Scene files are not a vector format internally, they store the entire GUI state of wb_view (loaded files, window sizes, tab types and order, order of layers in tabs, palette settings), and when they are displayed (or captured via wb_command), the data files are loaded and all the display logic in workbench is used to rasterize the result, effectively as a bitmap (which then gets compressed into the chosen raster image format). Vector graphics are instead collections of lines, curves, text, and other simple primitives, which are most suited for things like diagrams and charts (though in many formats, PDF in particular, you can embed raster graphics). Vector formats are not suitable for general purpose image storage, such as photographs or nontrivial 3D renderings.
The annotations themselves, without whatever they are displayed on top of, are quite similar to vector graphics. I don't know if they would be useful by themselves. Tim On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 5:59 PM Ely, Benjamin <benjamin....@mssm.edu> wrote: > Thanks Matt, thought so but wanted to make sure. That should work for now. > > CC-ing John Harwell since he had a detailed answer for my last wb_view > question. John, do you know if this would this be feasible to add as a > feature? As Matt noted, the scenes already contain the image/annotation > data in something equivalent to a vector format internally. > > Thank you! > -Ely > > From: "Glasser, Matthew" <glass...@wustl.edu> > Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 6:38 PM > To: Benjamin Ely <benjamin....@mssm.edu>, HCP User List < > hcp-users@humanconnectome.org> > Subject: Re: [HCP-Users] export workbench scenes as vector graphics > > Hi Ely, > > Not at this time. You can export at whatever resolution you want, > however, so you could think of the scene as the vector graphics file and > export at the desired resolution for a given purpose. > > Matt. > > From: <hcp-users-boun...@humanconnectome.org> on behalf of "Ely, > Benjamin" <benjamin....@mssm.edu> > Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 5:17 PM > To: HCP User List <hcp-users@humanconnectome.org> > Subject: [HCP-Users] export workbench scenes as vector graphics > > Hi everyone, > > I’ve created a number of figure panels using workbench viewer and would > like to export them to vector-format graphics files (e.g. EPS or PDF) for > use in a manuscript. Is there a way to do this? While there are many > file-type options in the wb_view Capture Image menu and the wb_command > -show–scene command, all of them appear to be raster formats, which aren’t > ideal for use in publications. If this isn’t currently an option, would it > be possible to implement for the next version release? I’m using v1.3.2 of > workbench on Mac OSX v10.13.6, btw. > > Thanks and happy new year! > -Ely > > _______________________________________________ > HCP-Users mailing list > HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org > http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.humanconnectome.org_mailman_listinfo_hcp-2Dusers&d=DwMF-g&c=shNJtf5dKgNcPZ6Yh64b-A&r=wkbWuLo29rcKlS_jqY-IWyhtdbOPOJ4YiqipZSzm0r4&m=ZFyT9VndRLP5PABV6DQietcii1x2gyG9R9-r24bZiYI&s=EM5PRA_p8naPrcwJionVohxC6HgPqQa9v3Wm3sZ7a2w&e=> > > > ------------------------------ > > The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected > Healthcare Information or other information of a sensitive nature. If you > are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, > disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents > of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email > in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return mail. > > _______________________________________________ > HCP-Users mailing list > HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org > http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users > _______________________________________________ HCP-Users mailing list HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users
