Re: Re: Problems with eps format
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- From: Ted Sariyski <tsariysk at craft-tech.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 06:01:22 -0400 (EDT)
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Yes, I imported a tif file, exported it in eps and reimported it back
ok. The eps exported from Mathematica was level 2.
ted
Chris Chiasson wrote:
>So the EPS level 2 files do Import and display (using Show) in
>Mathematica then?
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>On 5/3/05, Ted Sariyski <tsariysk at craft-tech.com> wrote:
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>>ps was my first try but I get "Invalid file format". Postscript is not
>>listed as supported file format (while eps is listed). I am not sure
>>what is the difference between eps level 2 and level 3 but here is what
>>'file' returns:
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>>#> file test.*ps
>>test.eps: PostScript document text conforming at level 3.0 - type EPS
>>test.ps: PostScript document text conforming at level 3.0
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>>I'm unable to import neither ps nor eps.
>>Thanks, Ted
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>>Chris Chiasson wrote:
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>>>To be honest, I don't know what EPS level three is. Are you sure
>>>you're not trying to import a post script file?
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>>>On 5/3/05, Ted Sariyski <tsariysk at craft-tech.com> wrote:
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>>>>'PostScript document text conforming at level 3.0 - type EPS' files are generated from another application. When I try to import them I got "Invalid file format". That's why I converted the files to a format I was able to import. Actually that's one of my questions: Why I'm able to import eps level 2 but unable to import eps level 3 into Mathematica?
>>>>Thanks, Ted
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>>>>Chris Chiasson wrote:
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>>>>>Why import a tif into Mathematica and then export it as an eps? Tif is
>>>>>a raster format, eps is a ~ vector format. It probably would take a
>>>>>long time to convert an array of color values into some sort of vector
>>>>>graphics.
>>>>>What is the native resolution of your tiffs? If they are moderate in
>>>>>size, that would explain the slow performance of the graphics array
>>>>>and associated statements.
>>>>>
>>>>>On 5/3/05, Ted Sariyski <tsariysk at craft-tech.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>I have problems with eps format in Mathematica 5.1.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If I try to import a file generated from Octave I get "Invalid file
>>>>>>format". The format of the file is "PostScript document text conforming
>>>>>>at level 3.0 - type EPS". If I import a tif file to Mathematica, export
>>>>>>it in eps and reimport it back it works but very slow. The format of the
>>>>>>eps generated from Mathematica is "PostScript document text conforming
>>>>>>at level 2.0 - type EPS". What I'm doing wrong here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Another question I have concerns the dumb script below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>g11 = Import["c_s_a.tif"];
>>>>>>g12 = Import["c_s_b.tif"];
>>>>>>...
>>>>>>g43 = Import["a_l_a.tif"];
>>>>>>g = GraphicsArray[{{g11, g12, g13}, {g21, g22, g23}, {g31, g32, g33},
>>>>>>{g41, g42, g43}}];
>>>>>>Show[g, {ImageSize -> {600, 420}, AspectRatio -> Automatic}];
>>>>>>Export["array.tif", g];
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Q1. Export["array.tif", g] takes ~ 20 sec. If I change it to
>>>>>>Export["array.eps", g] it takes ~3 min.
>>>>>>Q2. The same script executed from a notebook freezes.
>>>>>>Q3. How to write the script so that to be able to provide the file names
>>>>>>as arguments?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>Ted
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>>>>--
>>>>Ted Sariyski
>>>>------------
>>>>Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.
>>>>6210 Keller's Church Road
>>>>Pipersville, PA 18947
>>>>Tel: 215-766-1520
>>>>Fax: 215-766-1524
>>>>www.craft-tech.com
>>>>tsariysk at craft-tech.com
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>>--
>>Ted Sariyski
>>------------
>>Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.
>>6210 Keller's Church Road
>>Pipersville, PA 18947
>>Tel: 215-766-1520
>>Fax: 215-766-1524
>>www.craft-tech.com
>>tsariysk at craft-tech.com
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Ted Sariyski
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Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.
6210 Keller's Church Road
Pipersville, PA 18947
Tel: 215-766-1520
Fax: 215-766-1524
www.craft-tech.com
tsariysk at craft-tech.com
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