Make the image BIG
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Pixmaps or scrolling windows?
There are two main ways to work with large images: pixmaps and scrolling windows.
Pixmaps
Syntax:
window, xsize=1500, ysize=2000, /pixmap
The image is not visible, but useful when creating image in a program and there is no need to view it.
Scrolling window
Syntax:
swindow, xsize=1500, ysize=2000
Useful when interactively creating an image. Do swindow,/help for more options.
Kodak media sizes
The Kodak color printer uses two types of media: paper, and transparencies. Transprancies are always 8.5 by 11 inches and are used for viewgraphs. For an image magnification of 1 this corresponds to 1536 by 2048 pixels for the maximum size image that will fit on the page.
Paper Size Mode Pixels (largest allowed) ---------- ---- ------ 8.5" by 11" Portrait 1536 by 2048 11" by 8.5" Landscape 2048 by 1536 11" by 11" Large 2048 by 2048
Suggested working Sizes
A good size for viewgraphs or other graphics to be printed on the Kodak printer is 1500 x 2000 pixels (or the transpose). This allows a bit of room when positioning the image using the kodak routine.