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From: Irene Newhouse (einew_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2009 - 18:21:59 CST

Thanks! I've already gotten imagemagick for other other reasons, but tachyon
comes up with a .dat default file extension??? Someone else suggested freeware,
which I tried, & which can cope with VMD's .bmp & convert it to almost anything
else.
 
Irene> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:05:18 -0600> From: petefred_at_ks.uiuc.edu> To: einew_at_hotmail.com> CC: vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu> Subject: Re: vmd-l: odd render problems with Vista> > Why render a .ps? Using a real renderer (like tachyon) to give a raster> image generally gives better results, and you can then use imagemagick> (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php) to convert the> resulting .tga files to whatever format Office wants.> Best,> Peter> > Irene Newhouse wrote:> > I've got a PC running Vista, & am having fits with rendering. If I write> > a .ps file,> > the resolution is awful, and you can see the little polygons that make> > up new> > cartoon, and lines & licorice look jagged.> > > > If I write a .bmp file, the only piece of software I have that can open> > the file is the Microsoft Picture Manager, but it has no capacity to> > save as a> > different file format. If I try to insert the file into a Microsoft> > Office package -> > Word or even Publisher - it cannot open the file, either as Windows> > bitmap or> > Windows enhanced bitmap.> > > > Is there a workaround?> > > > Thanks!> > Irene Newhouse> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out.> > <http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009>
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