Apple Scanner: EPS Files

Can AppleScan images be used outside of TIFF and PICT file formats?
To use AppleScan images outside the TIFF and PICT file formats, copy the AppleScan image and paste it into the application you are using.

To save AppleScan images in EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) requires an additional program that supports either the TIFF or PICT file format and the EPS file format. Open the AppleScan file (TIFF or PICT) and save it as EPS.

TIFF and PICT are recognized as the standard for scanned images. Currently, Freehand 1.0 from Aldus Corporation is the only major program using scanned images that does not accept TIFF or PICT. (Freehand 2.0, which was recently announced, does support both PICT and TIFF.)

Note: A disadvantage of scanned images in EPS file format is that they tend to be larger than the same scanned images in TIFF or PICT.)

For more information, search under: "Aldus".
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012