On Thursday 08 July 2004 04:07 pm, Wayne Maeda wrote: > I'm trying to print out a tabloid size pdf file (created in Scribus) on a > postscript printer but can't figure out how to set the linescreen. My > graphics have to be printed out at 75 lpi or less. I'm using Adobe Acrobat > (in Windows and Linux) to print from but there doesn't seem to be any way > to set the linescreen. Is the linescreen set in the pdf file with Scribus? > Has anyone done this? > > If the page were letter size, I could print it out on my printer by using > the command line. However, since it's a tabloid size page, I need to use an > outside printer and outside computer (which runs Windows only). > > I have access to Pagemaker ( I don't have Quark) but can't figure out how > to load a pdf file. The documentation covers how to create a pdf file but > not how to load one. > > What's the best way to print out a pdf file on Windows? > > Thanks, > Wayne
Here's the final outcome of my story. The print shop that I use does not take pdf files. I needed to submit camera ready artwork. I use him because his prices are reasonable and he does good, fast work. I've been using him for about 10 years. My document was an 8 page directory in tabloid size that I have printed out once a year about this time. Since I don't own a tabloid size printer, I had to take it to someone who does. Unfortunately, they only ran Windows, which meant that I had to output my Scribus document as a pdf file; that was my choice anyway. In previous years, I contructed my document in Corel Draw and since the windows printer has CD installed on it, there was no problem printing it out with the proper linescreen. Scribus did a great job of outputting to pdf. However, once I did get the pdf files, I encountered a problem of how to output them so that they would have the proper linescreen settings that the print shop requested. I tried Acrobat, Pagemaker, Photoshop, & CorelDraw. None of these could set the linescreen properly in the pdf files. Perhaps I didn't have the latest versions of these programs but I used what I had access to. With my print deadline approaching and no solution in sight, I was forced to go back to Windows and recontruct the entire document in Corel Draw. This was not too difficult because I already had the previous year's directory to work from; fill in the blanks with the new data, add new graphics, and correct the dates. I was able to finish the morning of the deadline and the whole thing printed out fine. I would have loved to have used Scribus for this job but I guess I'll have to do more research. Perhaps Adobe Illustrator can handle the pdf files better. Wayne Maeda I'm glad it's over
