On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Nils Becker <nils.bec...@ens-lyon.fr> wrote: > convert -compress LZW $$i eps2:$$o > > This got the file size down to about 2M in the above example. > Even leaving out the explicit -compress option and keeping only the eps2 > (i.e. Level 2) format specification gives acceptable file sizes.
eps2 may be a good option, but using -compress can make the resulting postscript file very slow to decode, especially on older devices. I have played with these options before, and there is just no easy solution for it. The best option is probably to output to PDF instead. It has a number of good compression algorithms available for bitmap images. > Should this be a default setting? Should I file an enhancement request? > Should I put it on the wiki? Put it on the wiki, and see whether others have had the same problem. Regards, Thomas
