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This morning I bought a file from fotolia. I tried to open the eps file with photoshop but got this error:
"Could not open the file since PostScript instructions could not be analyzed".
What can I do?
Eps file problem
Answers
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Try opening the file in a text editor (eg. Notepad on Windows). PostScript files are text files and you should be able to read the contents. The first line should be something similar to:
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
If it is, then your EPS file is probably corrupt.
If it is not, then your file is probaby another format or it may have been compressed prior to download, using a common format like ZIP.
Mike Fitzpatrick
Posted 2011-06-04T13:20:06.373
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Maybe just rename the extension of .ps and try to open it in Photoshop again. – None – 2017-03-06T13:46:48.853
Thanks for your answer. I opened the file with a text editor, as you suggested. The first line is "%!PS-Adobe-3.0"; there's no "EPSF-3.0". should I add it? Sabrina – None – 2011-06-05T08:54:30.817
1No, don't add it. That just means it is a PostScript file as opposed to an Encapsulated PostScript file. Because you can read it in a text editor, that means it is not compressessed. It may be corrupted ot truncated. You sould try to download it again and see if you have better results. – Mike Fitzpatrick – 2011-06-05T13:42:42.757
Is this really the exact error you're getting? Doesn't seem so. I'd suggest to contact them and ask them if the file is corrupt. You bought something that doesn't work. – slhck – 2011-06-04T14:31:36.993