Transform mode
Transforming .eps files
Although .eps files are the superior professional format
in which to archive and plot
scientific graphs, not everybody has a PostScript printer. Also,
it can be tedious to import .eps file into some word processors.
For this reason you may wish to use Ghostscript to transform
your PostScript files into other formats such as PDF, PNG, JPG,
GIF, TIFF, PCX or BMP.
Since it can be difficult for non-experts to do this you can use
GSview or Editps to drive Ghostscript. However, you should note that
any transformation of .eps files causes loss of versatility and
quality and, since GSview/Ghostcript can be used to drive
non-PostScript printers, it is difficult to see why transformation
should ever be required.
The SIMFIT package has a built in mechanism to take in .eps
files and create other graphics files from them, leaving the
originals unchanged. It does this by building up a command line
for the Ghostscript executable.
It is up to you to experiment with the parameters that are optimum
for your use when creating graphics files in this way. Note that
GSview provides more options than SIMFIT and can distill .ps
documents into .pdf which are then consistent with Adobe Acrobat.
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