From 7891aaebca520bcf79fd78bcfaaa0c13b96e6c28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vsitaraman <vs19g@fsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:41:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] 	modified:   scratch/scan_rf_timing.C output images
 instead of gif

---
 scratch/scan_rf_timing.C | 52 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scratch/scan_rf_timing.C b/scratch/scan_rf_timing.C
index ff7c53d..3996ace 100644
--- a/scratch/scan_rf_timing.C
+++ b/scratch/scan_rf_timing.C
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
 #include "TFile.h"
 #include "TH1.h"
 #include "TCanvas.h"
+#include "TLine.h"
 #include "TSystem.h"
 #include "TROOT.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 
+
 void scan_rf_timing(int startRun = 350, int endRun = 370) {
-    TCanvas *c = new TCanvas("c1", "RF-MCP Timing Animation", 0, 0, 1600, 800);
+    TCanvas *c = new TCanvas("c1", "RF-MCP Timing Images", 0, 0, 1600, 800);
     c->Divide(2, 1);
 
-    // Array of distinct colors to cycle through
     int colors[] = {kBlack, kRed, kBlue, kGreen+2, kMagenta, kCyan+1, 
                     kOrange+7, kSpring+4, kViolet+2, kAzure+2, kTeal-1, kPink+2};
     int nColors = 12;
 
     std::vector<TFile*> files;
-    
-    // Define the output file name
-    const char* gifFile = "rf_timing_animation.gif";
-    
-    // Safety check: ROOT appends to GIFs. We must delete any old version 
-    // before starting, otherwise it will just add new frames to the old file!
-    gSystem->Unlink(gifFile); 
-
     int colorIdx = 0;
 
     for (int i = startRun; i <= endRun; i++) {
@@ -39,51 +32,56 @@ void scan_rf_timing(int startRun = 350, int endRun = 370) {
         int color = colors[colorIdx % nColors];
         colorIdx++;
 
-        // --- Pad 1: Inner Ring 1 ---
+        // --- Pad 1: Inner Ring  ---
         c->cd(1);
         c->GetPad(1)->SetGrid(1, 1);
         TH1F *h1 = (TH1F*)(f->Get("misc/dt_rf_mcp_qqq_innerring1"));
         if (h1) {
             h1->SetDirectory(0);
             h1->Rebin(2);
-            h1->SetTitle(Form("Run %d: Inner Ring 1 Timing", i));
+            h1->SetTitle(Form("Run %d: Inner Ring Timing", i));
             h1->SetLineColor(color);
             h1->SetLineWidth(3);
             h1->Draw("hist");
+            
+            c->Update();
+            TLine *line1 = new TLine(105.189, gPad->GetUymin(), 105.189, gPad->GetUymax());
+            line1->SetLineColor(kRed);
+            line1->SetLineStyle(2); // Dashed
+            line1->SetLineWidth(2);
+            line1->Draw();
         }
 
-        // --- Pad 2: Inner Ring 0 ---
+        // --- Pad 2: Outer Ring  ---
         c->cd(2);
         c->GetPad(2)->SetGrid(1, 1);
         TH1F *h0 = (TH1F*)(f->Get("misc/dt_rf_mcp_qqq_innerring0"));
         if (h0) {
             h0->SetDirectory(0); 
             h0->Rebin(2); 
-            h0->SetTitle(Form("Run %d: Inner Ring 0 Timing", i));
+            h0->SetTitle(Form("Run %d: Outer Ring Timing", i));
             h0->SetLineColor(color);
             h0->SetLineWidth(3);
             h0->Draw("hist");
+            
+            c->Update();
+            TLine *line0 = new TLine(105.189, gPad->GetUymin(), 105.189, gPad->GetUymax());
+            line0->SetLineColor(kRed);
+            line0->SetLineStyle(2); // Dashed
+            line0->SetLineWidth(2);
+            line0->Draw();
         }
 
-        // Update the canvas to reflect the new drawn histograms
         c->cd(1); c->Modified(); c->Update();
         c->cd(2); c->Modified(); c->Update();
 
-        std::cout << "Adding Run " << i << " to GIF..." << std::endl;
-        
-        // --- ADD FRAME TO GIF ---
-        // The "+50" tells ROOT to append this frame and wait 50 centiseconds (0.5 seconds)
-        c->Print(Form("%s+50", gifFile));
+        TString outName = Form("rf_timing_run%03d.png", i);
+        c->SaveAs(outName);
+        std::cout << "Saved: " << outName << std::endl;
     }
 
-    // --- SEAL THE GIF ---
-    // The "++" tells ROOT we are done adding frames and it should finalize the file
-    c->Print(Form("%s++", gifFile));
+    std::cout << "\n=== IMAGE GENERATION COMPLETE ===" << std::endl;
 
-    std::cout << "\n=== GIF GENERATION COMPLETE ===" << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "Saved as: " << gifFile << std::endl;
-
-    // Safely clean up memory
     for (auto file : files) {
         if (file) file->Close();
     }