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Re: IDL eps outpt converted to png for MS PowerPoint [message #48590 is a reply to message #48543]

Fri, 28 April 2006 09:36

mchinand
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In article <1146239004.877303.193340@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
<newbie16@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Recently I found myself having to convert *a lot* of eps figures I
> created using IDL into png format for a PowerPoint presentation. Well,
> this was kinda a pain to do, so I wrote a couple of small BASH shell
> scripts to ease the whole process. I provide below:
>
> (1) A small README file
> (2) "idl2ppt.sh" the main workhorse
> (3) "make_runall.sh" calls idl2ppt.sh to make many png files
>
> Please note that they work for a Linux workstation where ImageMagick's
> "convert" funtion is installed.
>
> I hope someone finds these useful!
>
> Cheers,
>
> tyler
>

Thanks for the script. For line graphs/plots I usually use the following additional options for 'convert':

+negate -transparent black

these options will make the black lines white and make the background transparent. I find this useful when
using a dark background in Powerpoint. Also, I think the Powerpoint versions from Office XP and newer will
display EPS files properly on the Windows.

--Mike

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Michael Chinander, PhD
m-chinander@uchicago.edu
Department of Radiology
University of Chicago

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