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I’m converting an image from .png to .eps and it hugely increases the file size.
Can anyone explain why this is, and how to prevent it increasing so much.
I’m using Unix convert: convert image.png image.eps
Thanks for any help
Converting a PNG file (designed for bitmap data) into an EPS (designed for vector data) is always going to result in a larger file size, as the EPS is effectively just wrapping an EPS data structure around the original image data (which it most likely won’t store in anywhere near as effective a manner as a PNG file).
The correct solution is to store bitmaps as PNGs and vector graphics as EPS or SVG, etc. (i.e.: Use the appropriate file format for the content in question rather than attempting to impose a meaningless “one size fits all” approach.)