[BioC] how to reduce the file size of scatter plot matrix

[Wolfgang Huber]

Hi Michael


> I think the png() command is what you should use. Using postscript() or pdf()
> will essentially duplicate your data and project it into postscript
> expressions. If you are only interested in the picture, png() is the way of
> choice. jpeg() is IMHO not a good alternative, as it will smear out hard
> contrasts, which are abundant in scientific plots.

... while we're talking about image quality: I often use a sequence of 
commands like

   dev.copy(pdf, file="img.pdf", height=..., width=...)
   dev.off()
   system("convert -density 360 img.pdf -compress RLE img.tif")
   file.remove("img.pdf")

which assumes that the program "convert" from the imageMagick package is 
in your path and is of course a little clumsy compared to talking to a 
real device but works well e.g. for inclusion of images in Powerpoint.

Best wishes
  Wolfgang


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Wolfgang Huber
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