Am 19.01.2012 01:25, schrieb Kip Warner:
Hey list,
I have a number of \externalfigure commands to typeset some svg images. This is often handy to have them vectorized because it allows for the user to zoom in on diagrams of great detail.
In other situations, I find that for images that are not so important, they would benefit from ConTeXt rasterizing them when they are imported. The reason for this is I find some vector images get enormously bloated when they are typeset. As an example, I have a Logo.svg of only 6.8 KB. The m_k_i_v_Logo.pdf intermediate ConTeXt generates is nearly a megabyte in size. Why? I have no idea, as they both appear to be the same image with the same gausian blur.
Probably because the exported PDF contains a raster image (at least the blured part). If you use Inkscape to save your SVG logo as PDF, you will see a dialog box with an option for this (rasterize filter effects). Remove the hook and you'll get a small, but unblured PDF graphic. Best wishes, Peter