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I suddenly can't create jpegs or pngs using the menu. I have not changed versions or operating systems lately, but the method I've used all along suddenly doesn't work.

When I create a plot, left-click on it, then right-click and choose "Save Graphics As..." a Message window pops up with the error message below. Restarting MMa and my computer did not help.

4/17/16 18:41:09 The specified setting for the option WindowSize cannot be used.

During evaluation of In[7]:= Set::shape: Lists {SystemConvertersDumpheight$883,System`ConvertersDump`width$883} and {0} are not the same shape. >>

During evaluation of In[7]:= Image::imgarray: The specified argument {} should be an array of rank 2 or 3 with machine-sized numbers. >>

Strangely, I can still use "Save Graphic As..." to create PDFs.

And Export[] still works:

Export["C:\Users\admin\Desktop\example.jpg", Plot[expr, {x, 0, 3}]]

The plot I was trying to save as a jpeg was generated by this code:

ClearAll["Global`*"];
gau[x_, v_] := Exp[-(x^2)/(2 v)]/Sqrt[2*Pi*v];
f[x_, m_, v_] = gau[x + m, v] + gau[x - m, v];
g[x_, m_, v_] = gau[x + m, v] - gau[x - m, v];
h[x_, m_, v_] := 2*Log[f[x, m, v]/f[0, m, v]] + (x^2)/v + 6 x*g[x, m, v]/f[x, m, v];
Plot[h[x, 3, 1], {x, 0, 3}]

And to emphasize, I'm doing this exactly the way I did it two days ago and for months before that, and this problem just started today. Export[] gets the job done, but "Save Graphic As..." suddenly doesn't work right.

I am running MMa 10.3 on Windows 10.0.10586

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    $\begingroup$ It is cunningly prompting you to use PNGs, because nobody likes fuzzy graphs. $\endgroup$
    – wxffles
    Apr 18, 2016 at 4:25
  • $\begingroup$ Please also provide the code used to Export the plot. $\endgroup$
    – Yves Klett
    Apr 18, 2016 at 4:59
  • $\begingroup$ @Bill, thanks for the help, but I didn't understand any of that. I am not an advanced user. Also, I didn't use Export. $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2016 at 7:18
  • $\begingroup$ @wxffles Same problem when I tried PNGs. $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2016 at 7:18
  • $\begingroup$ @YvesKlett I didn't use code. I left-clicked the output plot, then right-clicked on it, and chose "Save Graphic As..." $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2016 at 7:19

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Code:

ClearAll["Global`*"];
gau[x_, v_] := Exp[-(x^2)/(2 v)]/Sqrt[2*Pi*v];
f[x_, m_, v_] = gau[x + m, v] + gau[x - m, v];
g[x_, m_, v_] = gau[x + m, v] - gau[x - m, v];
h[x_, m_, v_] := 2*Log[f[x, m, v]/f[0, m, v]] + (x^2)/v + 6 x*g[x, m, v]/f[x, m, v];
Plot[h[x, 3, 1], {x, 0, 3}]

Example:

*.png example

Export["example1.png",Plot[h[x, 3, 1], {x, 0, 3}]]

*.jpg example

Export["example2.jpg",Plot[h[x, 3, 1], {x, 0, 3}]]

Output:

*.png example:

png example

*.jpg example

jpg example

Reference:

Export

Tutorial:

Export Graphics

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  • $\begingroup$ I know about all this. Export[] works fine. It's "Save Graphic As..." on the menu that suddenly stopped working. $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2016 at 11:27

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