{eps} is about using files in the Encapsulated PostScript format with TeX.
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Which graphics formats can be included in documents processed by latex or pdflatex?
There several types of graphics files. In no particular order .jpeg .eps .pdf .png .tif .jif (and no doubt others). Some work with latex, dvips and some work with pdflatex. How am I supposed to know ...
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Why can't pdflatex print EPS figures?
The images in my paper are in EPS format. If I execute pdflatex to get a PDF version of my paper, the figures won't appear. I have to typeset using the latex command, and then convert the DVI file to ...
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Which figure type to use: pdf or eps?
Both are vector graphics (typically) and both can be imported painlessly into a pdflatex document (so let's say we ignore dvi for this question).
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? ...
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How to convert PDF to EPS?
I can't find a tool to convert PDF to EPS, neither in MikTeX nor in TeXLive. Is there such a tool actually?
Update:
Based on Herbert's accepted answer, I simplify his batch as follows:
#!/bin/sh
...
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What are good ways to convert EPS to PDF?
I'd like to try to use pdfLaTeX to generate PDFs but my images are all in EPS. I would also like for the images to remain scalable.
I have tried using ImageMagik's convert:
convert file.eps ...
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eps figures with pdflatex
In a recent discussion on this site I learned that using
\usepackage[pdf]{pstricks}
makes it possible to run pdflatex on files containing eps and pstricks files (and psfrag usage as well). Now a ...
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How to include eps files in Plain TeX?
The title stands for itself.
If it is not possible, how does LaTeX import an EPS file using \includegraphics?
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PDF image files and `htlatex`
When eps files are provided, htlatex from tex4ht automatically converts to png files so that graphic files can be shown in the final html output. However, I use most of the time the pdf graphic file ...
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Problem with a very heavy EPS image - scatter plot too heavy as EPS
Using Stata, I produced a scatter plot of some variables. I saved the image as an EPS file. There are around a 1000 dots in the scatter plot - and this makes the EPS file to be 26MB. I need to use ...
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Cannot determine size of graphic in * (no BoundingBox)
I use convert filename.gif filename.eps to produce EPS from images before include them into TeX document, and get error:
! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in filename.eps (no ...
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Using pgfplot externalize with .eps output
I'm trying use to use pgfplot's externalization feature b/c I've got many large plots that I don't want to regenerate every time I typeset my thesis. Other components of my thesis require compile via ...
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How to smoothen an Asymptote plot
I tried to plot this function and export it as .eps file but the plot does not look smooth at all
I'm absolute beginner at this tool, Is it a number of samples problem or what?
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TeXLive 2011: pdfLaTeX does not convert eps to pdf for eps files in subdirectories
As from 2010, TexLive has been converting .eps files directly to pdf file if the compilation is done with PDFLaTeX. Thus a file named
coilsans.eps
will be automatically be converted to a file named
...
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Equivalent of bounding box when compile with pdflatex
I'm having an issue inserting a .pdf image into my .tex file (an .eps works fine). A description of my problem is below.
When I insert an .eps figure by doing:
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article}
...
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Figures in Latex: TikZ vs. eps
I usually use TikZ to generate graphics in LaTeX, but a new coauthor suggested to use Inkscape and EPS files for our graphics. He thinks that we should avoid using additional packages. I never thought ...
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TikZ externalize → pdf → eps → Word import = ☠
I have a series of TikZ figures which I need to include in Word document (conference requiring Word submissions). Allowed format as EPS and TIFF. The figures are obviously vector graphics; they are
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How do I include eps files using XeLaTeX?
According to everything I can find on Google, eps files in xelatex should work out-of-the-box. But that's not what I'm seeing (using TeX Live 2010 on Arch Linux). Consider the following simple input:
...
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Insert eps graphics with graphicx (file not found)
When I run Andrew Robert's import.tex in MikTeX I get an error message saying that the image file is not found:
! LaTeX Error: File `chick' not found.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for ...
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I encountered an 'errorUnknown graphics extension: .eps.'
I tried to load an .eps picture, but an error occured, 'errorUnknown graphics extension: .eps.'. Please help me!
5
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1answer
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“shell escape” is not enabled - chemscheme/chemstyle
I am having issues with -shell-escape. I do not know really what this is, and how to apply it. Furthermore, I have read elsewhere that I is possibly dangerous to summon this command. Any help would be ...
5
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2answers
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Problem to include EPS file with file name containing “#”
I have problem including EPS in LaTeX document. I am using latex->dvips->ps2pdf workflow to compile LaTeX document file. Error is thrown as
Illegal parameter number in definition
The EPS file ...
5
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1answer
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Paper size with geometry in memoir: LaTeX vs PDFLaTeX
I have been searching for an answer to my problem, but my search did not yield any topics with the same problem, so hereby my question:
I have created a document with the memoir package. The stocksize ...
5
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1answer
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Is there a way to change styles in imported EPS files?
I know how to replace simple textual tags in imported EPS files using psfrag; but to ensure a consistent appearance for graphics in my documents, I would like to also be able to make substitutions to ...
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1answer
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Convert eps images to b/w
In Windows XP, I would like to convert a coloured .eps to black and white.
If, instead of converting the .eps, I could do it for the resulting .dvi
document which contains the .eps I would still be ...
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Why does LaTeX not embed imported EPS images into the DVI file?
Experiment:
Compiling a file, having PSTricks code inside, in LaTeX (latex.exe), results in a self-contained DVI, where this PSTricks code is embedded.
But if the file has EPS images, the resulting ...
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How to use \graphicspath + epstopdf
Background:
I am using MiKTeK and TeXnicCenter. Since I am using Windows, I have to deal with folders whose names have spaces, such as
C:/Documents and Settings/...
and I use ...
