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How to create publication quality figures in vector scale format

Hi,

How to create publication quality figures by using the outputs from Ligplus and DS visualizer?

Journal Requirements

Width = 8.5 inches (In-between the required size) Height = 11 inches (In-between the required size) Pixels/Inches = 300 (minimum dpi) All figures should be in vector scale (except half tone, photograph.)

I couldn't convert the figures in vector scale. Could you please provide step-by-step instructions for that?

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updated by Pierre Lindenbaum Pierre Lindenbaum • written by DS • DS

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written by Pierre Lindenbaum Pierre Lindenbaum

Hi,

Ligplus and DS visualizer are the tools related to bioinformatics (to visualize protein-ligand interactions). I am not sure whether I can save their outputs in vector scale format. So I asked a question. I think, the answers of this question will be helpful to bioinformaticians.

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written by DS • DS

Can you provide some links to the software?

If the software isn't capable of exporting in vector format natively, converting to a vector format from a non-vector format will not necessarily work fantastically.

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written by Joe Joe

standard PDF is vector scaled, width and height are standard US letter size, 300 dpi are fairly standard, too. Are you sure your software can't cope with this?

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written by Carambakaracho Carambakaracho

I never used Ligplus or DS visualizer, but if the outputs are bitmaps, like PNG or JPEG, you will have a hard time trying to get a vector graphics from that. Bitmaps are composed of pixels and vector graphics are points coordinates with lines and curves described as mathematical formulas.

Inkscape has a tool to vectorize bitmap, but it's not a silver bullet and I doubt it will help you convert your figure. See a tutorial here, which also nicely explain the problem to convert one to another: https://logosbynick.com/inkscape-convert-png-to-svg/

Check if you can export your results in svg from the software you use, or if other software with the same purpose offers such export...

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written by Clément Frainay Clément Frainay

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