Difference between revisions of "Ghostscript"

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Ghostscript is open-source software which enables XnView and related programs to load PostScript-based file formats (PS + EPS + AI) as well as PDF for viewing, printing, and converting.

Ghostscript has to be downloaded and installed separately.

Download

XnView Classic as well as the 32-bit editions of XnView MP, XnConvert, nConvert, and XnShell require Ghostscript 32-bit to be installed (even on 64-bit operating systems), while all 64-bit versions need Ghostscript 64-bit.

Ghostscript.com
- Downloads (Windows + Linux)
Richard Koch @ University of Oregon
- Macintosh install package for Ghostscript

Installation

Tutorials:

Ghostscript.com
- How to install Ghostscript (Windows + Linux)
Scribus Wiki
- Installing Scribus on your Mac the easy way → Installing GhostScript
- Installation and Configuration of Ghostscript

Configuration

By default, Ghostscript loads images with a resolution of 72 dots per inch (DPI). This value can be customized:

XnView Classic: Tools → Options... → Read/Write → Read → EPS/PS/AI/PDF
XnView MP: Viewer/Editor: File → Format settings... → Read → PS/PDF
XnConvert: Settings → Load format settings... → PS/PDF

In XnShell, the “No thumbnail for EPS/PDF” option has to be deactivated.

References

Wikipedia
- Ghostscript
XnView Forum
- FAQ: How to display vector formats like PDF, AI,...? GhostScript!
CherubicSoft
- SageThumbs → AI, PS, EPS, PDF Support

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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostscript Ghostscript] is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software open-source software] which enables XnView and related programs to load PostScript-based file formats ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript PS] + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript EPS] + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator_Artwork AI]) as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format PDF] for viewing, printing, and converting.
+Ghostscript is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software open-source software] which enables XnView and related programs to load PostScript-based file formats ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript PS] + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encapsulated_PostScript EPS] + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator_Artwork AI]) as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format PDF] for viewing, printing, and converting.
 Ghostscript has to be downloaded and installed separately.
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 : <u>S</u>ettings → Load format settings... → PS/PDF
-In XnView's shell extension, the “No thumbnail for EPS/PDF” option has to be deactivated.
+In '''XnShell''', the “No thumbnail for EPS/PDF” option has to be deactivated.
 == References ==
+* Wikipedia
+** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostscript Ghostscript]
 * XnView Forum
 ** FAQ: [http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228 How to display vector formats like PDF, AI,...? GhostScript!]
 * CherubicSoft
 ** SageThumbs → [http://www.cherubicsoft.com/en/projects/sagethumbs#ai_ps_eps_pdf_support AI, PS, EPS, PDF Support]