Convert .jpg to .eps format [closed]

Question

How can I convert multiple .jpg files to .eps files on Linux?

Answer 1

When using the ImageMagick's convert, it is a good practice to use the eps2 format. This make the resulting eps file much smaller because it uses the JPEG compression algorithm (DCT).

So, to convert a.jpg to a.eps do:

convert a.jpg eps2:a.eps 

This of course, can be used in a shell script, to convert multiple JPG to EPS.

Answer 2

You can use many tools. I recommend using convert command from ImageMagick.

#!/bin/bash

# example 1
convert myfile.jpg myfile.eps

# example 2
for file in file1.jpg file2.jpg file3.jpg; do
    echo convert "$file" $(echo "$file" | sed 's/\.jpg$/\.eps/')
done

To make example 2 run you need to remove the echo inside the for-loop. Make sure the commands it outputs are correct before removing it.