Importing a file

[beercloud]

What file format does a file(pic) need to be to import it into GIMP?
Can you convert a file from one format to another so that it can be imported into GIMP?

Note: i want to insert a logo onto an existing template that im painting. One site that i found has a lot of logo's with formats: AI, EPS, CDR and PDF. most of the stuff is in EPS. i didn't know how all that worked. i'm looking a little deeper to find a related post.

[David Wood]

When you click File, Open there's a dropdown menu at the bottom of the window that shows all the file formats. Gimp will open EPS files if you have Ghost Script installed. It will also open PDFs with the right plugin.

[Maffe811]

viewtopic.php?f=53&t=11652

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[Rod]

Make sure to get the correct version of Ghost Script for your platform, and set the PATH variable.
Ghost Script supposedly sets the PATH for you on install, but i have never had it do that for me.I have always had to set it manually.
Then restart your computer.You should then be able to start Gimp, and open PDF, EPS, and a few other image types.



The imported ERS file -


Source
http://freevectordownload.com/Vector_EPS.asp

[beercloud]

do i use the ghostscript path or the ghostviewer path? for some reason its not reading the path.
is there a particular order between the script and viewer paths?

[Rod]

GS_PROGRAM is the path variable
C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.71\bin\gswin32c.exe is the value

So you would put
C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.71\bin\gswin32c.exe in the variable path GS_PROGRAM

Where gs8.71 would be YOUR version typed in.

That is for Windows.You will want to restart Windows also.