If it is only one image, an easy low-tech workaround is to save it as PNG and then put it into a PDF. This way, you only have to load one element.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Jeremy Conlin <jlcon...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a matplotlib plot that I saved to a pdf image. The plot > consists of 1E5 dots plotted with varying colors and opacities. > Actually 1E5 black dots with varying opacities and 64 colored markers. > The trouble is my image is 11 MB and takes a few seconds to fully > display in a PDF reader. I am using this figure in a presentation and > therefore need to reduce the file size so it will display more > quickly. Is there any way I can reduce the size of my image while > still keeping all the data? > > Thanks, > Jeremy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > Show off your parallel programming skills. > Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
