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From: Arneh Babakhani (ababakha_at_mccammon.ucsd.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2007 - 23:24:35 CST

Ah I see, ok, I thought it was internal to VMD . . . ok, nevermind, got
it, thanks for the help!
>
> Arneh,
> The 'convert' that VMD is calling there _is_ an external program...
> What happens if you run it manually from outside of VMD:
> convert foo.tga JPEG:foo.jpg
>
> Cheers,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 06:57:41PM -0800, Arneh Babakhani wrote:
>> No, that doesn't work either. All of these suggestion work fine with
>> the
>> eps format but not the jpg. So either the jpg format isn't supported
>> and
>> one must use an external program, or I just have the syntax wrong:
>>
>>
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 67 % render snapshot MySnapshot {convert %s
>> eps:%s.ps}
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 69 % ls MySnapshot*
>> ./:
>> MySnapshot MySnapshot.ps
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 70 % render snapshot MySnapshot {convert %s
>> jpg:%s.jpg}
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 71 % ls *.jpg
>> ./:
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 72 % render snapshot MySnapshot {convert %s
>> JPEG:%s.jpg}
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 73 % ls *.jpg
>> ./:
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 74 % render snapshot MySnapshot {convert %s
>> JPG:%s.jpg}
>> >Main< (diversity0776) 75 % ls *.jpg
>> ./:
>>
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>> > On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Arneh Babakhani wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > AB> Yes, or nconvert will also do the trick (tends to run faster than
>> > GIMP) .
>> > AB> . . I was just wondering if there was a way to render to jpg in
>> VMD,
>> > b/c
>> > AB> I'd like to script it (taking many snapshots). I could always
>> write
>> > two
>> >
>> > i think your problem is that you didn't put the script into proper
>> > quotation.
>> >
>> > render snapshot output {convert %s jpg:%s.jpg ; rm %}
>> >
>> > should work fine.
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> > axel.
>> >
>> > AB> scripts: one to generate the snapshots in vmd, then another to
>> convert
>> > AB> them to a different format (using nconvert, or gimp).
>> > AB>
>> > AB> Thanks!
>> > AB>
>> > AB> Arneh
>> > AB>
>> > AB>
>> > AB> > One more thing: if you're using Linux, there are many programs
>> you
>> > can
>> > AB> > use for converting purposes. I like GIMP...
>> > AB> >
>> > AB> >
>> > AB> > On Dec 3, 2007 12:58 AM, L. Michel Espinoza-Fonseca
>> > AB> > <mef_at_ddt.biochem.umn.edu> wrote:
>> > AB> >> Hi,
>> > AB> >>
>> > AB> >> What I usually do is just convert the image (let's say eps or
>> bmp
>> > one)
>> > AB> >> to a whatever format I need to (i.e., tiff or jpg) by using an
>> > AB> >> external image editor, such as photoshop. That usually works
>> pretty
>> > AB> >> well.
>> > AB> >>
>> > AB> >> Cheers,
>> > AB> >> Michel
>> > AB> >>
>> > AB> >>
>> > AB> >> On Dec 2, 2007 10:02 PM, Arneh Babakhani
>> > <ababakha_at_mccammon.ucsd.edu>
>> > AB> >> wrote:
>> > AB> >> > Hi,
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > I'm trying to render a snapshot from the tcl console, and
>> would
>> > like
>> > AB> >> to
>> > AB> >> > have it in a jpg or gif format (don't need high quality).
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > I'm trying to follow the example on p. 87 of the VMD manual,
>> > where it
>> > AB> >> > suggests:
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > render snapshot MySnaphot convert %s eps:%s.ps
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > to get a snapshot in ps format. This works fine.
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > But how does one render to achieve a gif or jpg format? I
>> tried
>> > to
>> > AB> >> execute:
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > render snapshot MySnapshot convert %s jpg:%s.jpg
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > but the convert part doesn't work, nor for convert
>> %s.gif:%s.gif
>> > . I
>> > AB> >> > probably just have bad syntax, am I missing something here?
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > Thanks,
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> > Arneh
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >> >
>> > AB> >>
>> > AB> >
>> > AB>
>> > AB>
>> > AB>
>> >
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>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Arneh Babakhani
>> McCammon Lab
>> Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
>> University of California at San Diego
>> 9500 Gilmand Dr MC 0365
>> La Jolla, CA 92093-0365
>> (619)895-6540
>> (858)534-4974 (FAX)
>> ababakha_at_mccammon.ucsd.edu
>> http://mccammon.ucsd.edu/~ababakha/
>
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-- 
Arneh Babakhani
McCammon Lab
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilmand Dr MC 0365
La Jolla, CA 92093-0365
(619)895-6540
(858)534-4974 (FAX)
ababakha_at_mccammon.ucsd.edu
http://mccammon.ucsd.edu/~ababakha/