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  ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file ben.is.located@gmail.com - 2012-02-21 10:08 -0800
    Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file Bob Tennent <BobT@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-02-21 18:32 +0000
      Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file ben.is.located@gmail.com - 2012-02-21 10:43 -0800
    Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file ben.is.located@gmail.com - 2012-02-21 10:49 -0800
      Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file Bob Tennent <BobT@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-02-21 18:55 +0000
        Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file ben.is.located@gmail.com - 2012-02-21 11:19 -0800
          Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file Bob Tennent <BobT@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-02-21 21:15 +0000
    Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2012-02-22 08:02 +0000
    Re: ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org> - 2012-02-22 13:09 +0100

#617 — ps2pdf fails on converting large .ps file

Hello. I am compiling a dissertation and am experiencing an error when I include too much content. Once I have created the .dvi, I can use

dvips dissertation_publication.dvi

to create the .ps file. However, I am unable to convert the 83MB .ps to a .pdf file. I am using the command

ps2pdf dissertation_publication.ps 

and get the following error:



Error: /limitcheck in --pdfmark--
Operand stack:
   --nostringval--   Count   -1   Dest   chapter.2   Title   (conclusions)   OUT
Execution stack:
   %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1878   1   3   %oparray_pop   1877   1   3   %oparray_pop   1861   1   3   %oparray_pop   1755   1   3   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   %errorexec_pop   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   1879   8   5   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--
Dictionary stack:
   --dict:1157/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:73/200(L)--   --dict:195/300(L)--   --dict:34/200(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: 2
Current file position is 523758
GPL Ghostscript 8.71: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

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#618

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:08:08 -0800 (PST), ben.is.located@gmail.com wrote:

 > Hello. I am compiling a dissertation and am experiencing an error
 >when I include too much content. Once I have created the .dvi, I can
 >use
 >
 > dvips dissertation_publication.dvi
 >
 > to create the .ps file. However, I am unable to convert the 83MB .ps
 >to a .pdf file. I am using the command
 >
 > ps2pdf dissertation_publication.ps

83MB dissertation! Too much content indeed. But what kind of content? Do
you have many high-resolution images? Many bitmapped fonts? What is the
output of dvips?

For comparison, I have a 300 page textbook and its size is less than 2
MB. And a two-volume collection of papers (650 pages in total) is less
than 4MB.

Bob T.

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#620

There are a few 10MB high resolution .eps figures and more 1MB .eps figures. 

I'm not doing anything special with fonts. 

I was able to sucessfully create the .pdf from the .ps using Acrobat Distiller. Thus the problem is isolated to ps2pdf

My OS is Ubuntu. 
uname -a
Linux ben-desktop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux


Output from dvips follows:


dvips dissertation_publication.dvi
This is dvips(k) 5.98 Copyright 2009 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com)
' TeX output 2012.02.21:1229' -> dissertation_publication.ps
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/dvips/base/tex.pro>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/enc/dvips/base/8r.enc>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/dvips/base/texps.pro>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/dvips/base/special.pro>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/dvips/base/color.pro>. 
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr17.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmsy6.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr6.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/symbols/msam10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmib10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmbsy10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmti12.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi6.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr5.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi7.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr7.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmex10.pfb>
</usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi8.pfb>
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#619

I am not getting any errors from Latex when I compile .tex to .dvi.


I am able to compile .tex to .dvi to .pdf when I include a few chapters at a time. However, the problem occurs when I include all chapters. 

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#621

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:49:31 -0800 (PST), ben.is.located@gmail.com wrote:
 >
 > I am able to compile .tex to .dvi to .pdf when I include a few
 >chapters at a time. However, the problem occurs when I include all
 >chapters.

Well if it's a matter of meeting an imminent deadline, you can merge
the separate pdf files using, for example, pdftk, or similar.

But please answer the questions I asked in a previous response. There
must be some reason why your .ps is so huge.

Bob T.

