On 12/7/19 2:57 PM, Šarūnas wrote: > 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. >
The main downside of outlining fonts is that you will not be able to export the PDF text. Greg ___ 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
