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EPS to ORF Converter

Convert EPS to ORF in your browser. You download a Linear DNG (.dng), not a .orf: only an Olympus camera can create a genuine ORF, and every editor that opens ORF also opens DNG. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to use EPS to ORF

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    Add your EPS files: drop them here, choose them, or paste from the clipboard.

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    There is nothing to tune: the DNG is written uncompressed. Resizing and rotating are under More options if you need them.

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    Click Convert. Each file is decoded and encoded in a background thread on this device.

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    Download the .dng files one at a time or together as a ZIP.

Why use Aback Images for eps to orf

Where a ORF would go

ORF files are opened by OM Workspace, Lightroom, Photoshop Camera Raw, Capture One and RawTherapee, and every one of them opens the DNG too.

DNG next to EPS

The DNG is built from the preview stored in the EPS, so its size follows that preview's resolution rather than the complexity of the artwork.

Written without a lossy pass

The DNG is written uncompressed, so the pixels decoded from the EPS arrive unchanged.

Processed on your device

Your images are decoded, edited and encoded inside this browser tab by Web Workers. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

EPS vs ORF

What changes from EPS to ORF

Encoding: the EPS uses PostScript program text, with an optional binary TIFF preview or an EPSI hex preview; ORF uses losslessly compressed sensor data, with a preview and thumbnail, and the download is a Linear DNG: demosaiced 8-bit RGB with the colour matrices raw editors need.

Bit depth: resolution-independent artwork, with previews usually 8-bit in the EPS; ORF allows 12 bits per channel, and the DNG written here has 8 bits per channel, linearised.

Colour: CMYK, RGB and spot colours in the EPS; ORF supports camera RGB from a Bayer mosaic, written here as 8-bit sRGB.

Metadata: the EPS can carry DSC comments such as %%BoundingBox, %%Creator and %%Title; ORF can carry EXIF and Olympus maker notes, which also contain the preview, but nothing is copied across.

About EPS

EPS is a PostScript drawing packaged for placing inside other documents. It was the exchange format of print and logo design for decades; most EPS files also carry a raster preview so layout software can show them.

An EPS is a PostScript program with DSC comments ('%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0', %%BoundingBox). Files from Illustrator, Photoshop and CorelDRAW usually start with a 30-byte binary header (C5 D0 D3 C6) that points to a TIFF preview; others carry an EPSI hex preview between %%BeginPreview and %%EndPreview.

EPS files usually come from Illustrator, CorelDRAW, InDesign, TeX figures and stock vector libraries.

About ORF

ORF is the raw format of Olympus and OM System cameras, built around Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds sensors. It stores 12-bit sensor data with a JPEG preview kept inside Olympus's maker notes.

ORF looks like TIFF but replaces the version number 42 with the letters 'RO', so a little-endian file starts 'IIRO' and generic TIFF readers reject it. Its JPEG preview is not in the main image directory but inside the camera-settings block of Olympus's maker notes.

ORF files come from Olympus E-series DSLRs, OM-D and PEN mirrorless cameras and OM System bodies.

When converting EPS to ORF makes sense

Forms and workflows that ask for ORF usually feed a raw editor, and each of those opens DNG as well, so the DNG can take the ORF's place. Keep the EPS if you only need to view or share the picture.

What ORF offers when it comes straight from the camera: Compact files from a smaller Four Thirds sensor; High Res Shot results stored as a single file; Supported across two decades of Olympus and OM System bodies. Its drawbacks: An 'IIRO' header that generic TIFF readers reject; 12-bit depth, less than most full-frame raw files; A preview hidden inside the maker notes.

Limitations

  • The preview image stored inside the EPS is converted, not the vector artwork, so the output resolution is whatever the preview was saved at, often screen resolution. Raster EPS files, an image wrapped in PostScript, are read at full resolution.
  • An EPS with no embedded preview (Inkscape's default and hand-written PostScript, for example) cannot be converted here, because a browser cannot run PostScript.
  • The DNG holds the decoded 8-bit pixels, so it adds no dynamic range or detail beyond the EPS.

Frequently asked questions

Why do I get a .dng file instead of a .orf?

A real ORF is written by Olympus cameras and holds the sensor's own readings (12 bits per channel, stored as losslessly compressed sensor data, with a preview and thumbnail) along with EXIF and Olympus maker notes, which also contain the preview. An EPS holds no sensor data, so no software outside the camera can create a genuine ORF. The Linear DNG you get instead is Adobe's open raw format, and every editor that opens ORF files opens it with the same raw controls. It holds decoded pixels, so it adds no quality or dynamic range.

Does converting EPS to ORF lose quality?

DNG is written uncompressed, so the pixels are stored exactly as decoded.

Does this render the vector artwork in the EPS?

No. Browsers cannot run PostScript, so the converter uses the preview image that Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDRAW and similar apps save inside the EPS, which is usually screen resolution. An EPS that simply wraps a raster image is read at full resolution. For full-resolution vector artwork, export from the original design app, or render the EPS with Ghostscript or Inkscape.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. Processing happens inside your browser with WebAssembly and Web Workers. The site only downloads the app code and codecs; your files never leave your device. You can confirm this with the live upload counter on the tool, or in your browser's network panel.

Can I process many files at once?

Yes. Drop a whole selection or folder. Files are processed in parallel on several worker threads, each result can be downloaded on its own, and everything can be saved as one ZIP.

Is it free? Is there a file limit or watermark?

It is free with no account, no watermark and no daily limit. The only limit is your device's memory: very large images (over roughly 100 megapixels) may be refused to keep the tab from crashing.