Editing Encapsulated PostScript (section)

{{short description|Graphics file format}}
{{Infobox file format
| name = Encapsulated PostScript
| logo = EPS logo.svg
| logo_size = 100px
| extension = {{Plain list|
* .eps
* .epsf
* .epsi
}}
| mime = {{Plain list|
* application/postscript
* application/eps
* application/x-eps
* image/eps
* image/x-eps
}}
| type code = {{Plain list|
* EPSF
* TEXT
}}
| uniform type = com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
| owner = 
| genre = 
| type = Vector image format
| container for = 
| contained by = 
| extended from = [[PostScript]]
| extended to = 
| standard = 
}}

'''Encapsulated PostScript''' ('''EPS''') is a [[Document Structuring Conventions|Document Structuring Convention]] (DSC) conforming [[PostScript]] document format usable as a [[graphics file format]]. The format was developed as early as 1987 by [[John Warnock]] and [[Chuck Geschke]], the founders of [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe]], together with [[Aldus Corporation|Aldus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPS files: Everything you should know about the EPS format |url=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/eps-file/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=IONOS Digitalguide |language=en}}</ref> The basis of early versions of the [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]] file format is formed by EPS together with the DSC Open Structuring Conventions.

In short, EPS files are self-contained, reasonably predictable PostScript documents that describe an image or drawing and can be placed within another PostScript document. An EPS file is essentially a PostScript program, saved as a single file that includes a low-resolution preview "encapsulated" within it, allowing some programs to display a preview on the screen. An EPS file contains a DSC comment describing the rectangle containing the image. Applications can use this information to lay out the page, even if they are unable to directly render the PostScript inside.