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I've created some EPS files in GIMP 2, but I can't open them back up. When I try, the "Import from PostScript" dialog comes up, but no matter what I do, when I proceed I get an error "could not interpret PostScript file".
I'm using Windows 7 x64/64-bit and GIMP 2.8.14
, also x64/64-bit.
3I vastly prefer the following approach: Do steps 1 and 2 above, then 3. Control panel => System => Advanced System settings and create an environment variable GS_PROG=C:\Program Files\gs<ghostscriptversion>\bin\gswin64.exe - and finally 4. restart Gimp. The file should now open fine. I prefer this approach because there is no "messing with gimp" keeping ghostscript and gimp entirely independent; which means gimp can be cleanly upgraded without having to remember to redo the exercise each time as you would have to with the above approach – Pancho – 2017-07-10T09:35:13.200
@Pancho - I agree, a cleaner approach, but keep in mind you might have to update this environment variable if you update your ghost script version :-). – Tim Harker – 2019-04-25T22:41:49.183
@TimHarker - 100% . If this is of concern to you then you could remove the version specific component of the ghost writer path when installing / upgrading eg. C:\gw\ which would mean the environment variable would not be affected and would thus not need to be changed. – Pancho – 2019-04-26T05:42:53.323