TIFF to EPS Converter

How to Convert TIFF to EPS Online

1. Upload Your TIFF File: Drag and drop or click "+ Add Files" to select one or more .tiff / .tif images. Multi-page TIFFs and batch uploads are supported.
2. Pick Conversion Quality (DPI): The default is 300 DPI, the long-standing prepress recommendation for offset and digital printing. Choose 600 or 1200 DPI for archival scans and fine-art reproduction, 150 DPI for proofs, or 72 DPI when the EPS is only being placed at thumbnail size.
3. Set Image Resolution (Optional): Keep the original pixel dimensions (default) or scale down with "Resolution Percentage" to reduce the encapsulated raster payload. EPS itself does not get resized — the raster image inside it does.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert." Each TIFF is wrapped into an Encapsulated PostScript file (.eps) with a bounding box and DSC header, ready to drop into Illustrator, InDesign, or QuarkXPress.

Why Convert TIFF to EPS?

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format, introduced by Aldus in autumn 1986 and now maintained by Adobe) is a flexible raster container — every pixel is stored, with optional LZW, ZIP, JPEG, or PackBits compression. EPS (Encapsulated PostScript, developed in 1987 by Adobe alongside Aldus) is a self-contained PostScript document that follows Adobe's Document Structuring Conventions, carries a bounding-box comment, and can hold either vector PostScript drawings or an embedded raster. Converting a TIFF to EPS wraps the raster bitmap in that PostScript envelope so legacy prepress tools, RIPs, and page-layout software can place it predictably.

• Drop-in placement in page layouts — Older InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker workflows expect linked images to arrive with a DSC bounding box and a preview header. An EPS-wrapped TIFF behaves exactly the way the layout app expects, including positioning by the %%BoundingBox comment.
• Print shops and RIPs that still require PostScript — Many label printers, screen-printing houses, and large-format shops standardised on PostScript Level 2/3 RIPs in the 1990s and still accept EPS as the safest delivery format alongside PDF/X.
• Scientific publishing and LaTeX — Journals that build articles with LaTeX commonly ingest figures through \includegraphics{figure.eps} (or pdfLaTeX after epstopdf conversion). Authors who scanned plates as TIFF often need an EPS copy for the submission package.
• Trademark, logo, and barcode delivery — Brand guidelines and barcode vendors frequently request EPS as the universal "give this to any printer" deliverable. Converting a scanned bitmap mark to EPS keeps a single file moving through the workflow.
• Archival of legacy artwork — Studios moving off Aldus FreeHand, CorelDRAW 5, or PageMaker source files often have to re-deliver raster scans wrapped as EPS so the receiving designer can re-import them into modern tools without colour-management surprises.
• Compatibility with vector-only intake portals — Some stock-graphic marketplaces and print-on-demand platforms only accept .eps for "vector" submissions even when the artwork is technically raster; wrapping a high-DPI TIFF in EPS satisfies that filter.

TIFF vs EPS — Format Comparison

DPI Quick Guide for TIFF to EPS

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the EPS I get back actually be a vector file?

No — and any "TIFF to EPS" converter that claims to vectorise your image is misleading you. TIFF is raster (a grid of pixels). Converting to EPS wraps that raster inside a PostScript document with a bounding box and DSC header so prepress tools accept it, but the underlying pixels stay the same. If you genuinely need a vector mark, you have to redraw or trace the artwork in Illustrator, Inkscape, or a tracing tool — see TIFF to SVG for raster-to-vector trace options.

Should I just send a PDF or TIFF instead?

For most modern workflows, yes — PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-4 is the format virtually every print shop now prefers, and a high-resolution TIFF is fine when the printer accepts raster directly. EPS is mainly useful when the receiving software, RIP, or submission portal explicitly asks for .eps. Microsoft removed EPS support from Office in May 2018 due to security concerns, so do not expect Word, PowerPoint, or Outlook to render the file.

Why does my EPS look pixelated when I scale it up?

Because the EPS contains an embedded raster, not vectors. Scaling a 300 DPI EPS to 200% effectively prints it at 150 DPI. Convert the source TIFF at a higher DPI (600 or 1200) before wrapping, or scale down only, never up. If you need infinite scaling, the artwork has to be authored or traced as vector PostScript.

Does TIFF transparency survive the conversion?

No. Classic EPS has no native alpha-channel transparency — the PostScript imaging model paints opaque marks. Any transparent regions in the source TIFF are flattened against the white "Image Transparency" background colour (or whichever colour you pick). If you need transparency, convert to PDF instead via TIFF to PDF, which supports the PDF transparency model from PDF 1.4 onward.

Will my multi-page TIFF become a multi-page EPS?

Classic EPS is a single-page format by definition — the "encapsulated" in the name means one image with one bounding box. Multi-page TIFFs are converted page-by-page, producing one .eps per page. If you need a single multi-page deliverable, PDF is the right target.

What software opens .eps files in 2026?

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (rasterises on open), InDesign (places only), CorelDRAW, Affinity Designer, Inkscape, and GIMP all open EPS. Free viewers include Ghostscript and GSview. macOS Preview opens EPS via a Ghostscript-backed converter. Most web browsers do not render EPS — you have to open the file in a graphics application or convert it back to a web format like PNG or SVG.

Should I pick 300 DPI or 600 DPI?

300 DPI is the prepress baseline and is sufficient for the vast majority of offset and digital print jobs at 1:1 reproduction size. Choose 600 DPI when the EPS contains fine line art, small typography below 6 pt, technical drawings, or scans that will be reproduced at larger than their original size. Going above 600 DPI rarely improves perceived print quality but multiplies file size — a 600 DPI scan is roughly 4x the bytes of a 300 DPI scan; a 1200 DPI scan is roughly 16x.

Can I get the original TIFF back from the EPS?

Yes — open the EPS in Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or GIMP and re-export as TIFF. Because the raster inside the EPS was wrapped (not re-encoded with a lossy step), you will get back the same pixel data, though any colour-management transform applied during conversion will be baked in. The reverse direction is also available on xconvert via EPS to TIFF.

Is the conversion done in my browser?

Uploads are processed on xconvert's servers (rendering PostScript reliably requires Ghostscript-class tooling, which is not available in-browser). Files are not retained for training, sharing, or analytics, and there is no sign-up, watermark, or file count limit.