| Re: Vector Graphics in IDL? [message #29922] |
Wed, 27 March 2002 10:49 |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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David Fanning wrote:
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> Sean Davis (sdavis@nis.lanl.gov) writes:
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>> Ok... time for an "I'm lost ... " question. I'm trying to submit some
>> plots to a journal
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>> that claims to require "Vector Graphics", which it suggests should be made
>> in a program like Adobe Illustrator
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>> (which I, of course, don't have). However, it says that the "Vector
>> Graphics" should be .eps file created by
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>> Illustrator. I know that IDL can create .eps files, so the question is,
>> does IDL create "Vector Graphics" when
>>
>> a .eps file is created?
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> I think the answer is "probably yes". :-)
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> I'm not sure the output is equivalent to what you can
> produce with Illustrator, but you can certainly scale,
> resize, etc. the vectors IDL puts out in, for example,
> a line plot.
>
> I guess it is a question of whether the journal wants its
> graphics artists to "tweak" the graphics output, or whether
> it just wants to be sure your graphic will fit into the
> space in the journal allocated for it. If the latter, I
> think you are fine creating an encapsulated PostScript
> file in IDL.
>
I aggree with "probably yes" but in some cases we have
had problems with indices numbers like H!I2!NO.
They were not read well by AI but not bad enough.
But the more important problem is thats for our publications
they require AI format and CMYK Color. And the color is the
bigger problem. A feature request about this gots high level
by RSI but is at the moment not developed.
In Adobe illustrator it's only a click. So it should be a very simple
function in AI but unfortunately isn't it Open Source.
You can get from them www.adobe.com a ten day trial version of
the AI for windows.
regards
Reimar
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Institut fuer Stratosphaerische Chemie (ICG-I)
Forschungszentrum Juelich
email: R.Bauer@fz-juelich.de
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| Re: Vector Graphics in IDL? [message #29923 is a reply to message #29922] |
Wed, 27 March 2002 10:41  |
Sdavis
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Registered: July 1998
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Here's what the website says:
Vector graphics must be supplied as valid Encapsulated PostScript files
(EPS or.eps). A valid EPS file allows all objects within the image to be
edited. Note that anchors are defined points along a line (there
are no lines in raster art). The boundary (or bounding box) is a
temporary border created by the Adobe Illustrator software to allow for
sizing, editing, and manipulation (there are no boundaries in raster art).
Advantages:
File size is smaller than raster/bitmapped images is some cases, but not
all. This allows for shorter loading times for files on the Web.
Images can have unlimited resolution (number of
dots in an image): the higher the resolution, the more clear the image.
This is because vector images are created by math, which
does not have a fixed resolution. The resolution
is affected by the quality of the printer or monitor settings.
Editing can be made easily with a graphics
software, e.g., Adobe Illustrator.
Within the image, each element (line, curve,
box, label, etc.) can be edited separately.
Files can be resized without any loss of
quality.
It seems as though they want the ability to re-size the graphics that you
give them. I'm not totall sure though!
thanks,
sean
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, David Fanning wrote:
> Sean Davis (sdavis@nis.lanl.gov) writes:
>
>> Ok... time for an "I'm lost ... " question. I'm trying to submit some
>> plots to a journal
>>
>> that claims to require "Vector Graphics", which it suggests should be made
>> in a program like Adobe Illustrator
>>
>> (which I, of course, don't have). However, it says that the "Vector
>> Graphics" should be .eps file created by
>>
>> Illustrator. I know that IDL can create .eps files, so the question is,
>> does IDL create "Vector Graphics" when
>>
>> a .eps file is created?
>
> I think the answer is "probably yes". :-)
>
> I'm not sure the output is equivalent to what you can
> produce with Illustrator, but you can certainly scale,
> resize, etc. the vectors IDL puts out in, for example,
> a line plot.
>
> I guess it is a question of whether the journal wants its
> graphics artists to "tweak" the graphics output, or whether
> it just wants to be sure your graphic will fit into the
> space in the journal allocated for it. If the latter, I
> think you are fine creating an encapsulated PostScript
> file in IDL.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
> --
> David W. Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting
> Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
> Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
>
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| Re: Vector Graphics in IDL? [message #29926 is a reply to message #29923] |
Wed, 27 March 2002 10:28 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Sean Davis (sdavis@nis.lanl.gov) writes:
> Ok... time for an "I'm lost ... " question. I'm trying to submit some
> plots to a journal
>
> that claims to require "Vector Graphics", which it suggests should be made
> in a program like Adobe Illustrator
>
> (which I, of course, don't have). However, it says that the "Vector
> Graphics" should be .eps file created by
>
> Illustrator. I know that IDL can create .eps files, so the question is,
> does IDL create "Vector Graphics" when
>
> a .eps file is created?
I think the answer is "probably yes". :-)
I'm not sure the output is equivalent to what you can
produce with Illustrator, but you can certainly scale,
resize, etc. the vectors IDL puts out in, for example,
a line plot.
I guess it is a question of whether the journal wants its
graphics artists to "tweak" the graphics output, or whether
it just wants to be sure your graphic will fit into the
space in the journal allocated for it. If the latter, I
think you are fine creating an encapsulated PostScript
file in IDL.
Cheers,
David
--
David W. Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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