From jtgolab /at\amoco.com Tue Dec 10 11:15:51 1996 Received: from interlock.amoco.com for jtgolab#* at *#amoco.com by www.ccl.net (8.8.3/950822.1) id JAA00516; Tue, 10 Dec 1996 09:53:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by interlock.amoco.com id AA18769 (InterLock SMTP Gateway 3.0 for CHEMISTRY[ AT ]www.ccl.net); Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:52:57 -0600 Message-Id: <199612101452.AA18769-!at!-interlock.amoco.com> Received: by interlock.amoco.com (Protected-side Proxy Mail Agent-3); Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:52:57 -0600 Received: by interlock.amoco.com (Protected-side Proxy Mail Agent-2); Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:52:57 -0600 Received: by interlock.amoco.com (Protected-side Proxy Mail Agent-1); Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:52:57 -0600 From: jtgolab $#at#$ amoco.com (Joe Golab) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:57:36 -0600 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.2 10apr95 MediaMail) To: catalysis-l;at;catalytica-inc.com, CHEMISTRY;at;www.ccl.net Subject: Summary of Image Converting Tools Cc: jtgolab ^at^ amoco.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks to all! A couple of good leads and a definitive answer. Here is the summary. I'll forward anything else unique. ------------------------------ Reply Separator ------------------------------ > Date: Monday, December 9, 1996 > From: "Joseph T. Golab" >! I am trying to locate a program that will convert a scanned image (bitmap) >! of a spectrum into a series of digitial (X,Y) points. Does anyone have or >! know of a program like this? If so, please contact me directly using the >! information below. ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 14:53:32 -0800 > From: "Frank J. Devlin" Hi Joe, The program you need is called UN-SCAN-IT and it is sold by Silk Scientific, Inc. P.O. Box 533 Orem, Utah 84059 tel:(801) 377-6978 fax:(801) 378-5474 The software costs about $300 and is very easy to use. It runs on DOS, WINDOWS, OS/2 and MAC platforms. Regards, Dr. Frank J. Devlin Chemistry Dept Univ. So. California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0482 (213) 740-7554. ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:41:16 -0500 > From: john # - at - # cv1.chem.purdue.edu (John J. Nash) Dear Joe: There is a program called "Un-Plot It" which might suit your needs. I found it in the ACS Software catalogue. There are both Windows and Mac versions available. It is produced by Silk Scientific, Inc. > From the description: "...Convert virtually any graph, plot, or figure inito digital (x,y) form and input it into a computer..." Hope this helps! Sincerely, John J. Nash Purdue University john $#at#$ cv1.chem.purdue.edu ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:00:56 GMT > From: mac[ AT ]elara.tripos.com (Malcolm Cline) Try www.handmadesw.com/hsi/web_alchemy.html They have free image conversion ON-LINE that supports 75 or more types of file formats. mac mac ^%at%^ tripos.com Malcolm A. Cline Senior Marketing Scientist WebMaster Tripos, Inc. ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:26:54 -0800 > From: Jacqueline Bennett DataThief at www.shareware.com can convert scanned PICT files into (x,y) points that can be imported into spreadsheets such as Excel, CricketGraph, and DeltaGraph. The only version that I am aware of works on Macintosh. Jac ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 13:36:26 -0600 > From: "Ashcraft AC (Clif)" "Data Thief" does it for MacIntoshes. Clif Ashcraft ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 14:36:30 -0500 (EST) > From: willsd $#at#$ conrad.appstate.edu Joe: I had a similar problem a while ago and found a program called (I think..) tsdigit. It was crude in the sense that it required you to use your mouse to click on points along the curve to get coodinates of those points put into an ascii file. It works, but is hardly automatic and would be quite annoying to use if your spectrum was richly structured. It also requires great care in making sure that the original spectrum is lined up parallel to the scanner axis. Steve Williams ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 14:43:35 -0500 > From: Karl Irikura Hi Joe. I think I've seen such a program advertised in C&EN (or Physics Today?), with a title something like "Unplot-It". Unfortunately, I don't remember any details and couldn't find anything on the WWW. But I did just find that Jandel has a product, described at http://www.jandel.com/brochures/sigmascan/. They have a dowloadable demo, but I didn't see prices. Best wishes! Karl ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Karl K. Irikura Physical and Chemical Properties Division National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899 voice: 301-975-2510 fax: 301-975-3670 e-mail: karl.irikura $#at#$ nist.gov ---------------------------------------------- ---------o--------- > Date: 9 Dec 1996 14:10:01 -0600 > From: "David Reichert" Hi, Jandel Scientific sells a program called Sigmascan that does this. I've never used it but supposedly it's pretty good. David E. Reichert, Ph.D. Mallinckrodt Inst. of Radiology Div. Radiation Sciences phone: (314)362-8461 fax: (314)362-9940 e-mail: reichertd%!at!%mirlink.wustl.edu ---------o--------- > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 14:27:05 -0600 (CST) > From: "Michael E. Johnson" There is a program called unscanit (or close) marketed by Silk Software, I believe Utah-based. I have used it; it's not bad. Mike Johnson ---------o--------- > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:17:55 SAST > From: "Mr HG Kruger" There is an Israly company selling a good product called "Cotev Technology" It is a very nice program which is easy to use. The last version I saw 1993 was still a dos version. I only have there postal address but email exist. Let me know if you are interested and if you cannot find the email address. Please send me a copy of the replies you get! Best wishes Gert Kruger __________________________________________________________ Dr HG Kruger, Dept Chemistry, University of Natal, PO Box 18091, Dalbridge 4014, Durban, South Afica Tel +27-31-2602181 Fax +27-31-2603091 Email kruger \\at// che.und.ac.za __________________________________________________________ ---------o--------- > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 09:24:41 +0100 (MET) > From: Gerd Thys Joe, perhaps you can try WINDIG. It converts graphs into tables, so I guess it will work for your problem too. It's a Win3.1 program, freeware... You can find it at every CICA mirror, in the win3/desktop directory. The zip-file is called windig20.zip I hope you can find it... I downloaded it some time ago, the information I send now is a transcript of a mail in CCL of June 25... If you need more info, please mail Best regards, Gerd ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerd Thys Ph.D. Student Structural Chemistry Group University of Antwerp (UIA) Universiteitsplein 1 E-mail: thys[ AT ]uia.ua.ac.be B-2610 Wilrijk URL: http://sch-www.uia.ac.be/u/thys/index.html BELGIUM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------o--------- > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 08:40:07 -0500 (EST) > From: Bruce Allan Palfey Hello Joe For the Mac, there's a program called Data Thief available at a variety of sites. For instance, try: http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/mac/graphingAids/.directory.html ciao, Bruce ---------o--------- > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 16:10:00 +0000 (GMT) > From: Krzysztof Radacki WINDIG-freeware that you can download from 146.169.2.10 (SRC.DOC.IC.AC.UK) from path pub/computing/systems/ibmpc/windows3/desktop/windig20.zip. It=B4s realy nice program with posibility of digitizing data from 'a little rotated' scans also. Krzys Radacki e-mail: Krys.Radacki%!at!%ac.RWTH-Aachen.DE ---------o--------- > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 09:41:38 -0800 > From: Lutfur Khundkar There is a company out in Utah, I believe, called Silk Software that sells a product that may be exactly what you are looking for. Unfortunately, I don't have an address handy. If you are interested, I can try to locate it. Or you could try a Web search. Lutfur Khundkar >-- End (as of Tue Dec 10 08:53:42 CST 1996) -- :Joe jtgolab-: at :-amoco.com (630) 961-7878 +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it. | | - Eisenhower | +-------------------------------------------------------------+