Opening PostScript artwork

Encapsulated PostScript® (EPS) can represent both vector and bitmap data and is supported by virtually all graphics, illustration, and page-layout programs. Adobe applications that produce PostScript artwork include Adobe Illustrator. When you open an EPS file containing vector art, it is rasterized--the mathematically defined lines and curves of the vector artwork are converted into the pixels or bits of a bitmap image.

You can also bring PostScript artwork into Photoshop Elements using the Place command, the Paste command, and the drag-and-drop feature. (See Placing files, Using drag-and-drop to copy between applications, and Using the Clipboard to copy between applications.)

To open an EPS file:

1. Choose File > Open.
2. Select the file you want to open, and click Open.
3. Indicate the desired dimensions, resolution, and mode. To maintain the same height-to-width ratio, select Constrain Proportions.
4. Select Anti-aliased to minimize the jagged appearance of the artwork's edges as it is opened.

Anti-aliasing lets you produce smooth-edged objects by partially filling the edge pixels, so the edges of the objects blend into the background.

5. Click OK.