Encapsulated PostScript, EPS

[Kabura]

This is a newbie question I am certain but any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a friend who sent me an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file that has more than a single image I would like to use. I am unsure or should I say don't know how to extract just the image(s) I want to use and skip or leave the rest.

Can the vector image be selected by using some sort of layer tool?

Once the image is extracted does it continue to retain the properties of a vector file until saved?

Can the extracted image continue to be resized as a vector image/file?

[ronzie]

There are two types of images in postscript and EPS files. The simplest is an imported tiff file which uses the Postscript instruction "scan" as I recall. There is no vectoring involved with that.

The second is the drawing vector format you describe.

Try something for free. Download the suite from openoffice.org. It contains and also you can acquire Postscript and EPS Import and Export plug-ins. Take your document and break it up into several each containing a different image.

The utilities are integrated and the the correct application will be called at the proper time when you save the file in the format of your choice. I'm just guessing here but I have years ago worked with EPS files being embedded in documents feeding all to a postscript printer.

Here's a quote from their help file:

Importing and Exporting Graphics Files
As with HTML documents, you can choose to use a filter with or without the element (OpenOffice.org Impress) in the name to open a OpenOffice.org graphics file. If without, the file will be opened as a OpenOffice.org Draw document. Otherwise, the file saved by an old program version is now opened in OpenOffice.org Impress.
When you import an EPS file, a preview of the graphic is displayed in the document. If a preview is not available, a placeholder corresponding to the size of the graphic is displayed in the document. Under Unix and Microsoft Windows you can print the imported file by using a PostScript printer. If a different printer is used the preview will be printed. When exporting EPS graphics, a preview is created and has the TIFF or EPSI format. If an EPS graphic together with other graphics is exported in the EPS format then this file will be embedded unchanged in the new file.
Multipage-TIFFs are allowed when graphics are imported or exported in TIFF format. The graphics are retrieved as a set of individual pictures in a single file, for example, the individual pages of a fax.
Some OpenOffice.org Draw and OpenOffice.org Impress options can be accessed through File - Export.
PostScript
To export a document or graphic in PostScript format:
1.If you have not yet done so, install a PostScript printer driver, such as the Apple LaserWriter driver.
2.Print the document with the File - Print menu command.
3.Select the PostScript printer in the dialog and mark the Print to file check box. A PostScript file will be created.