>I often end up scanning plotted spectra to combine them into figures, or
just to
>fix up the labeling. This works beautifully except for one thing. The
problem I
>have is that the spectra (particulary 1D) usually ends up to be too 'thin'.
How
>do you go about solving this little problem?
>
>I have the following setup:
>
>1. Spectra plotted using (Bruker) uxnmr or xwinnmr.
>2. Plotter is an HP laserjet
>3. Scanner is Apples OneScanner connected to a Mac
>
>4. I typically scan at 300 dpi, and fix up the saved PICT file in Canvas.
>5. Final printing on an HP Laserjet.
>
>The present setup doesn't make it convenient to work with Postscript or HPGL
>files (as far as I can understand). Perhaps I can change the linewidth
somewhere
>along the line?
>
I would strongly recommend forgetting the scanner. If you write your
plot file to a post script file (which is relatively easy in uxnmr and
xwinnmr), then ftp it to your PC or Mac, you can use Adobe Acrobat to
convert it to a "PDF" file. Using Acrobat reader you can print out on your
PC or Mac a spectrum that you will not be able to distinguish from the one
that you print on your spectrometer's laser printer. I have also tried
putting portions of the spectrum into Microsoft Word 6.0 and was able to
annotate it. You can obtain the "reader" portion of Acrobat free from
Adobe's Web site. You will have to purchase Acrobat to be able to make PDF
files. Academic pricing is ~$120; I don't know the regular retail price.
Jane Strouse
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569
(310)-825-9841
(310)-825-0393 FAX
strousej@chem.ucla.edu