SaveEPSOptions CS3/CS4/CS5 file size

I have a script which saves multiple files as EPS format, and everything works well under CS3 and CS5, but when run in CS4, the file size is about 3X the size of the other versions. (1.3M in CS4; 300-400k in CS3/CS5). Is this a known issue in CS4, or is there some way I can work around this (other than checking the application version and disallowing saving in CS4)? Below are the saveEPSOptions I am using:
var saveEPSOptions = new EPSSaveOptions
saveEPSOptions.cmykPostScript = true
saveEPSOptions.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR12
saveEPSOptions.embedAllFonts = true
saveEPSOptions.includeDocumentThumbnails = true
saveEPSOptions.preview = EPSPreview.TRANSPARENTCOLORTIFF
saveEPSOptions.saveMultipleArtboards = false // Added for CS4/CS5

Mac running OSX
Background image "placed" into new document
Brush created with an image file of a sequin to make texture layers in order to create a beading pattern.
Don't know how to answer your last comment, only in terms of what I want it to do, which is to create an editable file that the layers can be changed, textures altered or added to the basic image background.
Shane Davis
[email protected]

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