Slow map export in 300 dpi JPEG/PDF

Question

Hello,

I am having trouble exporting my maps to JPG and PDF and I don't know why. It takes about 5 minutes every time. I am clipping the data frame instead of the layers themselves. I use a raster as a base map and put vectors on top of it. I am using ArcGIS 10.4 and I am working on a network.

PatricePineault1 · Answer

Well, after reading all of you, maybe it is actually a normal speed. The maps taking 5+ minutes to export do have a lot more labels than the maps taking 15 seconds.

Thank you.

TylerSchwartz2 · Answer

5 minutes would be fast for me.  I am exporting jpeg's @ 600 dpi and each one takes around 10 minutes.  I am using full vector basemap (the one that comes with BA) along with various vector feature classes.

This is on a fairly cutting edge desktop running 16gb ram, intel xeon 3.5ghz 8 core processor, NVME SSD 200gb

So unfortunately, I dont think you are going to be getting any faster than what you have.

BenjaminMittler · Answer

What kind of basemap are you using? 2MB seems kind of small for a 5100x3300 map using a raster basemap.