strange lines converting from PS to JPG/PNG

[diego1979]

Hi,
using convert on a PS file, generated by GMT (Global Mapping Tool), in JPG/PNG i see strange lines. I've done some test using different software to convert the PS and the problem doesn't occour (so, i think, is a convert bug).

The PS file

Bugged conversion
convert image-by-GMT.ps -trim -density 300x300 -flatten using-convert.png
convert image-by-GMT.ps -trim -density 300x300 -flatten using-convert.jpg

Correct conversion
pstoimg -type png -antialias -aaliastext -out using-pstoimg.png image-by-GMT.ps
gs -sDEVICE=jpeg -sOutputFile="using-gs.jpeg" - < image-by-GMT.ps
using gimp to png (via GUI)

P.s.: I was using the same script on an old Debian stable (7.4) and it was working perfectly.

$ cat /etc/debian_version:

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9.5

$ convert --version

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Version: ImageMagick 6.9.7-4 Q16 x86_64 20170114 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: © 1999-2017 ImageMagick Studio LLC
License: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
Features: Cipher DPC Modules OpenMP 
Delegates (built-in): bzlib djvu fftw fontconfig freetype jbig jng jp2 jpeg lcms lqr ltdl lzma openexr pangocairo png tiff wmf x xml zlib

Code used to reproduce the error

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#!/bin/sh
SOURCE_PS=image-by-GMT.ps

gmt psbasemap -R4/20/36/48 -JM17c  -Lf6.673/36.759/42.840/100.000+lkm  -P -K > $SOURCE_PS
gmt pscoast -R4/20/36/48 -JM17c -S225/243/255 -Df -N1 -W0.25p -B2.5g2.5 -O >> $SOURCE_PS

pstoimg -type png -antialias -aaliastext  -out using-pstoimg.png $SOURCE_PS

convert $SOURCE_PS  -trim  -density 300x300 -flatten using-convert.png
convert $SOURCE_PS  -trim  -density 300x300 -flatten using-convert.jpg

gs -sDEVICE=jpeg -sOutputFile="using-gs.jpeg" - < $SOURCE_PS

Thanks in advance

Diego

[snibgo]

The extra lines are artefacts from rasterizing at a low density. Try a higher density, eg 600:

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convert -density 600 image-by-GMT.ps -trim -flatten out.png

[diego1979]

Hi Snibgo,
thank you!!!
looking at your code i see my two errors:
1. -density 600
2. -density must be before filename.ps

Thank you

Diego