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RasterizeGraphicsCells

Source Notebook

Convert cells with graphics to bitmaps

Contributed by: Nikolay Murzin

ResourceFunction["RasterizeGraphicsCells"][]

rasterizes every cell with graphics in the current notebook.

ResourceFunction["RasterizeGraphicsCells"][nb]

rasterizes graphics cells in the specified notebook object.

ResourceFunction["RasterizeGraphicsCells"]["patt"]

rasterizes graphics cells in notebooks returned by Notebooks["patt"].

ResourceFunction["RasterizeGraphicsCells"][cell]

rasterizes a CellObject or a list of CellObjects.

Details and Options

ResourceFunction["RasterizeGraphicsCells"] takes a Method option, with possible values of Automatic and "FrontEnd". The default value of Automatic ensures a consistent resolution across platforms.

The setting Method → "FrontEnd" uses the current screen resolution to rasterize, which is equivalent to using the menu item Cell ▶ Convert To ▶ Bitmap for conversion.

Examples

Basic Examples (3)

Rasterize all the graphics in a notebook:

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Now all the cells with graphics in the notebook are bitmap images:

Rasterize all graphics in the current notebook:

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Create a large output, then rasterize it:

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$Graph3D[RandomGraph[{2^10, 2^12}]]$

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Applications (2)

Create a notebook with huge graphic cells. This may take a couple minutes:

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$nb = CreateDocument[{ ExpressionCell[UnlabeledTree@RandomTree[2^12]], ExpressionCell[RandomGraph[{2^12, 2^13}]], ExpressionCell[Graph3D@RandomGraph[{2^12, 2^14}]] }];$