Re: [Matplotlib-users] Reduce image size

[Gökhan S. <gok...@gm...>]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Jeremy Conlin <jlc...@gm...> wrote:

> I have a matplotlib plot that I saved to a pdf image.  The plot
> consists of 1E5 dots plotted with varying colors and opacities.
> Actually 1E5 black dots with varying opacities and 64 colored markers.
>  The trouble is my image is 11 MB and takes a few seconds to fully
> display in a PDF reader.  I am using this figure in a presentation and
> therefore need to reduce the file size so it will display more
> quickly.  Is there any way I can reduce the size of my image while
> still keeping all the data?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
>
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There a few pdf related parameters in the matplotlibrc file (e.g.
resolution, compression). You could play around with them to see if you can
get any lower-size output.

-- 
Gökhan