NAME
psimage - To plot SUN rasterfiles on maps
SYNOPSIS
psimage rasterfile [ -W[-]xlength[/ylength] | -Edpi ] [
-Cxpos/ypos[/justify] ] [ -Fpen ] [ -G[f|b]r/g/b ] [ -I ] [ -K ] [ -M ]
[ -Nnxrep/nyrep] [ -O ] [ -P ] [ -U[dx/dy/][label] ] [ -V ] [ -Xx-shift
] [ -Yy-shift ] [ -ccopies ]
DESCRIPTION
psimage reads a 1, 8, 24, or 32-bit Sun rasterfile and plots it on a
map. The image can be scaled arbitrarily, and 1-bit images can be (1)
inverted, i.e., black pixels (on) becomes white (off) and vice versa,
or (2) colorized, by assigning different foreground and background col-
ors, and (3) made transparent where one of back- or foreground is
painted only. As an option, the user may choose to convert colorimages
to grayscale using TV’s YIQ-transformation. The user may also choose
to replicate the image which, when preceded by appropriate clip paths,
may allow larger custom-designed fill patterns to be implemented (the
-Gp mechanism offered in most GMT programs is limited to rasters
smaller than 146 by 146).
rasterfile
This must be a Sun rasterfile. Depth can be 1, 8, 24, or 32-bit.
Old-style, Standard, Run-length-encoded, and RGB Sun rasterfiles
are supported. Other raster formats can be converted to Sun for-
mat via a variety of public-domain software (e.g., convert, xv).
-E Sets the dpi of the image in dots pr inch, or use -W.
-W Sets the size of the image. If not given ylength is set to
xlength * (ny/nx). If xlength is negative we use the absolate
value and interpolate image to the device resolution using the
PostScript image operator. Alternatively, use -E.
OPTIONS
No space between the option flag and the associated arguments.
-C Sets position of lower left corner of image, and optionally
append justification [0/0/LB].
-F Draws a rectangular frame around the image with the given pen
[no frame].
-Gb Sets background color (replace white pixel) for 1-bit image tem-
plates. Use - for transparency (and set -Gf to the desired
color).
-Gf Sets foreground color (replace black pixel) for 1-bit image tem-
plates. Use - for transparency (and set -Gb to the desired
color).
-I Invert image before plotting (1-bit images only). This is what
is done when you use -GP in other GMT programs.
-K More PostScript code will be appended later [Default terminates
the plot system].
-M Convert color image to monochrome grayshades using the (televi-
sion) YIQ-transformation.
-N Replicate the image nxrep in x and nyrep in y [Default is 1/1].
-O Selects Overlay plot mode [Default initializes a new plot sys-
tem].
-P Selects Portrait plotting mode [GMT Default is Landscape, see
gmtdefaults to change this].
-U Draw Unix System time stamp on plot. User may specify where the
lower left corner of the stamp should fall on the page relative
to lower left corner of plot. Optionally, append a label, or c
(which will plot the command string.). The GMT parameters
UNIX_TIME and UNIX_TIME_POS can affect the appearance; see the
gmtdefaults man page for details.
-V Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr
[Default runs "silently"].
-X -Y Shift origin of plot by (x-shift,y-shift). Prepend a for abso-
lute coordinates; the default (r) will reset plot origin. Give
c to center plot using current page size.
-c Specifies the number of plot copies. [Default is 1].
EXAMPLES
To plot the image contained in the 8-bit rasterfile scanned_face.ras,
scaling it to 8 by 10 cm, use
psimage scanned_face.ras -W8c/10c > image.ps
To replicate the image template 1_bit.ras over a 5 by 5 inch area, col-
orize it, and setting each piece to be 1 by 1 cm, use
psimage 1_bit.ras -Gb200/150/100 -Gf100/50/30 -N5i/5i -W1c > image.ps
SEE ALSO
gmt(l)
GMT4.0 1 Oct 2004 PSIMAGE(l)
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