[R] PDF Compression

[Gabor Grothendieck]

After generating the pdf try this using the free pdftk utilty:

   pdftk infile.pdf output outfile.pdf compress

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:13 AM, David Keegan<david.keegan at shenick.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am generating a large number of graphs with pdf() and
> incorporating them in pdf document using pdflatex.
>
> According to the pdf() help:
>
>   'pdf' writes uncompressed PDF.  It is primarily intended for
>   producing PDF graphics for inclusion in other documents, and
>   PDF-includers such as 'pdftex' are usually able to handle
>   .compression.
>
> But pdflatex incorporates the R graphs without compressing them.
> They appear in the final document in cleartext, almost but not identical
> to what was generated by R.
>
> I tried the latex settings "\\pdfcompresslevel=9",
> "\\pdfobjcompresslevel=3". They reduced the overall size of
> the final document slightly, but didn't cause the embedded R
> graphs to be compressed.
>
> Can anyone suggest how I can get pdflatex to compress the R
> graphs while embedding them? My output files are very big,
> and I know they would be substantially smaller if the R
> graphs were compressed.
>
> Regards,
> David
> --
> [David Keegan david.keegan at shenick.com 353 1 2710818]