Size of Postscript files

From: Jean-Marc Molines (Jean-Marc.Molines AT unknown)
Date: Sat Jan 28 1995 - 04:28:16 MST


Hello!

I have never received answer to one problem I found using NCAR3.2 ictrans (or ctrans)
instead of the old 'plt':

In making a postcript file from a gmeta, I used:
ictrans -e '1p' -d ps.color gmeta > img-trans.ps

and (as I still have an old plt on an old sun ...)
plt -q -f 1 -d ps.color gmeta > img-plt.ps

Look at the size of the resulting PostScript file :
-rw-rw-rw- 470425 Jan 28 11:22 img-plt.ps
-rw-rw-rw- 7494379 Jan 28 11:22 img-trans.ps

A ratio of 15.93 in the size.
File from plt print quickly on a small printer and is OK
File from ictrans print very slowly on a big printer and is also OK.

As far as plt is no more supported, is there a work-around with ictrans
to obtain reasonable sizes for the PS files ?

Thank You in advance !

Jean-Marc Molines

Jean-Marc.Molines AT unknown
Laboratoire des Ecoulements Geophysiques et Industriels,
Grenoble, France



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