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Re: Exported PDFs are too big in file size.

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg91015] Re: Exported PDFs are too big in file size.
• From: ragfield <ragfield at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 05:34:03 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <g6uch9$pda$1@smc.vnet.net> <g71248$o8k$1@smc.vnet.net>

File > Print Selection > Save As PDF causes the graphic to be
rasterized.  This is why it displays so much quicker in the viewer
application.  You can get the same behavior from File > Save Selection
As > PDF by clicking on the Options button in the Save As dialog and
setting Graphics Containing Smooth Shading > Use Bitmap
Representation.

Unfortunately, this results in a larger file size because of a
limitation of Mathematica 6 where it does not compress exported
bitmaps.  This limitation has been removed for a future release.

-Rob
Wolfram Research