How do I upscale eps file in affinity designer or open as bigger files in Affinity Photo

[Chillr2021]

Hi when I used to open in photoshop and opened a eps file it would ask me what size to open it and bring it in as the desired size, but in affinity photo when I try and open the .eps file it doesn't ask what size to open it as and just opens it as a really small vector file, I need the vector file much bigger but can't work out how to do it. 

I've gone into affinity designer but can't work out how I upscale the vector file here either to be what I need to open in Affinity Photo, can anyone advise how to upscale vectors or how to open .eps files in affinity photo but to specify the size when opening it.

Thanks in advance.

Phil

[PixelPest]

From my knowledge EPS contains the page size as a bounding box (which you can read out by opening with a text editor) - so AP simply takes this values for display.

To upscale select all and go Transform tab and type in values for either W(idth) with locked aspect ratio chain icon.

[Chillr2021]

2 hours ago, PixelPest said:

From my knowledge EPS contains the page size as a bounding box (which you can read out by opening with a text editor) - so AP simply takes this values for display.

To upscale select all and go Transform tab and type in values for either W(idth) with locked aspect ratio chain icon.

Hi Pixelpest, Thanks for the reply, so I tried this before I read your reply and that was go to File/Document Setup https://prnt.sc/1q755jq in Designer and put in my size I wanted, would this not work as I noticed it said resample so is this basically losing the quality of the vector file and rasterizing and upscaling it.

 

So trying this transform tab method, is there a way to make the transform not pt and inch?, I added in at the end and seemed to do it but prefer to be inches. So it upscaled the design only the white artboard was left small, went to artboard tool but didn't know how to make this the enlarged size to fit perfectly.

Phil

[Chillr2021]

Can anyone help with resolution of vector files, all the ones I open say when I click file > document setup it has it down as 72 dpi, not sure why but is there no way of making it 300dpi and printable without losing quality. I just always though eps was vector so was always sharp and printable not low resolution 72 dpi, would I lose the quality if I just change it to 300 dpi and increase the document size.

[walt.farrell]

Could you share an EPS file that you're having trouble with?

[markw]

True vector files are dpi independent and infinitely scaleable without loosing quality and are not subject to resampling algorithms.
But some pixel elements can also be stored within some vector containers and these elements if present will not be so flexible in resizing.
Using Document Setup to choose your preferred units and size after opening the EPS file should work fine in general.
But without knowing the exact content of your EPS file it’s hard to say if you will have any issues after resizing.

[Chillr2021]

14 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Could you share an EPS file that you're having trouble with?

Hi Walt, not possible to share sorry as it's from a purchased graphic resource, but tried a few I have and they all show as 72dpi in designer when I click click file > document setup.

I'll post what I mean in the image.

Phil

 

 

[Chillr2021]

1 minute ago, markw said:

True vector files are dpi independent and infinitely scaleable without loosing quality and are not subject to resampling algorithms.
But some pixel elements can also be stored within some vector containers and these elements if present will not be so flexible in resizing.
Using Document Setup to choose your preferred units and size after opening the EPS file should work fine in general.
But without knowing the exact content of your EPS file it’s hard to say if you will have any issues after resizing.

Oh right, thanks for that info Mark, that's what I thought and when upscaled looked fine but I just got confused when it said about the 72dpi and resampling in the document setup window.

[markw]

If you are printing the resized file, I should have also said while you are in Document Setup set the resized file's dpi to 300 (or whatever dpi you need).
Dpi is just meta data attached to a file, but apps like Designer can use this number to calculate the 'Actual Size' on screen view and correct printing size for you.

[walt.farrell]

That file should be about 7 inches square (500 pt/(72 pt/in) = 6.94 inches), which I would not call "really small", but I (of course) don't know how you intend to use it.

Also, if one of your goals is to get the size displaying in Inches, just change the units using either:

• The View Tool (hand), using the Context Toolbar; or
• The Rulers, by right-clicking on the units field at the intersection of the two rulers with almost any tool selected.

[Dan C]

Hi @Chillr2021,

Sorry to hear you're having trouble! 

18 hours ago, Chillr2021 said:

not possible to share sorry as it's from a purchased graphic resource, but tried a few I have and they all show as 72dpi in designer when I click click file > document setup.

You may be experiencing the following known issue with EPS files from stock websites -

Can you please provide a screenshot of the Layers in Affinity, once you've opened the EPS file?

Many thanks in advance

[Chillr2021]

16 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

That file should be about 7 inches square (500 pt/(72 pt/in) = 6.94 inches), which I would not call "really small", but I (of course) don't know how you intend to use it.

Also, if one of your goals is to get the size displaying in Inches, just change the units using either:

• The View Tool (hand), using the Context Toolbar; or
• The Rulers, by right-clicking on the units field at the intersection of the two rulers with almost any tool selected.

Yeah I want it for printing so need it 18 x 24"

Thanks for the tip with the hand tool, didn't know that was called the view tool so yes this worked a treat for changes the transform to inches

[Chillr2021]

3 minutes ago, Dan C said:

Hi @Chillr2021,

Sorry to hear you're having trouble! 

You may be experiencing the following known issue with EPS files from stock websites -

Can you please provide a screenshot of the Layers in Affinity, once you've opened the EPS file?

Many thanks in advance

Hi Dan

Yeah don't know if its not showing wrong specifically, do all eps files say 72 dpi in affinity designer

the layers show them all as just vector/curve layers https://prnt.sc/1qbp37j

when I upscaled to in document setup to set as 300dpi and 28" x 28" and zoomed in to 1864% it look sharp enough so hoping it prints fine as the edges look sharp enough to my eye. heres a screenshot

 

[Dan C]

9 minutes ago, Chillr2021 said:

do all eps files say 72 dpi in affinity designer

I believe this is the default DPI that Affinity uses when opening vector files with no forced DPI value. If the EPS file has a Pixel object, then the DPI embedded in this pixel object will be used when opening the EPS document in Designer.

Many thanks for the screenshot!

This shows me that the layers are all still in vector (and have been imported successfully), meaning you shouldn't have lost any 'quality' when upscaling the file & changing the DPI.

I hope this helps  

[PixelPest]

I don't understand why anyone would think they need to change anything about dpi when just upscaling is all it takes for print. I mean, that's the beauty of vector graphics.

[walt.farrell]

32 minutes ago, PixelPest said:

that's the beauty of vector graphics.

Yes, if the EPS file is pure vector.

[Chillr2021]

1 hour ago, PixelPest said:

I don't understand why anyone would think they need to change anything about dpi when just upscaling is all it takes for print. I mean, that's the beauty of vector graphics.

Yeah I didn't think it was a thing to change until I saw the document setup and noticed it say 72 dpi so thought I need to double check it wouldn't alter the quality if I changed to 300dpi.

[Chillr2021]

2 hours ago, Dan C said:

I believe this is the default DPI that Affinity uses when opening vector files with no forced DPI value. If the EPS file has a Pixel object, then the DPI embedded in this pixel object will be used when opening the EPS document in Designer.

Many thanks for the screenshot!

This shows me that the layers are all still in vector (and have been imported successfully), meaning you shouldn't have lost any 'quality' when upscaling the file & changing the DPI.

I hope this helps  

cool thanks all, should be good now then.