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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2007 - 21:19:51 CST

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:
>
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> >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:
> >
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> >
> > 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
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> La Jolla, CA 92093-0365
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> ababakha_at_mccammon.ucsd.edu
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