Comments on: Manually Convert EPS to SVG http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/ Adapting Photoshop tutorials for The GIMP Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kurt http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1866 Kurt Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:47:16 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1866 I just opened and used Cisco EPS icons with inkscape without pstoedit installed. I'm using inkscape .46-devel if that means anything. It claims (and treats it?) like a PDF, but I was surprised how well it worked. Just FYI. I just opened and used Cisco EPS icons with inkscape without pstoedit installed. I’m using inkscape .46-devel if that means anything. It claims (and treats it?) like a PDF, but I was surprised how well it worked. Just FYI.

]]> By: Bill http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1865 Bill Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:37:26 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1865 If yao cannot open an eps in inkscape, there is certainly no use to try it with pstoedit as inkscape itself uses that handy oneliner to get a file... if you cannot open an epsfile in inkscape the main reason is that the eps is crap. The workaround with pdf does it's job, but it certainly produces a whole new dimension of data. the gimp-workaround is suitable for all kinds of layered pictures (no gradients envolved).... anyways, thanks for all the useful information :) If yao cannot open an eps in inkscape, there is certainly no use to try it with pstoedit as inkscape itself uses that handy oneliner to get a file…

if you cannot open an epsfile in inkscape the main reason is that the eps is crap.

The workaround with pdf does it’s job, but it certainly produces a whole new dimension of data.

the gimp-workaround is suitable for all kinds of layered pictures (no gradients envolved)….

anyways, thanks for all the useful information :)

]]> By: Nikki @ images to EPS converter http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1864 Nikki @ images to EPS converter Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:40:46 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1864 thanks for the informtioin. i did not know how to dothis on GImp. Thanks for the tutorials. thanks for the informtioin. i did not know how to dothis on GImp. Thanks for the tutorials.

]]> By: Dženan http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1863 Dženan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:43:37 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1863 Yes, this is probably the best way, since they have improved support for EPS, among other things in Inkscape 0.47 (svn build) Yes, this is probably the best way, since they have improved support for EPS, among other things in Inkscape 0.47 (svn build)

]]> By: Åsmund http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1862 Åsmund Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:14:09 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1862 What you can also do: 1. Open .eps in Inkscape. 2. Save as .svg. This appears to preserve the vector information on the files I've tried. What you can also do:
1. Open .eps in Inkscape.
2. Save as .svg.

This appears to preserve the vector information on the files I’ve tried.

]]> By: zalesthebard http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1857 zalesthebard Mon, 04 May 2009 06:31:42 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1857 not useful, too slow not useful, too slow

]]> By: baroquon http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1856 baroquon Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:51:05 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1856 epstopdf worked like a charm for me. It produced an error in the terminal but still worked beautifully. Thanks, If anyone cares to try on Ubunutu: sudo apt-get install texlive-extra-utils epstopdf worked like a charm for me. It produced an error in the terminal but still worked beautifully. Thanks,

If anyone cares to try on Ubunutu:
sudo apt-get install texlive-extra-utils

]]> By: How to Get Six Pack Fast http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1855 How to Get Six Pack Fast Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:52:42 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1855 Not that I'm impressed a lot, but this is more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info here is awesome. Thanks. Not that I’m impressed a lot, but this is more than I expected for when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info here is awesome. Thanks.

]]> By: JDS http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1854 JDS Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1854 One issue I had with pstoedit was paths with spaces. This problem happened with Scribus, too, because Scribus uses pstoedit to process eps files. Example problem: >pstoedit cti_logo.eps cti_logo.svg pstoedit: version 3.45 / DLL interface 108 (build Feb 28 2008 - release build - g++ 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu1)) : Copyright (C) 1993 - 2007 Wolfgang Glunz No explicit output format specified - using plot-svg as derived from suffix of output file Error: /undefinedfilename in (/home/jeff/Sol) Operand stack: ...blah blah blah... The interpreter seems to have failed, cannot proceed ! The problem is right after "Sol" in my example. That is a directory with a space in its name! So pstoedit appears to convert local paths to absolute ones, and does it without quoting the path name. So, yes, IMO, a bug. The solution was to copy the EPS file in question to /tmp (or other path with no space in the name) with a filename that had no spaces. After that the pstoedit one-liner worked fine! Thank you and good night. One issue I had with pstoedit was paths with spaces. This problem happened with Scribus, too, because Scribus uses pstoedit to process eps files.

Example problem:

>pstoedit cti_logo.eps cti_logo.svg
pstoedit: version 3.45 / DLL interface 108 (build Feb 28 2008 – release build – g++ 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu1)) : Copyright (C) 1993 – 2007 Wolfgang Glunz
No explicit output format specified – using plot-svg as derived from suffix of output file
Error: /undefinedfilename in (/home/jeff/Sol)
Operand stack:
…blah blah blah…
The interpreter seems to have failed, cannot proceed !

The problem is right after “Sol” in my example. That is a directory with a space in its name! So pstoedit appears to convert local paths to absolute ones, and does it without quoting the path name. So, yes, IMO, a bug.

The solution was to copy the EPS file in question to /tmp (or other path with no space in the name) with a filename that had no spaces. After that the pstoedit one-liner worked fine!

Thank you and good night.

]]> By: Sambody http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1852 Sambody Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:15:41 +0000 http://gimparoo.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/manually-convert-eps-to-svg/#comment-1852 Another method is converting the eps to pdf, then opening the pdf in Inkscape. To convert an eps file to pdf I use EpsToPdf on the command line (terminal): "epstopdf myfile.eps". There are also online conversion tools. Another method is converting the eps to pdf, then opening the pdf in Inkscape. To convert an eps file to pdf I use EpsToPdf on the command line (terminal): “epstopdf myfile.eps”. There are also online conversion tools.

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