[lug] Converting postscript images to png or gif

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Tue Nov 13 17:07:40 MST 2001


"J. Wayde Allen" wrote:
> 
> I have several graphs that I've generated using Gnuplot that I would like
> to use in a presentation I'm creating using StarOffice.  So far I've had
> some luck saving these graphs in postcript form:
> 
>    set term postscript
>    set output "myfile.ps"
>    replot
> 
> and then loading myfile.ps into xv and saving it as a gif.  The resulting
> image will load into StarPresents.  The problem is that it tends to be a
> bit fuzzy or blurry.  Is there a better and perhaps more direct way to do
> this?  Using PBM perhaps?

I've directly generated jpeg's from octave, which in turn uses gnuplot
(so I assume this can be done from gnuplot). The results for some bezier
plots were fairly clear. Does Star Office work with jpeg's?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> - Wayde
>   (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)
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