RE: Plots with high quality

From: Thanasis Manousos <Athanasios.Manousos_at_cern.ch>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 18:51:38 +0000

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Dear Eleni,



As Vittorio mentioned, you have very high standard for plot's aesthetics.



For plots created by Flair:

- Each plot can be saved in .eps or .ps format and then can be converted to=
  .pdf using " ps2pdf " command.



For plots created by Geoviewer:

- You can enable "Antialias" (a 3D layer option) that will make your plots =
smoother. Then, after saving them into .png, you can easily convert them to=
  .pdf using the "convert" command (convert [ options ... ] input_file outpu=
t_file). Using the option -density you can easily specify the vertical and =
horizontal resolution in pixels of the image (e.g. convert -density 300x300=
  input_file output_file).



Hope that this will help you,



Best regards,

Thanasis



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URL: http://cern.ch/manousos
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From: owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it [owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it] on be=
half of Vittorio Boccone [Vittorio.Boccone_at_cern.ch]
Sent: 01 August 2013 12:34
To: Eleni Aza
Cc: fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org
Subject: Re: Plots with high quality
Hi Eleni,
  you probably have very high standard for plot's aesthetics. I know, once y=
ou have
a plot in a vectorial format the rest is on your tools and fantasy.
  for Flair:
  - plotting geometry with Flair (not Geoedit) will allow you to produce an =
eps file which you can turn into a pdf.
  - For the Flair USRBIN/USRTRACK/etc. part, I personally use ROOT for most =
of my 1/2D plot non involving geometries.
  for Geoedit
  - no vectorial graphics sorry=85 (maybe this will added in future). One of=
  the drawback of raytracing.
  - an hint maximise the layout you are interest before exporting the layout=
  to a png. Convert it into jpg by yourself
    using your preferred OS and keeping the quality to the best. Having a 10=
00x600 png file will not look bad at all
    in a paper but most probably you won't be able to make a two column fig =
out of it. We should probably add an in
    future an option to save a custom "virtual" layer of a used defined dime=
nsion.
    AFAIK a resolution of >300 dpi is a must for all the journals, few other=
s request 600dpi.
    Never heard of more unless it's an photo where details are important.
Best
  V.
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Dr. Vittorio Boccone - University of Geneva
o Address:
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         24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland
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On 30 Jul 2013, at 15:43, Eleni Aza <eleni.aza_at_cern.ch<mailto:eleni.aza_at_cer=
n.ch>> wrote:
Dear FLUKA experts,
I would like to save the plots produced with FLAIR/Geoviewer in high qualit=
y. Jpeg and gif makes them a little blur and not presentable at my standard=
s. Since journals etc. require .jpg and/or 1000dpi, is it possible to save =
it in a better quality than the default one, for example in .pdf?
Thank you
Regards,
Aza Eleni
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<p>Dear Eleni,</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>As Vittorio mentioned, you have very high standard for plot's aesthetics=
.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>For plots created by Flair:</p>
<p>- Each plot can be saved in .eps or .ps format and then can be converted=
  to .pdf using &quot; ps2pdf&nbsp;&quot; command.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>For plots created by Geoviewer:</p>
<p>- You can enable &quot;Antialias&quot; (a 3D layer option) that will mak=
e your plots smoother. Then, after saving them into .png, you can easily&nb=
sp;convert them to .pdf using the &quot;convert&quot; command (<strong>conv=
ert</strong>
<b>[</b> <i>options</i> <b>... ]</b> <i>input_file output_file</i>). Using =
the option
<b>-density</b> you can easily specify the vertical and horizontal resoluti=
on in pixels of the image (e.g.
<strong>convert -density</strong> 300x300 <em>input_file output_file</em>).=
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Hope that this will help you,</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Thanasis</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 01 August 2013 12:34<br>
<b>To:</b> Eleni Aza<br>
<b>Cc:</b> fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Plots with high quality<br>
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<div>Hi Eleni,&nbsp;
<div>&nbsp;you probably have very high standard for plot's aesthetics. I kn=
ow, once you have</div>
<div>a plot in a vectorial format the rest is on your tools and fantasy.</d=
iv>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;for Flair:&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;- plotting geometry with Flair (not Geoedit) will allow you to p=
roduce an eps file which you can turn into a pdf.</div>
<div>&nbsp;- For the Flair USRBIN/USRTRACK/etc. part, I personally use ROOT=
  for most of my 1/2D plot non involving geometries.</div>
<div>&nbsp;for Geoedit</div>
<div>&nbsp;- no vectorial graphics sorry=85 (maybe this will added in futur=
e). One of the drawback of raytracing.</div>
<div>&nbsp;- an hint maximise the layout you are interest before exporting =
the layout to a png. Convert it into jpg by yourself</div>
<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;using your preferred OS and keeping the quality to the be=
st. Having a 1000x600 png file will not look bad at all</div>
<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;in a paper but most probably you won't be able to make a =
two column fig out of it. We should probably add an in</div>
<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;future an option&nbsp;to save a custom &quot;virtual&quot=
; layer of a used defined dimension.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;AFAIK a resolution of &gt;300 dpi is a must for all the j=
ournals, few others request 600dpi.&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;Never heard of more unless it's&nbsp;an photo where detai=
ls are important.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best</div>
<div>&nbsp;V.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div><span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">--&nbsp;</span><br style=3D"FON=
T-FAMILY: monospace">
<span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">Dr. Vittorio Boccone - University of=
  Geneva</span><br style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">
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<span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">&nbsp;UniGe: D=E9partement de physiq=
ue nucl=E9aire et corpusculaire</span><br style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">
<span style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland</span><b=
r style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: monospace">
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<div>On 30 Jul 2013, at 15:43, Eleni Aza &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eleni.aza_at_ce=
rn.ch" target=3D"_blank">eleni.aza_at_cern.ch</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
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<div style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><font size=3D"3">Dear FL=
UKA experts,</font></div>
<div style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><font size=3D"3">I would=
  like to save the plots produced with FLAIR/Geoviewer in high quality. Jpeg=
  and gif makes them a little blur and not presentable at my standards. Sinc=
e journals etc. require .jpg and/or
  1000dpi, is it possible to save it in a better quality than the default on=
e, for example in .pdf?</font></div>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><font size=3D"3"></font>&n=
bsp;</p>
<div style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><font size=3D"3">Thank y=
ou</font></div>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><font size=3D"3"></font></=
p>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><font size=3D"3">Regard=
s,<br>
Aza Eleni</font><br>
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