Error importing .eps image

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Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:34 am

I am trying to import a .eps image in Igor, and I get the following error:
"Quick Time is unable to find the appropriate handler for this file"
The command I am using is:
ImageLoad/P=home/T=eps ":Path:myImage.eps"

I have latest versions of Igor and Quick Time, and using Win 7 x64.
EPS is a vector format. You will need to use a bitmap format, like .jpg, .bmp, or .png.

--Jim Prouty
Software Engineer, WaveMetrics, Inc.

February 18, 2015 at 11:57 am - Permalink

LoadWave loads an image file as data into an Igor wave for display in a graph or analysis. It does not load EPS because EPS is a vector format, not an image format.

You can load EPS as a picture (graphic) using Misc->Pictures or the LoadPICT operation. A picture can be placed in a graph or page layout.

Igor relies on the operating system to display EPS. Macintosh supports this but Windows does not. Consequently EPS pictures appear as gray boxes on Windows. But they are correctly printed when printing to an EPS printer and correctly exported as EPS or PDF.

February 18, 2015 at 01:35 pm - Permalink

I just want to import an eps image to include it in a layout.

LoadPICT loaded the image, but I cannot find it anywhere. It does not show up in the data browser.

February 18, 2015 at 02:27 pm - Permalink

Thanks! I thought all objects would be in the data Browser, I was stupid, sorry.

February 18, 2015 at 03:42 pm - Permalink