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Format

Encapsulated PostScript File Format

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Summary

Name
Encapsulated PostScript File Format
Version
2.1
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/postscript
  • Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript
  • PUID: fmt/1884
Format type
Page Description
Description
Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) is a page description format, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Version 2.0, of which this is an iteration, was the second version of the format, and developed in 1989. An EPS file comprises a header section followed by a PostScript document. An EPS can optionally include a preview raster image, in which case a binary header is prepended to the header.
File extensions
eps, epsf
Source
National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Developed by
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Supported by
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Relationships

Has priority over
Is previous version of
Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

EPS 2.1

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: %!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-2.1

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
252150532D41646F62652D332E3020455053462D322E31
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023

    Encapsulated PostScript File Format 2.1: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.

    Encapsulated PostScript File Format 2.1: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.