I am preparing a paper for submission to ACM proceedings and Digital Library. However, I keep getting the "Your pdf and .ps files both use type 3 fonts, you need use type 1 fonts" error from the publishing house.
I have generated plots in PS and PDF formats and both utilize type 3 fonts. I would love to avoid any solution that would require me to reproduce the plots (using matplotlib and python) as much as possible (The computation time to recalculate would mean that I miss the deadline).
I tried the command:
dvips -P pdf -t letter -o <file>.ps <file>.dvi
as well as
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
and still get type 3 fonts in my PS files and PDFS
pdffonts <file>.pdf
name type emb sub uni object ID
------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- --- ---------
LBEWKO+NimbusSanL-Regu Type 1C yes yes no 10 0
PUBBEM+NimbusSanL-Bold Type 1C yes yes no 8 0
YFYECG+CMSY10 Type 1C yes yes yes 18 0
AHPFBS+NimbusRomNo9L-ReguItal Type 1C yes yes no 16 0
AXUBMJ+NimbusRomNo9L-Regu Type 1C yes yes no 14 0
YSSGKF+NimbusRomNo9L-Medi Type 1C yes yes no 12 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 67 0
JCUPWZ+CMR10 Type 1C yes yes no 69 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 35 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 51 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 71 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 65 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 93 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 66 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 59 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 68 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 63 0
ITCMPN+Helvetica-Bold Type 1C yes yes no 117 0
WZLTXN+Helvetica TrueType yes yes yes 121 0
FKSFIN+CMMI10 Type 1C yes yes no 125 0
JVZHNQ+Helvetica-Bold TrueType yes yes yes 123 0
MTASZJ+Helvetica Type 1C yes yes no 115 0
KXKKTR+Symbol Type 1C yes yes no 119 0
GQCMLS+StandardSymL Type 1C yes yes no 132 0
EDAHZQ+Helvetica TrueType yes yes no 138 0
JWFHTI+Helvetica-BoldOblique TrueType yes yes yes 142 0
XUKNTB+HelveticaNeue TrueType yes yes yes 134 0
KRAGHG+Helvetica-Bold TrueType yes yes yes 144 0
MAUGEX+Helvetica_00 TrueType yes yes no 140 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 152 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 160 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 174 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 154 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 168 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 176 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 162 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 167 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 175 0
[none] Type 3 yes no no 169 0
SITHQP+NimbusMonL-Regu Type 1C yes yes no 190 0
I wonder how can I rectify the font type issue. Is there a way to change the font of a PDF or PS plot after-the-fact to produce a compliant PDF and PS version of my paper without any type 3 fonts?
PS: I'd appreciate detailed explanation, as I am new and just getting started with these tools. And I don't mind less than ideal workarounds.
UPDATE : 1. The problematic figures can be downloaded from this dropbox link