How to Install GhostScript In Gimp For Windows.

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GhostScript is a plugin for Gimp so you can open postscript format file with Gimp.

What is eps/postscript file?
PostScript (.PS) file that may contain 2D vector graphics, bitmap images, and text; includes an embedded preview image in bitmap format; often used for transferring image data between different operating systems.

Programs That Open PostScript File
Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop or CorelDraw.
If you running Gimp using Linux system, you don't need this plugin.

How To Install GhostScript?

First, download the latest GPL GhostScript Package
Open GhostScript installer and follow the instruction.
You need to set an environment variable GS_PROG to point to gswin32c.exe

Go to Control Panel-->System-->Advance
Now click On Environment Variables.
You can choose between user or system variable. I choose user
Next, Click new and type GS_PROG in variable names.
In variables value, point to gswin32c.exe, in my case (D:\Program Files\gs\gs8.62\bin\gswin32.exe)

Done, now your gimp can open eps/.ps/postscript file. In addition, your gimp now can also open pdf file.

Happy Gimping

4 Komentar

Julius August 29, 2008 at 4:36 AM

Hey,

Thanks for the tip, just what I wantd, nice and bite sized info!

Perfect!
J

Balas

Anonymous January 6, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Thank you very much, that is the worked with me.

Anonymous January 21, 2009 at 10:36 AM

In variables value, point to gswin32c.exe, in my case (D:\Program Files\gs\gs8.62\bin\gswin32.exe)

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I think you mean gswin32c.exe for that ending executable? (missing the "c").

Also, does the computer need to be re-started after changing a Windows Environment Variable?

thanks, good stuff