If you use convert, try
convert file.png eps2:file.eps
This will produce a level 2 eps file, which allows for a compressed
bitmapped to be included, rather than the default type 1 eps, which stores
an uncompressed bitmap.
I don't know if it will make much difference with a png file, but it does
with jpgs. The quality should be the same.
(man png says pngs are compressed, so it might well make a difference)
Rod
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Alistair Atkinson wrote:
> Thanks very much to everyone for the help and suggestions. It turns out that
> Katrin was correct, and the problem was with the image resolution rather than
> the methods used to export the document.
>
> Thanks again,
> Alistair
>
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 07:47 pm, Katrin Pietzsch wrote:
> > Hi Alistair,
> > though you might meanwhile have solved the problem, here's another
> > suggestion how to improve the image quality. First of all I found that
> > your images delivered in the sample file have a resolution of
> > 70-something dpi, which as far as I know is a little low for printing.
> > When you export your charts to png or eps you should be able to set the
> > resolution somewhere. Try to use at least 300 dpi. With this the
> > eps-files will become huge, but the exported pdf will still have a
> > decent size. To convert the png to eps I used "convert file.png
> > file.eps" in the shell / terminal. It's pretty quick and leads to good
> > results.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Katrin
>
>
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