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#622

I am using .eps figures of the following sizes:



ls -sh `find . -name '*.eps'`

272K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig1a_experimental_sem_top_view.eps
236K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig1b_experimental_sem_side_view.eps
4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2ab_Thue-Morse_with_FT.eps
4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2bc_Thue-Morse_cavities_only_with_FT.eps
4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2ef_Comsol_Thue-Morse_with_FT.eps
568K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig3ab_comsol_model_ab.eps
3.6M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig4a_nn_expanded.eps
3.6M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig4b_nnn_expanded.eps
868K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig5_IPR_N8_32_128_log_with_DoS.eps
300K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig6_TB_TM_state_profile.eps
2.0M ./chapters/Anderson_Localization_as_position-dependent_diffusion_in_disordered_waveguides__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig1.eps
1.8M ./chapters/Anderson_Localization_as_position-dependent_diffusion_in_disordered_waveguides__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig2a.eps
1.3M ./chapters/Anderson_Localization_as_position-dependent_diffusion_in_disordered_waveguides__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig2b.eps
1.8M ./chapters/Anderson_Localization_as_position-dependent_diffusion_in_disordered_waveguides__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig3.eps
 60K ./chapters/Classification_of_regimes_of_wave_transport_in_non-conservative_random_media__J_Mod_Optics/pictures/fig1a_regimes_plot_upper.eps
684K ./chapters/Classification_of_regimes_of_wave_transport_in_non-conservative_random_media__J_Mod_Optics/pictures/fig1b_regimes_plot_main.eps
 56K ./chapters/Classification_of_regimes_of_wave_transport_in_non-conservative_random_media__J_Mod_Optics/pictures/fig1c_regimes_plot_lower.eps
 44K ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig1a_TM_2D_gen6_scatterers_dots.eps
 96K ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig1b_TM_2D_gen6_scatterers_with_squares.eps
 80K ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig1c_TM_2D_gen6_scatterers_collapsed.eps
1.9M ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig2a_TM_2D_scatterers_purple_nearest_neighbor_couplings.eps
1.8M ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig2b_TM_2D_scatterers_purple_next-nearest_neighbor_couplings.eps
9.5M ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig3a_nn_color_coded_no_labels_bw_no_colorbar.eps
9.5M ./chapters/Mapping_algorithm_from_the_two-dimensional_aperiodic_Thue-Morse_structure_to_the_square_lattice/pictures/fig3b_nnn_color_coded_no_labels_bw_no_colorbar.eps
 12K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/alpha1_W5_ltmfp_and_scat_versus_Nc_min_separation_05.eps
 16K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/dist_g_vs_g_different_symbols_no_L600.eps
112K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/propagation_matrix_vector.eps
 28K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/scattering_matrix_vector.eps
 12K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/var_g_versus_g.eps
 12K ./chapters/Near-field_effects_in_wave_transport_through_in_disordered_waveguides/pictures/var_g_versus_g_no_closed_channels.eps
336K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig1a_yamilov_fixed_L_variable_gain_R_T.eps
340K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig1b_yamilov_fixed_L_variable_gain_R_T_divided_by_Energy.eps
292K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig1c_yamilov_diffusive_intensity_distribution.eps
9.6M ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig2a_electric_field_in_sample.eps
224K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig2b_tenk_energy_transmission_v_freq.eps
288K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig3_rlz2_elecfield_14_34.eps
376K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig4_peaks_match_peaks_dont_match.eps
280K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig5_energy_distribution_and_TE_dual_axis.eps
280K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig6a_periodic_34_defect_passive_to_gain2.eps
280K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig6b_periodic_14_defect_passive_to_gain2.eps
408K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig7a_alpha_beta_electric_field.eps
344K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig7b_alpha2_beta2.eps
344K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig7c_alpha1_beta1.eps
332K ./chapters/Relation_between_transmission_and_energy_stored_in_random_media_with_gain__Phys_Rev_B/pictures/fig8_barrier_defect_at_14_and_34_waveform_log_chopped.eps
2.4M ./pictures/Dz_passive.eps
 13M ./pictures/electric_field_resonant_freq_zoom_normalized_z_box_arrows.eps
684K ./pictures/regimes_plot_main.eps
 16K ./pictures/var_g_versus_g_no_closed_channels.eps

