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I have EPS files from 25 years ago that I still want to be able to open, these old graphics that help me remember my dad, a graphic designer. This sucks.
by decasia 3y ago
I have EPS files from 25 years ago that I still want to be able to open, these old graphics that help me remember my dad, a graphic designer. This sucks.
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoI don't think Ghostscript is going anywhere. You should be able to use it
- bobbylarrybobby 3y agoIs anything stopping you from converting them to PDF?
- decasia 3y agoJust that until now I didn't realize I would need to.
- TheRealPomax 3y agoWhy? Just install ghostscript, works fine?
- decasia 3y agoI looked just now and I actually have an EPS of something I drew on a mac SE in 1993. It's amazing how if you can manage not to lose all your files over time, they become an archaeology site documenting long stretches of your life.
- erikerikson 3y agoSee Ghostgum http://www.ghostgum.com.au/ http://www.ghostgum.com.au/
- spandextwins 3y agoWow. That’s amazing. I have a bunch of Hollerith punched cards from my dad. I guess my kids will have a bunch of jpeg files from me…
- yankput 3y agoThere are many graphics editors that still support eps (Illustrator, Affinity stuff, Inkscape); the format is well described and as it basically does not move anymore, the existing convertors will work, like ghostscript (although the Affero GPL is annoying but thats not for this discussion) It’s much better than to have docx or photoshop. It’s just removed from the base OS for probably both licensing and security reasons.
- stephen_g 3y agoI bought Affinity Designer because I updated my Mac and Adobe CS6 (which I used Illustrator from) no longer worked. It’s really great, if you do that kind of thing I second it for sure.
- Gipetto 3y agoSeconded. Between Pixelmator and Affinity Designer I've officially kicked Adobe to the curb.
- nijave 3y agoFor this type of "still use an old thing" it's easier to setup an emulator/VM imo. It's not native but you don't have to worry about small quirks/bugs/changes over the years. For things sufficiently old that copyright/licensing isn't an issue, sometimes you can just download a ready built machine.
- mock-possum 3y agoI mean… no offense man but if you were relying on built-in support in an operating system to access stuff, that was never going to pan out long term. You should find software to open and convert those to something more accessible now, before it becomes even more challenging.
- donatj 3y agoI've still got PCX and BMP files I drew as a kid in the 80s that work fine in every major OS
- sacnoradhq 3y agoUntil support is removed for the crime of being "too old". Digital archival support rot marches on and formats will die for lack documentation and usable converters.
- Tagbert 3y agoYou can still open them in a graphics editor but cannot preview them in the OS.