vdump(1)
NAME
vdump - convert VIPS image files to Postscript
SYNOPSIS
vdump [ -slpDa ] filename
DESCRIPTION
- vdump turns the vasari format file in its argument to encapsulated
PostScript on its stadard output. The result can be either sent
directly to a printer or included in any document processor which supports encapsulated PostScript diagrams - eg. WordPerfect, Tex etc. For
example:
- example% vdump campin.v | lpr -Plaser
- or
example% vdump -l -s4 -D campin.v > campin.PS- vdump normally outputs portrait, you can force output to portrait or landscape with the -p or -l flags.
- The -a flag makes vdump select either portrait or landscape orientation so as to get the largest possible image onto an A4 sheet.
- vdump will dump one or three band unsigned char images only.
OPTIONS
-p Force portrait output.
-l Force landscape output.
-a Automatically select portrait/landscape.
- -s<factor>
- Set a sub-sampling factor (default 1). -s1 will not sub-sample at all, -s4 will reduce by a factor of 4.
- -D Produce output suitable for including in documents. This option
- simply supresses the generation of a showpage command.
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
- 1990: J. Cupitt, National Gallery