Hi Benedikt, I've used bitmap converted figures before as well. In recent PyX versions you can quite easily create such bitmaps by the pipeGS method of a canvas. Note that jpg and png files created this way can be used in pdfLaTeX directly.
HTH, André Am 08.05.2008 um 10:35 schrieb Benedikt Koenig: > Hi All, > > I have a problem concerning the file size of my plots. Producing 3d > graphs of my data leads to single PDF files of several MB size. > Including these graphs in my paper gives a nice to print document, but > it is way to big for easy electronic distribution as PDF. So I was > thinking if there is a way to produce these high quality vector > graphics > for the print version of the paper but to somehow get some smaller > sized > graph files for the electronic version. > > Currently I am limiting the size by plotting only every x-th point. > But > obviously this is a stupid solution if you are lucky enough to have > high > resolution data in the first place. Alternatively I could use pipeGS > to > produce bitmaps of the complete graph, but I'd rather keep the axes > and > text as vectors and only have the actual data as bitmap. > > My idea is basically to produce the highly resolved 3d graph, then > convert the plotted data into a bitmap while keeping axes and text in > vector format and then write the whole stuff to a PDF. This should > keep > file sizes moderate even if the bitmap has printing quality of around > 300 dpi. > > Are there any opinions on whether some thing like this is possible at > all using PyX and if yes, how to do it? Or is there any other way to > keep file size small for complexe plots? > > Thanks already, > bene > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save > $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > PyX-user mailing list > PyX-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pyx-user > -- by _ _ _ Dr. André Wobst, Amselweg 22, 85716 Unterschleißheim / \ \ / ) [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.wobsta.de/ / _ \ \/\/ / PyX - High quality PostScript and PDF figures (_/ \_)_/\_/ with Python & TeX: visit http://pyx.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ PyX-user mailing list PyX-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pyx-user
