[PyMOL] image quality

2002-04-30 Thread Chris Rife
Hi, I'm using Pymol to make some images for a paper and a poster, and I've run across a problem. I can generate images that are beautiful on my screen (when ray traced and then viewed as the png file), but when I print them out they become extremely grainy. I've tried viewing and printing fro

[PyMOL] Re: image quality

2002-04-30 Thread Andrey Khavryuchenko
Chris, "CR" == Chris Rife wrote: CR> I'm using Pymol to make some images for a paper and a poster, and I've CR> run across a problem. I can generate images that are beautiful on my CR> screen (when ray traced and then viewed as the png file), but when I CR> print them out they become extremel

RE: [PyMOL] Re: image quality

2002-04-30 Thread DeLano, Warren
Image quality: As Andrey indicated, on typical color lasers and inkjets, you need 300 dots per final printed inch (~120 pixels/cm) for maximum quality . A small 4"x3" illustration would need to be 1200x900 pixels ("ray 1200,900"). Full page 11"x8.5" (ray "3300,2550"). Since rendering t

Re: [PyMOL] Re: image quality

2002-04-30 Thread Chris Rife
Hi, Thanks to Andrey and Warren, that was certainly what was needed! Chris On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 12:03 PM, DeLano, Warren wrote: Image quality: As Andrey indicated, on typical color lasers and inkjets, you need 300 dots per final printed inch (~120 pixels/cm) for maximum qualit