How to Convert EPS to a Transparent Background With PSD
When wading through the acronym-heavy world of graphic design files, a few letters might make all the difference. For printers, an EPS file format is almost always required. But for layering and working in the Adobe Photoshop proprietary format, you'll choose PSD. Photoshop's eraser tools let you customize images when going from format to format, such as removing parts of a background to render transparency.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop. Click the "File" menu. Click "Open." Browse to the EPS to transform into a transparent background. To narrow your search, pull down the "Files of type" menu and click "EPS TIFF Preview." Click the EPS and click the "Open" button.
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Right-click the "Eraser" tool on the "Tools" pane. Select "Background Eraser Tool" from the fly-out menu. Note that the two tools look alike, but the background eraser has a small scissors on it.
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Click and drag the cursor around areas of the background to render transparent. For larger areas, click the "Lasso" tool, draw an outline around the background area to remove, and press the "Delete" key on the keyboard.
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Click the "File" menu. Select "Save As." Pull down the "Format" menu and select "PSD." If desired, enter a new name and choose a new location to save the file or leave the defaults as they are. Click the "Save" button.
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