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#623

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:19:31 -0800 (PST), ben.is.located@gmail.com wrote:
 > I am using .eps figures of the following sizes:
 >
 > ls -sh `find . -name '*.eps'`
 >
 > 272K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig1a_experimental_sem_top_view.eps
 > 236K ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig1b_experimental_sem_side_view.eps
 > 4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2ab_Thue-Morse_with_FT.eps
 > 4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2bc_Thue-Morse_cavities_only_with_FT.eps
 > 4.2M ./chapters/2D_Thue-Morse_array_of_optical_cavities_tight-binding_model/pictures/fig2ef_Comsol_Thue-Morse_with_FT.eps

snip

For the record: off-list it was determined that these large image files
could easily be converted to relatively high-resolution (but much
smaller) png images using the convert tool of ImageMagick, and the
document could then be compiled directly to pdf using pdflatex. Only the
scaling factors in the source document will need to be adjusted.

Bob T.

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#624

In article <20491.3.1329847688252.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynp32>, 
ben.is.located@gmail.com says...
> 
> Hello. I am compiling a dissertation and am experiencing an error when I include too much content. Once I have created the .dvi, I can use

> and get the following error:

> Error: /limitcheck in --pdfmark--

So your document includes a 'pdfmark' operator, and one of the arguments 
being supplied is out of the valid range. pdfmark is an extension 
operator which is only used to create PDF files, it is usually added to 
create 'metadata' like bookmarks.

> Operand stack:
>    --nostringval--   Count   -1   Dest   chapter.2   Title   (conclusions)   OUT

Normally I'd suggest that a Count of -1 is probably the problem. 
However, the 'OUT' tells me this is an outline (bookmark), and negative 
values are permitted (the outline node is closed, hiding the children, 
when the file is opened)

To figure out the actual problem I'd need to see a file which fails (and 
I don't really want to download an 83Mb file.

At the moment I would guess that there is something wrong with the 
pdfmark, but you could try upgrading to a newer version of Ghostscript, 
8.71 is 2 years old now. If that fails you could open a bug report at 
http://bugs.ghostscript.com, attaching the smallest file you can make 
which exhibits the problem.


		Ken

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ben.is.located@gmail.com wrote:

> Hello. I am compiling a dissertation and am experiencing an error when I
> include too much content. Once I have created the .dvi, I can use
> 
> dvips dissertation_publication.dvi
> 
> to create the .ps file. However, I am unable to convert the 83MB .ps to a
> .pdf file. I am using the command
> 
> ps2pdf dissertation_publication.ps
> 
> and get the following error:
> 
> 
> 
> Error: /limitcheck in --pdfmark--
> Operand stack:
>    --nostringval--   Count   -1   Dest   chapter.2   Title   (conclusions)
>      OUT
> Execution stack:
>    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--  
>    --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
>      --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1878   1   3  
>    %oparray_pop   1877   1   3   %oparray_pop   1861   1   3  
>    %oparray_pop   1755   1   3   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--  
>    %errorexec_pop   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--  
>    --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   1879   8   5  
>    %oparray_pop   --nostringval--
> Dictionary stack:
>    --dict:1157/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:73/200(L)--  
>    --dict:195/300(L)--   --dict:34/200(L)--
> Current allocation mode is local
> Last OS error: 2
> Current file position is 523758
> GPL Ghostscript 8.71: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

Please execute the following command, using the attached errhdl.ps:

gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=temp.pdf -c .setpdfwrite -f errhdl.ps dissertation_publication.ps

and post the error message, if any. It should tell what the "--nostringval--" means.

Helge

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