PS File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .ps
MIME Type application/postscript
Developed by Adobe Systems
Format Type Page description language
Initial Release 1982
Main Usage Printing and typesetting industry
Can Contain Text, images, and vector graphics
Characteristics Scalable, device-independent
Document Structure Stack-based programming language
Encoding Binary or ASCII
Compression Can be compressed with DEFLATE or LZW
Interactivity Non-interactive
Modularity Supports modular code for reusable functions
Embeddable Fonts Supports embedding of fonts directly into the file
Color Models Supports RGB, CMYK, and grayscale color models
Resolution Independence Yes
Supports multiple pages Yes, through DSC comments
Executable Yes, can contain executable code
Security None inherently, relies on transport and container security