eps2pdf

Converts an EPS file to a PDF file.

Description

EPS2PDF converts an existing EPS file to a PDF file using Ghostscript. EPS2PDF reads an eps file, modifies the bounding box and creates a pdf file whose size is determined by the bounding box and not by the paper size. This can not be
accomplished by using Ghostscript only. So, all that one needs is of course MATLAB and Ghostscript drivers.

This tool is especially suited for LaTeX (TeX) users who want to create pdf documents on the fly (by including pdf graphics and using either pdftex or pdflatex). An example would be, if you are using LaTeX (TeX) to typeset documents then the usual (simple) way to include graphics is to include eps graphics using for example (if there exists myfigure.eps)

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{myfigure}\\
  \caption{some caption.}
\end{figure}

To use pdflatex (pdftex) you do not need to change anything but provide another file myfigure.pdf in the same directory along with myfigure.eps. And this file, of course, can be generated by EPS2PDF.

• Acknowledgements: This submission has inspired the following:; savefig
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1)
• Other requirements: Ghostscript

[Behzad Samadi]

Excellent! Thanks a lot Primoz! After a few hours of searching, I found the perfect answer here.

[Michael Hofer]

Very useful, many thanks!

[Steve B]

Thanks!!!! This is perfect!

[evgeni lomonosov]

great!

[Sebastian F]

Just what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, thanks, thanks!!!!

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[Ryan Edwards]

This function is exactly what's needed to convert EPS files printed from MATLAB into PDF's that can be interpreted correctly by pdflatex. (A rant: I think it's stupid that pdflatex cannot directly place EPS or PS files when standard latex can. I'm sure there's a reason, but I still think it's stupid. Annoying nuances like this will keep people using Word). Anyway, I'm looking forward to putting this function through its paces with some papers I'm writing. Many thanks for this contribution.

[Jan K.]

wonderful, thank you very much!

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[Zhaowen Wang]

it helps a lot!

[Mark Tschopp]

This script works great!

[Fabio Caponetti]

Works smoothly under Linux!:)

[J.Paul Rinehimer]

 

[Ran]

This is exactly what I want!

[Folkert]

Beware that this does not embed fonts in the PDF generated! I used this to create figures for an IEEE paper (which requires all fonts to be embedded) with pdflatex. The only way to get all fonts embedded was to embed them in the figures.

I did this by adding the following options to GS_PARAMETERS:

-dEmbedAllFonts=true
-dSubsetFonts=true
-dCompatibilityLevel=1.4
-dPDFSETTINGS=/printer

It might be an idea to include these options by default or to comment on this in the comment for the file.

Apart from that it is a great function, I combine it with the function 'exportfig'.

[Uli]

Great job. Thanks a lot!

[Maria]

This is genial and works on Linux!!! I am glad I have found this page!

Big big thanks!