Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Denis, just type --> png 3000,3000 yourimage.png ...and there you've got it a 3000x3000 dpi image. It's all in the manual On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 11:39 AM, Denis Shcherbakov wrote: Are we talking Windows here? What would be a good way to enhance this resolution within linux? How does one make a "big" png? Is it a command-line option, or you just make the window the size of the screen? Thanks Denis == Scott Classen, Ph.D. clas...@uclink4.berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley Department of Molecular & Cell Biology 237 Hildebrand Hall #3206 Berkeley, CA 94720-3206 LAB 510.643.9491 FAX 510.643.9290 ==
Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Thank you :) On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Scott Classen wrote: Denis, just type --> png 3000,3000 yourimage.png ...and there you've got it a 3000x3000 dpi image. It's all in the manual
Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
when I said "big" I meant using the pymol command "ray" with arguments specifying the width and heigth: ray 3000,3000 this works on all platforms/OSes zac > Are we talking Windows here? What would be a good way to enhance this > resolution within linux? How does one make a "big" png? Is it a > command-line option, or you just make the window the size of the screen? > > > Make sure you create images which are "big" enough for the size of the > print you want to make, e.g. images 3000x3000 print really well on an > area of about 5in x 5in (600 dpi printing resolution). > > Also, you should use some application in which you can properly resize > the image to print the apropriate size on paper. I've used adobe > photoshop and it does a terrific job. >
Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Are we talking Windows here? What would be a good way to enhance this resolution within linux? How does one make a "big" png? Is it a command-line option, or you just make the window the size of the screen? Thanks Denis On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Ezequiel Panepucci wrote: Fred, Make sure you create images which are "big" enough for the size of the print you want to make, e.g. images 3000x3000 print really well on an area of about 5in x 5in (600 dpi printing resolution). Also, you should use some application in which you can properly resize the image to print the apropriate size on paper. I've used adobe photoshop and it does a terrific job. Cheers, Zac On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Fred Berkovitch wrote: > Hello all, > > I have made some really nice .png images with pymol, but when I print them > out they lose quite a bit of resolution. Likewise, when I convert them to > PDF with Acrobat, the resulting .pdf file looks much worse (on my LCD > screen) than the original .png. Is there a way around this problem? Could > it be the colors that I'm using in Pymol that's causing this trouble? > > -Fred --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com ___ PyMOL-users mailing list PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users
Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Fred, Also check the settings in Acrobat distiller. The default settings are for "screen" which means all images are downsampled to 72dpi. If you choose the "print" setting in distiller then they will be downsampled to 300dpi. You can customize these setting so there is no downsampling too if you want 600dpi (or whatever) figures retained in your final PDF doc. Scott On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 08:02 AM, Fred Berkovitch wrote: Hello all, I have made some really nice .png images with pymol, but when I print them out they lose quite a bit of resolution. Likewise, when I convert them to PDF with Acrobat, the resulting .pdf file looks much worse (on my LCD screen) than the original .png. Is there a way around this problem? Could it be the colors that I'm using in Pymol that's causing this trouble? -Fred == Scott Classen, Ph.D. clas...@uclink4.berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley Department of Molecular & Cell Biology 237 Hildebrand Hall #3206 Berkeley, CA 94720-3206 LAB 510.643.9491 FAX 510.643.9290 ==
Re: [PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Fred, Make sure you create images which are "big" enough for the size of the print you want to make, e.g. images 3000x3000 print really well on an area of about 5in x 5in (600 dpi printing resolution). Also, you should use some application in which you can properly resize the image to print the apropriate size on paper. I've used adobe photoshop and it does a terrific job. Cheers, Zac On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Fred Berkovitch wrote: > Hello all, > > I have made some really nice .png images with pymol, but when I print them > out they lose quite a bit of resolution. Likewise, when I convert them to > PDF with Acrobat, the resulting .pdf file looks much worse (on my LCD > screen) than the original .png. Is there a way around this problem? Could > it be the colors that I'm using in Pymol that's causing this trouble? > > -Fred
[PyMOL] Loss of resolution when printing or converting to PDF
Hello all, I have made some really nice .png images with pymol, but when I print them out they lose quite a bit of resolution. Likewise, when I convert them to PDF with Acrobat, the resulting .pdf file looks much worse (on my LCD screen) than the original .png. Is there a way around this problem? Could it be the colors that I'm using in Pymol that's causing this trouble? -Fred
