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PS at a glance
PS
Adobe's PostScript technology was central to the desktop publishing revolution, and the language became tightly associated with printers, imagesetters, and prepress workflows.
SGI at a glance
SGI
Before today's relatively small set of mainstream consumer image formats dominated everyday use, desktop software, workstations, GUI systems, and early graphics tools produced many specialized raster formats with local importance.
Format comparison
| Feature | PS | SGI |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1984 | 1990 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| Status | active | legacy |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PS
- Your source file is already in PS.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to SGI.
- PS is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use SGI
- Your target workflow expects SGI.
- Improve delivery compatibility with SGI.
- SGI is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PS to SGI?
Convert to SGI when recovering or maintaining compatibility with workstation-era graphics assets and archives.
It is useful mainly for migration, restoration, and historical graphics interoperability.
What changes when converting PS to SGI?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to SGI removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PS to SGI?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.