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Working with interpolated color maps
Interpolated color maps in Matlab look nice, but the tend to be not exportable readily into
any program. For quick documentation, such as this document, the copy as bitmap and
paste option, or Alt PrintScreen options works out well. If a higher resolution is needed, I
often end up using the following approach: 1) Finalize the Figures as much as possible in
Matlab. 2) Export it to a jpeg file. The resolution can be set interactively when printing
from the command line:
print –djpeg –r300 –noui myfig
Also, If you want a dark background and Matlab defaults to white, try:
set(gcf,’Inverthardcopy’,’off’)
The resolution for Founts is OK at 300 dpi:
In PowerPoint, the imported Figure will be too large for a Page, but can be resized while
keeping the dpi resolution. You will often notice that thicker lines and bigger, bold fonts
work better. Make sure that the background in Matlab is the same you will use in the
slide, since it cannot easily be changed. To switch a Matlab figure from black to white
and vice versa, use the command line option: whitebg(gcf). In PowerPoint, it is then
readily possible to add elements on top, add captions or Figures numbers etc. These
figures are generally high enough quality for publication, if they have been save with at
least 300 dpi.
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