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2answers
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Convert a picture or figure to EPS or PDF file
In my document I'm embedding figures using the following code:
\begin{figure}[!t]
\centering
\def\svgwidth{1.2\columnwidth}
\resizebox{\columnwidth}{!}{
\endlinechar=255\relax
...
4
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2answers
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Tagging for PSFrag
What programs do people use to put their tags on ready to be replaced by psfrag? I've tried inkscape but if I write in the text "hello" say with inkscape then export as eps PSfrag doesn't seem to ...
4
votes
2answers
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How to save a figure produced by tikz save/export as EPS file
I use MiKTeX 2.9 and tikz package and use TeXworks to make simple figures, these are saved in pdf file by pdfLaTeX. I wish to have them as EPS file. I read here:
Export eps figures from TikZ
I use a ...
4
votes
1answer
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Font issue when including EPS from Metapost into XeLaTeX
I've run into strange problems with fonts in figures included in XeLaTeX document. I have figures generated from Metapost sources with rotated math labels. When I include resulting EPS into document ...
4
votes
1answer
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texlive shell escape problems with psfrag
I work with some scripts that automatically convert the fonts in a plot using psfrag and pstool to another font.
However these fail if I use texlive. They work with Miktex.
Since I get requests from ...
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1answer
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Convert Title Page from LaTeX (or the resulting PDF) into a PNG thumbnail
I have written a book in LaTeX using TeXStudio. My title page, which is the book cover, is created using LaTeX source (including images in it), rather than drawn in a graphical program, such as ...
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Latex error. Unknown graphics extension: eps [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I encountered an 'errorUnknown graphics extension: .eps.'
I have the error like in the title. I found some pages on the web with a solution to this problem. They ...
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2answers
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Epstopdf does not compile *.eps
I work in WinEdt + MikTex 2.8 and mostly compile the source through PdfTexify. In order to compile eps figures in this mode I used the package epstopdf, but recently it stopped working. This is quite ...
3
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1answer
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Avoid eps to png conversion using mk4ht oolatex
I have a big set of eps images and I need to place them into an OpenOffice (odt) document. I wrote a simple script that creates a tex file containing these eps images and now I'm trying to convert it ...
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2answers
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Attempting to export tikz to eps
So, after having read the below thread:
Attempt to export eps figures from TikZ fails
I am able to generate .dvi versions of my figures. However, I need .eps, and it seems that the question above ...
3
votes
1answer
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\includegraphics{*.pdf } substitutes in-figure symbols
I am using TeXstudio with its default settings. My figure is saved as PDF because I was unable to include *.eps because of the Unknown graphics extension: .eps-error. The figure opens without faults ...
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includegraphics choosing pdf instead of eps [closed]
I previously posted this on stackoverflow.com where it was suggested that I post it here. So apologies in advance for cross-posting.
I am using LaTeX in ubuntu 10.04 to build a TeX file that uses ...
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3answers
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Insert text inside a image in eps format
UPDATE:I tried the solution with overpic and it works fine. But the problem is, sometimes, my experimental setup changes and I have to reproduce the eps file using different parameters from Matlab. ...
3
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3answers
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REVTEX 4.1 and PeerX-Press LaTeX workflow
I am having trouble finding a practical workflow for REVTEX 4.1 documents to be uploaded using the AIP PeerX-press system.
The PeerX system only accepts images in EPS and TIFF format. My native ...
3
votes
1answer
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Export eps figures modified by psfrag
I am not an expert on figure exports and, although I have been searching around quite a lot, I can't find the answer to my problem. During the writing of a journal article, I had the idea of using ...
3
votes
1answer
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Include latex macros in eps/pdf images
Is it possible to have latex macros in eps (or some other format) images instead of using fixed text? I want to be able to change some variable names that are also used in figures.
3
votes
1answer
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Gnuplot subdirectory not found using epstopdf
I'm moving from the gnuplot latex terminal, to the epslatex terminal. I use pdflatex. With the epslatex terminal, I receive two output files, a .tex and a .eps. I can use epstopdf to convert the eps ...
3
votes
1answer
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Font embedding problem with EPS figures in LaTeX
I have an EPS figure generated by Microsoft Visio with PDFCreator. I want to add this EPS figure to my document using pdflatex by declaring \usepackage{epstopdf} but the fonts in the EPS figure are ...
3
votes
1answer
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How can I prevent pinlabel/postscript errors?
I would like to ask for help with an error caused by some interaction between the pinlabel package and (it seems) Adobe Illustrator CS2. I will describe the situation below; my question simply put ...
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votes
1answer
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Using Times New Roman in eps images with psfrag
I'm using the chemstyle package to produce chemical reaction schemes. It uses the psfrag package to replace placeholders in eps graphics with numbers for molecules. I'm trying to use Times New Roman ...
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Submitting to a journal with only LaTeX, how to include transparent images and bitmaps?
The LaTeX submission process to the journal JCP involves
Bundling all the bibliographies into a single file and embdeeding that into the source
No external libraries
Compile with latex not pdflatex
...
3
votes
1answer
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Get MiKTeX dvips to embed fonts found in EPS file [closed]
I have some EPS figures embedded in a LaTeX document. When I run dvips on the .dvi file I get complaints like this:
dvips.exe: Font TimesTen-Roman used in file ./fig01-01.eps is not in the mapping ...
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My .eps images appear to lack resolution, but turn out crisp after compiling my document, what's going on?
I have produced some .eps images of graphs (using the Python matplotlib module) and they look very shoddy, e.g. the crosshatching looks like a very rough plaid, but when I compile my document with ...
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2answers
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Why doesn't LaTeX allow me to import my .eps file when I compile it?
Everything works perfectly except until the error below. I'm slightly new at LaTeX and perhaps I'm missing a package, but I already have the graphicx package.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
! ...
