All of the major stock image sites, including GraphicRiver , require that vector files be submitted in the EPS10 or earlier format. This ensures compatibility with the various software applications used by the people who download your work. But what is EPS10? And how do you make your vector files EPS compatible? What should you pay attention to in Adobe Illustrator? Here’s how to ensure your files meet the technical requirements of EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), and are fully editable by the buyers who download them. History Adobe introduced transparency to Adobe Illustrator in 2000, with version 9. It was a huge deal, because for the first time, Illustrator users had full vector transparency. In addition, Illustrator 9 shipped with other desirable features such as drop shadows, glow effects and opacity masks. In order to make transparency work, however, Adobe had to change the language it used to create Illustrator documents. Before version 9, Illustrator was based on PostScript (EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript). In version 9, Adobe began using the PDF language. Initially, transparency and the new file format caused a lot of problems for designers and printers. While everybody was happily using transparency in their…
