After generating the pdf try this using the free pdftk utilty: pdftk infile.pdf output outfile.pdf compress
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:13 AM, David Keegan<david.kee...@shenick.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am generating a large number of graphs with pdf() and > incorporating them in pdf document using pdflatex. > > According to the pdf() help: > > 'pdf' writes uncompressed PDF. It is primarily intended for > producing PDF graphics for inclusion in other documents, and > PDF-includers such as 'pdftex' are usually able to handle > .compression. > > But pdflatex incorporates the R graphs without compressing them. > They appear in the final document in cleartext, almost but not identical > to what was generated by R. > > I tried the latex settings "\\pdfcompresslevel=9", > "\\pdfobjcompresslevel=3". They reduced the overall size of > the final document slightly, but didn't cause the embedded R > graphs to be compressed. > > Can anyone suggest how I can get pdflatex to compress the R > graphs while embedding them? My output files are very big, > and I know they would be substantially smaller if the R > graphs were compressed. > > Regards, > David > -- > [David Keegan david.kee...@shenick.com 353 1 2710818] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
