On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:25:52 +0200 Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au> wrote:
> > I am getting some custom plastic bags printed and made my design using > > Scribus (of course). I sent the artwork in to the bag manufacturer in PDF > > format, assuming that pretty much all printing work seems to use PDF. > Have you tried EPS or SVG export? The end of this story is that I managed to create a SVG file using the Scribus export function that looks perfect on my computer. When I first tried, all I got was the graphic in my SVG file, the text was missing. After converting the fonts to outline, I got a SVG file that looked good and contained everything. I emailed it to the bag printers on Friday and they initially said that a SVG file is exactly what they want. I called them again today to find out why they hadn't got a proof back to me for signature, and they said that the SVG that I had sent them was missing the graphic; all they could see was the text. Actually, the first guy I talked to said that he could see all of the text but no graphic. The next guy (who actually does the printing) said that he got only half of the text on his machine and no graphic. Ultimately, I guess they just got tired of dealing with me in regard to this matter. They said that they have done the conversion to what they need themselves using the PDF that I originally sent them, and have faxed me a proof that looks like it is supposed to. So I guess that's that. I'm getting the bags that I need manufactured and printed, but still don't know what the problem was. And may never know, now. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://theatre.sasktelwebsite.net
