Copying an Image from the SGI Screen
You can copy an image from the SGI screen, and convert it to a file type that can be used on a PC or a web page. To do this,
1. Get the image you want on the SGI screen (for example, a geometry-optimized model in Cerius2).
Note: Keep in mind that the image on the PC will appear larger than it does on the SGI, due to differences in pixel density. On the sgi, scale the image to about the size you would like it to appear on the PC. Then scale the image down to about 65% of the original size, and it should come out the desired size on the PC.
2. In the menu at the upper left of the SGI desktop, choose "Find" and then "MediaTools". Double-click on "mediarecorder".
3. In the window that pops up, locate the image of a face in the lower left, click on it and choose "Image from Screen", and then "Select Area…". Click your image window to the forefront, and draw a rectangle around your image. Adjust the rectangle as needed.
4. Once all is set, click on the red dot in the mediarecorder window to record your image. Make sure you have the mediarecorder window and all other windows out of the way, so only the desired image is included in the picture.
5. The image will show up in the list in the mediarecorder window. Click once on the image (named something like "image1.rgb"), select "Edit" at the top menu bar, and then "Launch Editor".
6. In the Media Editor, choose "File" at the top menu bar, and then "Save As". Set the format to "GIF Image", which is a format read by browsers, word processors, MS PowerPoint, etc. Change the name to something meaningful that ends in ".gif", and save the file. You can then transfer the file to a PC (see the "Getting Files from the SGI's to a PC" handout).
Note: If you want one the of the colors to be transparent in a web browser, in the Media Editor choose the icon on the left that looks like two superimposed squares, one white, one black. Then click on the color in your picture you would like to be transparent. It will change the color to "Netscape Gray", the universally accepted color for transparency. Save the file as a GIF file.