Open multi-page Postscript without converting to pdf with destiller

[ZBalling]

PDF multi page is supported after all.

[Steve Werner]

I'm not understanding what you're posting, @ZBalling . Are you saying you want Illustrator to support opening multi-page PostScript files into Illustrator? Please clarify.

[ZBalling]

Yes.

[ZBalling]

Yes.

[Steve Werner]

You can make a feature request as @Ton Frederiks suggests.  I created PostScript files back in the 1980s (pre-Illustrator) but I'm afraid that the tiny number of people who currently do wouldn't justify paying an engineer to create such a feature.

[Ton Frederiks]

Especially since the workaround is available, create a pdf and open in Illustrator

[Ton Frederiks]

You can try a feature request here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

[Met1]

Seems pretty niche, how many people are needing this?

[Test Screen Name]

Adobe will say, "PostScript is obsolete. Surely we don't support that at all?? Oh, wait, we still allow EPS. That's so last millenium! Let me put in a change request to delete EPS support."

[ZBalling]

They cannot delete PS. Destiller literally exists for PS.

Anyway,  all multi-page PS files I saw were from ghostscript.

[Test Screen Name]

I'm not talking about the Acrobat team, I'm talking (cos of where we are) about the Illustrator team. If you're inventing new workflows based on PostScript, you could be disappointed.

[Monika Gause]

"they" can't. Apple can.

In Ventura Apple started to phase out PostScript support.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/10/26/apple-drops-postscript-support-in-preview-for-macos-ventu...

[Ton Frederiks]

https://www.behance.net/gallery/78364447/A-unique-use-of-PostScript

[Steve Werner]

Who would know better... the Master himself!!