Re: new PNG output

Hi Joe,

The PNG output is created directly with a native driver based upon
cairographics. So yes, it sounds like it might be of value in your
situation and save you some hassle.

Rick

On Jun 3, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Joe Grim wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if you could tell me how the new PNG output is created
> in NCL 5.2.0? Is it first created in a vector graphics format (e.g.,
> cgm) and then converted to PNG internally? Or is it created natively,
> skipping a conversion step?
>
> The reason I ask this question is that I work on a project that
> currently uses NCL and RIP to create thousands of vector graphics
> files,
> and then we need to convert them all using ImageMagick's "convert"
> program. If the newest version of NCL skips the conversion step in
> creating the PNG files, this might save us a lot of computing time.
>
> Thank you in advance for your response.
>
> Joe Grim
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