Create an EPS file for all your advertising purposes

The advantage of an EPS file

We just mentioned one of the advantages, the file is interchangeable between various operating systems. It doesn't matter in this case whether you have a Windows or an Apple computer. Another big advantage of an EPS file is that it's actually a so-called vector file. That's a bit of a technical story, but we'll explain as simply as possible what that is and what the enormous advantage of it is.

Vector file

Images can be formatted in pixels and vectors. Pixels are very many small, colored areas together that form the image. If you zoom in on such an image, you'll soon see the pixels. No problem with smaller images, but as soon as you need to enlarge such an image, you run into a problem. You'll then see that the image becomes grainy or blocky, in other words, you see the pixels from which the image is built.

With a vector file, it's different, a vector file is not built from pixels but from lines, the vectors. These vectors have a start and end point with a line in between. When the vector file is enlarged, the distance of the lines is recalculated and then adjusted in the correct proportions again. So an image formatted as a vector file can be infinitely enlarged without any form of quality loss. An EPS file is therefore a vector file that can be infinitely enlarged. Handy when you need to have flags, banners, or other large advertising material printed. This way, you as a company can look very professional. But how do you approach that? How can you best create one or more EPS files?

Create yourself

So the question we need to answer is, can you create EPS files yourself? And how can you best approach that? Suppose you have a logo and it's formatted as a pixel file. Fine for use on the website, for example, but now you want to have it printed on banners, sponsor boards, or facade signs. In the latter case, a printer cannot work with the pixel file you deliver. So you need to create an EPS file from the pixel file and ultimately deliver that to your printer.

Graphic software

People who work in the graphics industry use professional software such as Adobe Illustrator to convert pixel files to an EPS file. The pixel file is then literally traced by hand using that software. Careful and intensive work that also requires a steady hand.

It's also the case that such a specialist package as Adobe Illustrator is difficult to use, so it's certainly not a package you'll master in an hour.

Create EPS file online

But are there really no simpler ways to convert your files to EPS? Yes, certainly, you have another option for creating an EPS file. It can also be done online, just through the website of so-called online converters. But wait a moment, before you look up such services. First of all, this service is usually not free. The business model of such websites is based on the fact that you take out a subscription with them to have your images vectorized.

Additionally, the final result is often quite disappointing and that's because it's a fully automated process. The final check by graphic specialists is not done, which means you may receive files with imperfections and/or errors in them.

Work for specialists

Creating an EPS file is honestly work for specialists. People who have been working in the graphics industry for many years and also have considerable experience working with graphic software. Vectorizing an image, whether it's a logo, illustration, or family crest, is work that requires a steady hand and a lot of knowledge. The specialists at Logo in Vector have been working with a specialist package like Adobe Illustrator for many years and know like no other the requirements that various types of print and advertising work demand. Often within 24 hours, they can convert your logo or image into an EPS file for a one-time small investment.

Once you've received your vectorized file, you can use it excellently for larger print work such as vehicle lettering, window lettering, printing and embroidering clothing, engraving work, indoor and outdoor advertising such as facade signs, banners, sponsor boards, flags, etc.

Smaller print work, such as business cards and flyers, can in principle be printed with pixel images, but the use of a vector image is also recommended here. You want to avoid the risk of your logo being printed blurry or blocky.

Want to know what the possibilities are? Feel free to contact Logo in Vector, we're happy to help you.