title: Can I change the export to pdf settings in Mathematica 8?
body: <p>I am using Mathematica to plot a number of figures I require and then using them as pdfs in Latex.</p>
  
  <p>The issue is that Mathematica exports the figures using Acrobat 5.x settings compatibility and I think this results in figures that are large, not optimized and when I have a couple of them in the final pdf, sometimes it takes minutes just to print a single page of the final document. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to change the output settings for pdfs in Mathematica?
  Should I export as pdfs, convert to postscripts and then create new pdfs from the .ps with new settings?
  Should I export .eps and convert to pdf?
  Is there an one step way to create optimized pdfs through Mathematica?</p>
  
  <p>Quick example (and a bit exaggerated so the difference is quite obvious): The pdf I export from Mathematica (Export["C:/figure.pdf", %]) is 1065kb in size, .pdf ->.ps ->.pdf gives a final file of 652kb and .eps->.pdf a file of 610kb. 
  I would not use any of these in a latex but it shows the difference in the settings.</p>