[Tex/LaTex] Latex ignoring vspace. How to get these two images on the same page

graphicspdfspacing

I have the following to insert two images into a latex document:

\begin{center}
    \hspace*{-1in}
    \includegraphics[width=8.5in]{rmse.pdf}
    \vspace*{-2in}
    \hspace*{-1in}
    \includegraphics[width=8.5in]{mae.pdf}
\end{center}

This allows them to width across the width of the page perfectly, but the problem is I can't get them both on the same page. They would easily fit, except latex is insisting there be about 3 inches between them. I've tried a figure, subfigures and negative vspace* (which gets ignored).

Can anyone tell me a simple way to reduce the spacing/margins/whatever to get latex to realize they fit together?

Best Answer

You could use pdfcrop to crop the interfering margins off the two pdf files. This small tool could already be part of your LaTeX distribution.
\includegraphics understands optional arguments for cropping the margins, you might use for instance trim or viewport.
Macros like \makebox, \llap and \rlap could reduce the effective width of the image.

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The literal method for doing this looks something like as follows:

\usepackage{calc}
...
\def\mygraphic{\includegraphics{...}}

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\setlength\graphicheight{\heightof{\mygraphic}}
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But there is also the \phantom command which creates an empty box of the same size as its contents, which might suit your specific circumstances better:

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In your case simply use the following code:

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