Exported PDFs are too big in file size.
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- Subject: [mg90974] Exported PDFs are too big in file size.
- From: Mahn-Soo Choi <mahnsoo.choi at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 03:00:47 -0400 (EDT)
I usually export Mathematica plots to PDF format. I don't like bitmap
formats.
The problem is the file size. Most of the 3D graphics on Mathematica 6
are exported to PDF files as large as several megabytes
(even several tens MB sometimes).
For example, this simple 3D graphics
ContourPlot3D[
Exp[-(x^2 + y^2 + z^2)/2], {x, 0, 2}, {y, 0, 2}, {z, 0, 2},
Mesh -> None]
generates a PDF as large as 3.7 MB!!
With Mathematica 5, the file size was reasonable.
Is there something I'm missing with Mathematica 6?
Thanks in advance for any help.
mahn-soo