| Re: Creating a GIF file from a graphics window in IDL [message #20381] |
Wed, 21 June 2000 00:00 |
Liam E. Gumley
Messages: 378
Registered: January 2000
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Michael W Asten wrote:
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> Liam Gumley wrote:
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>> <ykadkh1@uic.edu> wrote in message news:394EA050.1C70A2DB@uic.edu...
>>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to write a GIF or JPEG file in IDL
>>> using the image that appears in a window. Otherwise, it would also be
>>> helpful If there was a way to create an array from the window's
>>> contents. Thank you.
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>> Try SAVEIMAGE:
>> http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley/imagetools.html
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> Or (with less sophisication) use the native idl commands
> write_gif,filename.gif,tvrd()
> write_jpeg,filename.jpg,tvrd()
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> I regularly use these from the idl command line (or within a program) to
> grab an image and then insert the resulting "picture file" into a WORD
> report or powerpoint presentation.
WRITE_GIF in combination with TVRD will only work reliably in 8-bit
display mode, while WRITE_JPEG in combination with TVRD will only work
reliably in 24-bit display mode. This is why I wrote SAVEIMAGE: it works
reliably in either 8-bit or 24-bit mode.
Cheers,
Liam.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley
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| Re: Creating a GIF file from a graphics window in IDL [message #20385 is a reply to message #20381] |
Wed, 21 June 2000 00:00  |
Michael Asten
Messages: 53
Registered: March 1999
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Liam Gumley wrote:
> <ykadkh1@uic.edu> wrote in message news:394EA050.1C70A2DB@uic.edu...
>> I was wondering if anyone knows how to write a GIF or JPEG file in IDL
>> using the image that appears in a window. Otherwise, it would also be
>> helpful If there was a way to create an array from the window's
>> contents. Thank you.
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> Try SAVEIMAGE:
> http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley/imagetools.html
Or (with less sophisication) use the native idl commands
write_gif,filename.gif,tvrd()
write_jpeg,filename.jpg,tvrd()
I regularly use these from the idl command line (or within a program) to
grab an image and then insert the resulting "picture file" into a WORD
report or powerpoint presentation.
Regards,
Michael Asten
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