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From: Peter Freddolino (petefred_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2009 - 18:50:51 CST

Hi Irene,
the .dat file is input to tachyon; if you're rendering through the gui,
an appropriate tachyon command to read that file and render an image
(bitmap on windows, apparently, and targa file elsewhere).
Best,
Peter

Irene Newhouse wrote:
> 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
>> >
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