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From: Irene Newhouse (einew_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2009 - 19:49:29 CST

Thanks! So that rendering doesn't give you an image file you can use
directly.
 
Irene> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:50:51 -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> > 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> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out.> >> >> > <http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009>> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > 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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