Hi Janis, I had a similar problem once (using a huge surface plot): the pdf got quite large and rendering times were poor. To fix the set-up, I chose to externalize the graphics as png. The external lib can be reconfigured for png output. The only problem is: in the most simple setting, this will also externalize the descriptions (certainly *NOT* desired).
The next step would be to a) generate the graphics b) externalize it as png c) use the \addplot graphics to include the generated graphics and to overlay the axis. While this will certainly solve the problem, the workflow involves a lot of manual work. The only alternative is to reduce the number of data points. Best regards Christian Note that the automatic "externalize-to-png" configuration of the external lib requires a very recent pgf version (because it needs to write the original graphics dimensions). Perhaps it needs pgf CVS, I do not know. Am 14.08.2011 15:48, schrieb Janis Beckert: > Hey there! > > I am generating plots using 50,000 thousand points of data. To speed > up successive compilations of my document, I am using the > externalization library. The result is quite satisfying, albeit > increasing the time to render the PDF significantly (both with mupdf > and the acrobat reader). > > The resulting /external/ plots are of a size of 1.2 to 2.1MB. Is there > any way to speed up the rendering time? Maybe by switching formats? I > was wondering if it was possible to save the data points as .PNG a and > have pgfplots render everything else as usual? But I somewhat doubt > this is feasible.... > > Well, maybe there is a solution.... > > > > Janis > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > FREE DOWNLOAD - uberSVN with Social Coding for Subversion. > Subversion made easy with a complete admin console. Easy > to use, easy to manage, easy to install, easy to extend. > Get a Free download of the new open ALM Subversion platform now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-dev2dev > > > _______________________________________________ > Pgfplots-features mailing list > Pgfplots-features@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pgfplots-features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE DOWNLOAD - uberSVN with Social Coding for Subversion. Subversion made easy with a complete admin console. Easy to use, easy to manage, easy to install, easy to extend. Get a Free download of the new open ALM Subversion platform now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Pgfplots-features mailing list Pgfplots-features@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pgfplots-features
