On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Hans Roels <hans.roels@base.be> wrote:
Hi,

I need pictures of > 300 dpi of a Pd patch to publish them in an article. I generated postscript files with 'print' in the menu but the copy editor wants a better quality. I also enlarged the fonts of the patch and then generated a postscript file but it still isn't good enough. I used screen capture software on windows and linux but with the same -not good enough- result.
Has anyone any tips to solve this issue? Maybe someone that has experience with printing Pd patches in books or articles... (for example I notice that in Miller his book the diagonal lines connecting the objects are really diagonal, not in steps...).

I need a quick answer and solution for the editor before tomorrow/friday evening! Thanks for any advice...

best,
Hans r

Hi Hans,

The postscript files that Pd generates for me (here on Linux at least) are vector-graphic, which means they have a so-to-say "infinite resolution": one can zoom into them endlessly and shapes will still be perfect and pixel-free. (see attached screenshot of pd-window in the foreground and zoomed postscript in the background)
I suggest that you check that this applies to your postscript files as well (take a look into them with Document Viewer in Gnome or Ghostscript on Windows) and is they prove to be vector-graphic, you can simply tell the editor not to worry and go ahead using them.
(Of course, if someone opens a postscript file with the wrong program, it can look pixelated when it is actually not.)

András