DCS 2.0 is still required today if you wish to use Spot Color channels in a Photoshop-generated EPS file which will be used in QuarkXpress. So, DCS 2.0 is not restricted to only CMYK colors. DCS 2.0 also added the ability to include additional color plates. One for each color plate (CMYK) and a composite EPS file for placement purposes.ĭCS 2.0, as indicated, was an "update" the the DCS format which allowed the option of generating separate files or generating one single file containing all the separation data. DCS was created by Quark, in the late 1980s/early 1990s, to allow EPS files to separate properly when placed into their QuarkXpress application.ĭCS 1.0 was a format which generated 5 separate files.
Upon output to a printing device, these preview setting are completely ignored and the internal EPS data is rendered.ĭCS (Document Color Separations) is a format based upon EPS. The above options only effect the embedded preview image and do not actually alter the EPS data within the file. This preview format allows the preview image to have 8 bits for transparency which then allows for subtle transitions (fade) to transparent within the preview image. TIFF (8 bits/pixel) is similar to PNG24 or PNG32 images. Every transparent area will be a hard edge. TIFF (1 bit/pixel) is similar to a GIF or PNG8 images in that the preview image for the EPS will only have transparency on or off, there will be no subtle fades to transparent. In these cases you generally see text such as "This image was created by XXXX and does not contain a preview." Most EPS files contain an embedded low resolution "proxy" image which is used to display the image as a whole when "placed' or viewed from within some other application.Ĭhoosing None obviously dumps the preview image entirely and you won't see it. The Preview option sets how you want the low resolution preview image to be formatted.
At best, all Photoshop EPS files are a mix of raster and vector data. There is no way to save a purely vector EPS files from Photoshop. It may or may not include vector data (based upon image content). Realize an EPS saved from Photoshop always includes raster data. EPS files from Photoshop are generally larger in terms of KB and offer less inter-application options today.
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Other formats such as PDF and PSD do not do any flattening. EPS is a flat-file format, meaning it flattens transparency. EPS isn't a bad format by any means, but where it was once the go-to for many images, it's needed far, far less today. PDF and PSD can include spot color channels and vector data, etc. PDF, PSD, TIFF can all include clipping paths and transparency. Many formats today now support what EPS was used for. First, ask yourself why an EPS from Photoshop? Is EPS really needed? There was a time where EPS was mandatory if you needed to include clipping paths or other elements.
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