# Transform mode

Transforming .eps files

Although .eps files are the superior professional format in which to archive and plot scientific graphs, not everybody has a PostScript printer. Also, it can be tedious to import .eps file into some word processors. For this reason you may wish to use Ghostscript to transform your PostScript files into other formats such as PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF, PCX or BMP. Since it can be difficult for non-experts to do this you can use GSview or Editps to drive Ghostscript. However, you should note that any transformation of .eps files causes loss of versatility and quality and, since GSview/Ghostcript can be used to drive non-PostScript printers, it is difficult to see why transformation should ever be required.

The SIMFIT package has a built in mechanism to take in .eps files and create other graphics files from them, leaving the originals unchanged. It does this by building up a command line for the Ghostscript executable.

It is up to you to experiment with the parameters that are optimum for your use when creating graphics files in this way. Note that GSview provides more options than SIMFIT and can distill .ps documents into .pdf which are then consistent with Adobe Acrobat.

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