[R] Graph format: quality vs. file size

[Marc Schwartz]

On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 17:11 -0600, Jindan Zhou wrote:
> Hello R-List,
> 
> The question is related to R, but not strictly:
> 
> I have generated a Q-Q plot with some 15,000 data points, when saved in
> postscript format, the file became really large, which is not good to be
> included in a LaTex file, as the output pdf file will be too big in file
> size, too. If I save the graph in jpeg format, the quality is simply
> unacceptable.
> 
> Do you have a workaround for this problem? What is the best graph format
> in R that preserves the quality while minimizes the file size?
> 
> Thanks for input!
> 
> Jindan


You might want to scan through this recent thread:

http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/04/11/7858.html

HTH,

Marc Schwartz