Converting eps to png

Although this post is not dedicated to GNUPLOT, it can be useful for those working with image files. If you have tried to use the Linux command convert with eps files, you will have found that it usually ends in a dramatic reduction in the resolution of your figures, i.e. the next command does not work properly:

• convert whatever.eps whatever.png

This is because the eps files, as they are vectorial, do not have a concrete resolution and the one used by default in the conversion is very rude. Nevertheless, adding the option density you can specify the "density" of the resulting png image in points per inch (I do not really understand what represents; if you do, please leave a comment). The syntaxis is, then:

• convert -density <density> whatever.eps whatever.png

Example:

• convert -density 200 whatever.eps whatever.png