Which File Formats Should You Be Using? *NEED TO KNOW*

Do you know the different between these file formats, SVG, PDF and EPS? In today tutorial, learn the pros and cons of these file formats, and when or when not to use them.

There is a lot of confusion when it comes to file formats and which ones work best for what jobs, and in todays video I aim to shed some light on this topic, so that you know when to use SVGs, PDFs and EPS file formats, for your graphic designs. If you have any questions regarding the use of file formats, do let me know down below, also I have linked some resources for you to look over linked below in this description.

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[sjhassan]

literally no one told this but YOU .... a million thanks to you Stori Graphics

[shogsama]

it's good to know different types of file formats, usually, I use pdf or SVG

[designsbypk]

The question is how ya plan your videos...🤩🤩🤩 You know the Art of teaching so very well Sensei 🙌🏻✨Thanku so much for this video 🙌🏻😇✨

[lorensims]

EPS was the default file format for Illustrator 4. It's the basis of PDF, which is actually an enhanced version of EPS. 
You can output a PostScript text file of an EPS or PDF file for troubleshooting a particularly complicated graphic. 
In a graphics class I was in, the teacher had us writing PostScript by hand to understand how it works. It is a Turing-complete programming language.
PostScript is basically a customized version of the Forth programming language, which makes sense since Forth is often used for very efficient low-level machine control.

<computerphile> has a nice video demonstrating this: Programming in PostScript

You say SVG is hand-editable because it is XML. I know EPS and PDF are hand-editable because they are PostScript.

[mortentefre]

I remember when PDF first came to be, it was touted as a common readable document platform. But the real reason behind it was its ability to embed the typefaces in the document, with only the limited characters actually in use, so you didn't have to share the whole fontset as separate files. Thus giving font vendors like Adobe better control over their portfolio. Designers and print shops used to share fonts to a vast degree which was technically illegal. Adobe released the PDF-format to put an end to that, and I believe was actually surprised by the rapid uptake in the industry as it quickly became the standard to ready and share work for printing.

[lflipper]

Excellent Information! As I run a Copy Center, PDF is the file type of choice that I ask for when a print job is requested! =)

[CarpathianShepherd]

GREAT video. Very helpful and clearly explained! Thank you.

[heathersheldrick]

SVGs are also used by many designers who have a vinyl cutter (eg Silhouette Cameo) to create t-shirts

[g]

Designer here - Always work in .ai and psd. If you ever need to change something based on a client etc, you can without any errors, or relinking problems. It will save time and money! (Save as a copy) for previewing proofs, or sending them. Or just snip or screenshot the proofs. Working in .ai and .psd is basically being the master collector.

[mathieul]

I wanted a video about this for a long time

[chiobiokey]

Hi Tom, I think you should do a Q&A and shoutout your loyal subscribers

Lots of love from Africa, btw where do you live? 😆

[Kevin-vyeh]

Some clients don't understand these file formats...All they wanna see is a good logo lol

[pamakamu]

Great explanation, thank you very much!

[shadyhasan]

Really inspiring well prepared content ; u r za man

[neetabudhraja]

Awesome.. i use these formats but i never knew its full forms..
I dint know eps is dying format..

[woofyhound]

For the internships I'm in, one of them needed their graphics in PDF due to their printers mainly only accepting PDF, but in another internship, it seems they are completely fine with raw AI files. Not sure why that is the case; can some printers print directly from an AI file?

[ManScoutsofAmerica]

SVG is commonly used in screen printing.

[lakshyamalik]

Hi! Great video!
What was that about the portfolio submissions? I think I may have missed that..😅

[mmazz]

Thank you SO much for this! But I'm still wondering... Do I waste my time exporting both EPS and SVG logo files for my clients, or should I just stick to SVG?

[Vladyyy]

Watch at 1.75x if you want this to sound normal