Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users are likely to have an appropriate approach. I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) and a presentation. Both PDFs end up at 2.7Mb. The bulk of the documents are screen grabs and

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Graham M Smith graham.sm...@myotis.co.uk wrote: Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users are likely to have an appropriate approach. I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) and a

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Paul A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve dramatically their quality. Mmmm, yes :-) Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Saturday 19 December 2009 14:55:51 Graham M Smith wrote: Paul A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve dramatically their quality. Mmmm, yes :-) Except, I am only using screen

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

José Matos Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at my original post I should probably have had a comma after screen grabs. With screen grab do you mean a screen shot of R's output? No, when I said that I need to illustrate

Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users are likely to have an appropriate approach. I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) and a presentation. Both PDFs end up at 2.7Mb. The bulk of the documents are screen grabs and

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Graham M Smith graham.sm...@myotis.co.uk wrote: Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users are likely to have an appropriate approach. I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) and a

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Paul A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve dramatically their quality. Mmmm, yes :-) Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Saturday 19 December 2009 14:55:51 Graham M Smith wrote: Paul A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve dramatically their quality. Mmmm, yes :-) Except, I am only using screen

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

José Matos Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at my original post I should probably have had a comma after screen grabs. With screen grab do you mean a screen shot of R's output? No, when I said that I need to illustrate

Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users are likely to have an appropriate approach. I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) and a presentation. Both PDFs end up at 2.7Mb. The bulk of the documents are screen grabs and

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Graham M Smith wrote: > Not really a Lyx question, but it has spawned from using Lyx, and Lyx users > are likely to have an appropriate approach. > > I have a 20 page Lyx Beamer document that I am compiling as an article (A4) > and a

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

Paul A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve dramatically their quality. Mmmm, yes :-) Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

On Saturday 19 December 2009 14:55:51 Graham M Smith wrote: > Paul > > > A suggestion Graham: try to produce vectorial graphics with R (and not > > screen-shots); this will reduce the size of your graphics and improve > > dramatically their quality. > > Mmmm, yes :-) > > Except, I am only using

Re: Optimising PDF file size - graphics management

José Matos Except, I am only using screen grabs when I need to illustrate what the screen looks like. Looking at my original post I should probably have had a comma after "screen grabs". With "screen grab" do you mean a screen shot of R's output? No, when I said that I need to illustrate