Photoshop EPS ASCII vs ASCII85

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
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#1

Hello all,

I am having problems with this applescript…

set myFile to path to desktop

tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS3"
	make new document
	set myOptions to {class:EPS save options, embed color profile:false, encoding:ASCII, halftone screen:false, preview type:eight bit Mac OS, transfer function:false, PostScript color management:false}
	save current document in myFile as Photoshop EPS with options myOptions without copying
end tell

The script runs fine and saves my file but I need to use the ASCII85 encoding and applescript doesn’t seem to recognize ASCII85. Anyone ever run into this? If so is there any way around this?

#2

Adam:

I’m curious why you need to use ASCII85.

#3

It makes the file size smaller than ASCII. We work with thousands of tif files here at work so server space is something we try to save wherever we can.

#4

stupid me… binary works just fine and the file size is very good. but i’m still very curious why ASCII85 doesn’t work.??? It’s not in Photoshop CS4 either.

#5

Binary is the old ‘tried and true’ - still supported in old and new environments. ASCII does too though it’s larger and the old holdout. I’ve found conflicts with using ASCII85 in some environments, particularly with some RIPs and Color Management systems.