[SAC-HELP] jpeg/gif output from sac

[Igor Stubailo]

Arthur,

You understood my question correctly, thank you.
Your method is similar to the one mentioned by Kuang. We tried it and it 
works!

Thanks again,
Igor

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008, Arthur Snoke wrote:

> If I understand your question correctly, you can save plots you made in SAC 
> to an EPS file.
>
> 1.  First you must save the plot to a file.  After you get the plot you like, 
> enter
>
>    bd sgf
>
> Then repeat your plot command that had produced your display.  You will not 
> see it, but it will produce a file in the directory you are in named 
> f001.sgf.
>
> You can then convert the .sgf file to a Postscript or EPS file using programs 
> and scripts provided with SAC.  There is some discussion in 
> utils/README_utils (in version 101.2).  There are also comments about how one 
> can make a PDF file, if you have the right script.  Making an EPS file 
> requires ghostscript.  Not needed to  make a simple postscript file.
>
> To convert the file to JPG, PNG, etc., you need another program.  On a MAC 
> that can be done in preview.
>
> Let me know if that is not clear -- or if you had a different question.
>
> Igor Stubailo wrote:
>> Kuang,
>> 
>> Thanks a lot. I am going to try that.
>> 
>> -Igor
>> 
>> On Tue, 9 Sep 2008, Kuang He wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Igor,
>>> 
>>> SAC does not have that capability by itself. It can be done using SAC
>>> and Imagemagick, which provides a tool called convert.
>>> 
>>> Take a look at this:
>>> 
>>> http://www.iris.washington.edu/pipermail/sac-help/2007-May/000259.html
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Kuang He
>>> Department of Physics
>>> University of Connecticut
>>> Storrs, CT 06269-3046
>>> 
>>> Tel: +1.860.486.4919
>>> Web: http://www.phys.uconn.edu/~he/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Igor Stubailo
>>> <stubailo at moho.ess.ucla.edu> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> 
>>>> I was wondering if there is an easy way to save the plots I get in sac?
>>>> Saving an image in png/gif/jpeg would work but I couldn't find such 
>>>> options
>>>> in the sac's help.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Igor
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