---
name: "pstoepsi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tgif"
version: "1:4.2.5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pstoepsi"
---

# pstoepsi(1)

convert PostScript to encapsulated PostScript with bitmap

## NAME

pstoepsi - convert PostScript to encapsulated PostScript with bitmap

## SYNOPSIS

**pstoepsi** \[*-gs*\|*-news*\] \[*-strip*\] \[*-2x*\] \[*-noprev*\] \[*-debug*\] *file*.ps *file*.epsi

## DESCRIPTION

**pstoepsi** will convert an arbitrary PostScript image to an encapsulated PostScript image with a bitmap, suitable for incorporation into FrameMaker, LaTeX, troff, etc.

Note in the USAGE line, the source PostScript file must end in a .ps extention.  This is a GhostScript requirement, not mine...

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

- **-gs**

  Use ghostscript to convert to EPSI.

- **-news**

  Use Sun's X/NeWS (OpenWindows) to convert to EPSI.

- **-strip**

  Strip all %% directives from the source file -- useful when dealing with Adobe Illustrator and others who use directives incompatible with this convention.

- **-2x**

  Use 2X resolution.

- **-noprev**

  Do not include the preview bitmap.

- **-debug**

  Print debugging information.

## SEE ALSO

[**tgif**(1)](/tgif/1.md), [**gs**(1)](/gs/1.md).

## AUTHORS

Doug Crabill \<dgc@cs.purdue.edu\> and William C. Cheng \<bill.cheng@acm.org\>. This manual page was written by Jim Van Zandt \<jrv@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).