On 12/6/19 11:10 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 12/6/19 10:36 AM, Šarūnas wrote: >> Hello, >> >> My first post here. Sincere thanks for Scribus developers for >> creating it! >> >> I have used Scribus on Linux for several years to create and >> successfully print magazines (photos and text) with Blurb's >> print-on-demand service. (I have also used their other tool >> Booksmart for many years before.) Despite warning on Blurb's upload >> webpage regarding possible issues with Scribus embedding fonts, >> there were never any preflight errors or incorrect printout. >> >> However, I have just received my first Blurb book I made with >> Scribus NG (1.5.5). This time all font characters printed as >> rectangles… The fonts (LinuxLibertine, TrueType) were embedded, not >> subsetted, as usual. Scribus own preflight for PDF/X-3 was happy. >> >> After contacting Blurb support, they converted my uploaded PDFs, >> “outlining” fonts. I downloaded the files and while inspecting >> them, I can see that fonts are still listed as embedded, but now >> subsetted and Type-1C instead of Truetype. Here is an explanation >> from Blurb specialist, when I asked, what actually was done: >> >> (lawyer => layer): >>> What I did with your file is outline the fonts using the tool >>> called Pitstop, and then I distilled it in Adobe Distiller. In >>> this way your file is converted into one single lawyer instead of >>> several lawyers with non embedded fonts. >> >> I haven't yet received reprinted book, but I wonder if anyone here >> might have any insight on what might be going on with fonts and/or >> layers in PDF? >> >> P.S. I'm aware of Scribus's option to outline fonts when exporting >> PDF. I tried that and the resulting PDF doesn't use any fonts as a >> result, which is expected. Haven't received the printout yet >> either. >> >> Thanks for any advice, >> > Hi Šarūnas, > > I'm not a font expert, so we'll see what might come from those more > knowledgeable than me. The fault may not necessarily be with Scribus, > but rather the software being used by the printer. I would suggest in > the future to outline the fonts with Scribus rather than this other > pathway. It shows the importance of looking at your PDFs with your > own PDF viewer, maybe even more than one. If you can create it and > view it on your own computer, you can see that the problem lies with > the printer's software, not Scribus. Sometimes there are some > imperfections with certain fonts, so you might also try an > alternative font (this is where using Styles can be very > convenient).
Thanks, Greg, Yes, all looked fine in multiple PDF viewers, including Acrobat Reader, as well as printed on a local laser printer. Blurb specialist confirmed all looked fine on their devices too. I have heard of some printers, contracted by Blurb, using outdated RIPs. Maybe I was just lucky until now, that none of my books and magazines ended up being printed with them. I never though of outlining fonts, as for years they “just worked” (the same Libertine font family). I wonder what, if any, downsides to quality might be, if font glyphs are outlined. Šarūnas -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20191207/44364455/attachment.bin> ___ Scribus Mailing List: [email protected] Edit your options or unsubscribe: http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus See also: http://wiki.scribus.net http://forums.scribus.net
