MATLAB: Saving/loading large images fast

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Hi everyone,
I'm working with large images (between 50MB and 100MB). When I save the figure obj using save in .mat format, MATLAB returns a warning "saving handle figures in .mat can create very large files. Try use savefig". So I tryed to use savefig and the .fig file was larger than the .mat file. Is there a method to save/load these figures in a faster way?

Best Answer

I think it would be faster to load the data and recreate the figure. In general savefig only makes sense if you have a large number of objects with non-default parameters.
Also, it is only a warning. Warnings should make you think hard about your approach. If then the conclusion is that you are using the best approach, you can either ignore the warning, or suppress it.
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