Placement of EPS into Photoshop 7

[Clayton]

What does Photoshop use to determine the location of a placed vector EPS?

I'm trying to work it so if I export a series of CorelDRAW objects as EPS files, then place each into Photoshop, they will "line up" in Photoshop so I don't have to juggle each layer around.

I assume Photoshop places the center of the EPS at the center of the Photoshop page...

[terrie]

What an interesting question...I've never Placed a file in Photoshop...

Just tried it with some EPS files I have...I Placed 2 files and each one was placed smack dab in the center of the receiving file I'd created...

Each EPS was placed on its own layer...

Why are you using Place rather than Open?

Terrie

[Clark]

Not yet knowing everyone's level of application specific knowledge, I hope I am not offending you with the following.

If you are placing the images for your own reference, and are not overly concerned about the image size(s), then the Contact Sheet function in Photoshop should help. With it you create thumbnails at a size you specify and can have the file name included with the image.

[Clayton]

No offense taken.

The more I learn in Photoshop, the less I know.

You really oughta do somethin' about your facial skin condition...

[Clayton]

If I open the EPS, then I have to move its graphics to my target file (which is a many-layered file), and then close it again. If I "place" the EPS into the target file, it is a single operation.

I found the answer to my original question, BTW.

[Clark]

Seeing that most everyone on the forum has an avitar I just grabbed one I felt was distinctive <g>. Someday I may update it but this one is better looking than an actual photo!

BTW, in your other post you mentioned that you figured out how to accomplish your original purpose - placing the eps files. Would you like to share your solution?

[terrie]

>>clayton: If I open the EPS, then I have to move its graphics to my target file (which is a many-layered file), and then close it again.

True...I would guess if you have a lot of EPS images this would be a pita...'-}}

Terrie

[Clayton]

All EPS files have a "bounding box" in their descriptions, and Photoshop places the center of the bounding box at the center of the Photoshop page. Therefore the placement of the Draw object depends upon which option is selected in the Advanced tab of Draw's EPS Export dialog box:

1. If "Object" is selected, Draw creates a bounding box that contains only the selected object when it creates the EPS, and the object will be centered on the Photoshop page when placed.

2. If "Page" is selected, Draw uses the page dimensions when creating the bounding box. It still includes only the selected object in the EPS but it adds the object's position data as well. When Photoshop centers the EPS, the object will be positioned with the same offset it has in the Draw page.

It is therefore mandatory when using #2 that the Photoshop page be exactly the same size (and resolution?) as the Draw page (i.e. the bounding box) if you want to keep the relative position of the exported/placed EPS.