General ⇒ jpeg and tif figures in Latex2e

[The_Watcher]

Hello,

I am preparing a presentation and I have some jpeg and tif images that I want to put into it. I have written it in Latex2e, and I have *.eps (encapsulated postscript) figures which I can put it no problem; it is the *.jpg and *.tif which I have no idea about.

For the record here is how I input my *.eps figures:


\input{epsf}
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\epsfxsize=10cm
\epsffile{Fig-1.eps}
\mbox{\bf Figure 1}\\
\mbox{First line} \\
\mbox{Second line \\
\mbox{ }
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Please advise -- need solution quickly.

Thanks.

The_Watcher

[countbela666]

Hi,

as you can read for example in this thread you cannot simply use EPS and JPG graphics in parallel and you cannot use TIF graphics with LaTeX at all.

A solution would be:

1. convert your TIF images to JPG
2. convert your EPS graphics to PDF or use the epstopdf package
3. compile your document via pdfLaTeX (not via plain LaTeX, as you seem to be used to)

And another one: please don't use packages like epsf, epsfig and so on which are obsolete for decades, but include all your graphics regardless of which type by using the \includegraphics command of the graphicx package. Moreover it's not a good idea to use the center environment inside a figure environment as the former inserts additional vertical space whereas the \centering switch does not.

Regards
Marcel

[The_Watcher]

Hi,

as you can read for example in this thread you cannot simply use EPS and JPG graphics in parallel and you cannot use TIF graphics with LaTeX at all.

A solution would be:

1. convert your TIF images to JPG
2. convert your EPS graphics to PDF or use the epstopdf package
3. compile your document via pdfLaTeX (not via plain LaTeX, as you seem to be used to)

And another one: please don't use packages like epsf, epsfig and so on which are obsolete for decades, but include all your graphics regardless of which type by using the \includegraphics command of the graphicx package. Moreover it's not a good idea to use the center environment inside a figure environment as the former inserts additional vertical space whereas the \centering switch does not.

Regards
Marcel

Thanks Marcel, that is great.

I just need to know how to specify the size of the figure? At the moment, my pdf figure is below the footer level; the jpg file is better but I don't know how to control the size. In the old Latex version, it was easy with:

\epsfxsize=10cm

Thank you.
Best regards

[pumpkinegan]

Specify the width by:

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%%--------------------
\begin{figure}[ht]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[width=10cm]{figurename}
   \caption{Description of figure.}
   \label{fig:figurelabel}
\end{figure}
%%--------------------

Other useful size specification would include [height=10cm] or [width=\textwidth] or [width=0.75\textwidth].

Patrick.

[The_Watcher]

Specify the width by:

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%%--------------------
\begin{figure}[ht]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[width=10cm]{figurename}
   \caption{Description of figure.}
   \label{fig:figurelabel}
\end{figure}
%%--------------------

Other useful size specification would include [height=10cm] or [width=\textwidth] or [width=0.75\textwidth].

Patrick.

Thanks Patrick. I have got the hang of things now.

Just one more thing, how do I get multiple figures in. Say:
(1) 2 figures next to each other; (2) 4 figures in a 2X2 block, and (3) 6 figures on a page in a 2X3 block?

Thanks.

[countbela666]

Just one more thing, how do I get multiple figures in. Say:
(1) 2 figures next to each other; (2) 4 figures in a 2X2 block, and (3) 6 figures on a page in a 2X3 block?

Have a look at the subfig package:

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\documentclass[demo]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx,subfig}
\begin{document}
  \begin{figure}
    \centering
    \subfloat[Subtitle 1]{\includegraphics{foo}}\quad
    \subfloat[Subtitle 2]{\includegraphics{foo}}\\
    \subfloat[Subtitle 3]{\includegraphics{foo}}\quad
    \subfloat[Subtitle 4]{\includegraphics{foo}}\\
    \subfloat[Subtitle 5]{\includegraphics{foo}}\quad
    \subfloat[Subtitle 6]{\includegraphics{foo}}
    \caption{Title of whole figure}
  \end{figure}
\end{document}

Regards
Marcel