<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-12-15</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0000867374</issuerCik><issuerName>ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>efii</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001116234</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>CUTTS JOSEPH</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>303 VELOCITY WAY</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>FOSTER CITY</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>94404</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Restricted Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-12-15</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>40000.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>24.6500</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>40000.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The 40,000 restricted shares of common stock vest 25% annually with full vesting on December 15, 2007.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Joseph Cutts</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-17</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

