of Encapsulated PostScript format. More recently, these files began to be widely used on other operating systems as well. However, they can present problems or complications of use depending on the software available, the type of file and the use that you want to give it. Even so, various softwares are in charge of facilitating this task to arrange and edit the EPS with ease.

By diversity EPS files and according to the operating system, there is no single way to identify such a file. Some ways to do this are: a file of this type in Windows must start with the four bytes that contain C5 D0 D3 C6; or an EPs must start with the line%! PS-Adobe-a.b EPSF-c.d (the letters are replaced by one-digit numbers); Or, it may contain the line "%% BeginPreview".

To convert a text or image to EPS you can use programs such as Adobe Illustrator or Inskscape.