Thread Subject: vector graphics

Hi

I am going to write a paper.

The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS, JPEG or
TIFF (600 dpi).

I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
I don't know about image.
Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
And how do I know if it is 600 dpi?

Regards,

Mike

Mike wrote:
>
>
> Hi
>
> I am going to write a paper.
>
> The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS, JPEG
> or
> TIFF (600 dpi).
>
> I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
> I don't know about image.
> Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
> And how do I know if it has 600 dpi?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>
>

Mike,

Check out Matlab's help, type "help print" ... or "doc print"

You can meet the requirements in several ways. For example,

print -dtiff -r600 <filename>.tiff

print -depsc -tiff -r600 <filename>.eps

Ben Abbott wrote:
>
>
> Mike wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am going to write a paper.
>>
>> The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS,
> JPEG
>> or
>> TIFF (600 dpi).
>>
>> I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
>> I don't know about image.
>> Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
>> And how do I know if it has 600 dpi?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
> Mike,
>
> Check out Matlab's help, type "help print" ... or "doc print"
>
> You can meet the requirements in several ways. For example,
>
> print -dtiff -r600 <filename>.tiff
>
> print -depsc -tiff -r600 <filename>.eps

Mike,
I'll assume you work on Windows. In the figure window, go the Edit -
copy options and make sure "metafile" or "metafile if possible" is
selected. Then, you can copy and paste a metafile (vector graphics)
into Word as you described. The dpi in this case does not matter,
because the vector graphics has "infinite" resolution (i.e., a line
is a line, not a series of points).
However, Metafile is not EPS - they're both vectorial formats, but
different (EPS is more standard and cross-platform). If you work in
Mac or Unix, metafile is not available. In this case, or if you need
specifically EPS, JPG or TIFF, follow Ben's suggestion above, that
is, look at the print command to generate the format and resolution
you need.
The requirement in terms of resolution (dpi) only applies to tiff or
jpeg (which are raster graphic formats), not to eps or metafile.
hth,
Claude

On Jun 27, 10:14 am, "Ben Abbott" <bpabb...@mac.com> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>
> > Hi
>
> > I am going to write a paper.
>
> > The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS, JPEG
> > or
> > TIFF (600 dpi).
>
> > I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
> > I don't know about image.
> > Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
> > And how do I know if it has 600 dpi?
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike,
>
> Check out Matlab's help, type "help print" ... or "doc print"
>
> You can meet the requirements in several ways. For example,
>
> print -dtiff -r600 <filename>.tiff
>
> print -depsc -tiff -r600 <filename>.eps- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
thank you Ben.
But I don't understand.
If I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word, then
the resolution can be much better than 600dpi, isn't it?
Why do I need to transform this vector graphics(I mean line, point and
some texts inside) to TIFF or JPEG?

Mike

Mike wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am going to write a paper.
>
> The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS, JPEG or
> TIFF (600 dpi).
>
> I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
> I don't know about image.
> Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
> And how do I know if it is 600 dpi?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>
Mike,

You might want to check out a related post in Steve Eddins' blog on this
subject:

http://blogs.mathworks.com/steve/2006/03/03/help-my-publisher-wants-a-300-dpi-tiff/

Alex.

On Jun 29, 3:13 am, Alex Taylor <alex.tay...@mathworks.com> wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> > Hi
>
> > I am going to write a paper.
>
> > The journal requires that the authors use vector graphics EPS, JPEG or
> > TIFF (600 dpi).
>
> > I use "Edit -> Copy Figure" and paste it to Microsoft Word.
> > I don't know about image.
> > Is what I copy one of these vector graphics?
> > And how do I know if it is 600 dpi?
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike,
>
> You might want to check out a related post in Steve Eddins' blog on this
> subject:
>
> http://blogs.mathworks.com/steve/2006/03/03/help-my-publisher-wants-a...
>
> Alex.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thank you very much. It works.