A new request has turned up that I don't know how to handle.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome:

What I need to do is automatically convert EPS-pictures to small GIF-preview pictures.

An EPS2GIF module or code or whatever.

To build on this I would also need the same basic function but producing a bigger GIF with a sort of vague "watermark" embedded to prevent viewers to snatch the
GIF instead of paying for the EPS. It does not need to be any hidden crypto codes or anything. But like a logo inserted in the GIF in a way so it is visible but still makes
it possible to view the actual picture.

johan

Search for "GhostScript and GhostView" at AltaVista. Sorry, no URL at
hand.

"GhostScript" is a Postscript renderer, "GhostView" is a front-end
and, for instance, allows you to find out how to render EPS.

GPL - C source code.

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EPS files are Encapsulated Postscript files.  Postscript printers will print
them if you send them directly to it.

There is a program called GhostScript which will let you view Postscript on
your screen (it's a postscript language converter) - see
http://www.ghostscript.com/ for more info.

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  - Bob -

: A new request has turned up that I don't know how to handle.
: Any ideas or suggestions are welcome:

: What I need to do is automatically convert EPS-pictures to small GIF-preview pictures.
: An EPS2GIF module or code or whatever.
:  To build on this I would also need the same basic function but
: producing a bigger GIF with a sort of vague "watermark" embedded to
: prevent viewers to snatch the
: GIF instead of paying for the EPS. It does not need to be any hidden
: crypto codes or anything. But like a logo inserted in the GIF in a way
: so it is visible but still makes
: it possible to view the actual picture.

  I'd second the suggestion that you go with GhostScript or Ghostview. You
should also be able to make/find a snippet of postscript to brand the
image. I've seen code to draw "draft" across every page of a multipage
document, so this should be easier. You might want to ask about such a
thing on comp.lang.postscript.

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