Hauss,
I'm afraid I use the convert method. I have not found much else that
preserves image quality. I will interested to see if anyone else out there
in ncl-land has a better way.
sylvia
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Hauss Reinbold wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm working on taking model output on an operational basis and
> displaying it on the web. If I'm using NCL to create the graphics
> (850mb height maps, etc.), what is the best and fastest method to get
> it to a gif or jpg format? I use Imagemagick's convert to go from
> postscript to jpg or gif, but the process is slow (at least at the
> density I would like the graphics at) and using going the ngcm through
> ctrans route yields a graphics quality I am not happy with. I would
> like post-processing to take less time than the model run, but I don't
> want to sacrifice image quality too much. I know this may not be
> possible, but I am determined to get the fastest conversion time
> possible with the highest possible image quality. I have done a lot of
> research on this already, but I'm curious as to what some of you would
> suggest as the fastest way to get from NCL postscript plot to jpg or
> gif without sacrificing image quality. Obviously this is a somewhat
> subjective assessment. I realize this may be a little off-topic as
> it's not strictly NCL related, but I would appreciate any advice any of
> you might have. Thanks.
>
> Hauss Reinbold
>
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