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Re: Is it possible to save the figure file in .PNG format directly in IDL? [message #90361 is a reply to message #90349]

Wed, 25 February 2015 18:25

Phillip Bitzer
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On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 3:27:52 AM UTC-6, Madhavan Bomidi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using Coyote library in IDL. Is there a direct way to save the figure file in .PNG format instead of saving first in .PS format and then converting to a .PNG format?
>
> cgPS_Open, FigFile
>
>
> cgPS_Close
> cgPS2Raster, FigFile, /PNG
>

There are options that can control what happens to the PS file, if that's your concern.

The question is _why_ you don't want the PS file first.

While we're here, this is a little more succinct:

cgPS_Open, FigFile
...
...
cgPS_Close, /PNG

which calls cgPS2Raster under the hood.

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		Is it possible to save the figure file in .PNG format directly in IDL? By: atmospheric physics on Wed, 25 February 2015 01:27
		Re: Is it possible to save the figure file in .PNG format directly in IDL? By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 February 2015 05:55
		Re: Is it possible to save the figure file in .PNG format directly in IDL? By: Phillip Bitzer on Wed, 25 February 2015 18:25
		Re: Is it possible to save the figure file in .PNG format directly in IDL? By: atmospheric physics on Mon, 02 March 2015 06:43

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