----- Original Message ----- From: "Nik" <[email protected]> To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:04 AM Subject: [Scribus] need to create greyscale PDF/X-3
> Hi Folks, > > My apologies if this has been covered already in FAQs or the like, but > my searches have not found any direct references. > > (I am using the standard scribus 1.2.4.1 as maintained in the Fedora > Core YUM repository.) > > I have a scribus document (a newsletter) from which I need to produce > multiple output documents: a colour PDF for a webpage, and a PDF to send > to a printing house for monochrome printing. > > I have assembled a 4 page test document, generated a test PDF/X-3, and > sent this to our printers. They have responded that there are a few > minor changes needed for them to be able to print from this: > > 1. All pictures need to be in greyscale > > 2. If we are printing in monochrome (which we currently do) then all > text must be black. > > 3. If we are printing in black plus one colour (which we don't currently > do, but are considering the option), then we need to provide the > document in black plus one colour expressed as a Spot colour. > > In addition, the document has fill colour in some of the boxes > (specified as red @ 15%). I presume I need to output this as black @ 15% > for the monochrome output. > > I had hoped that I could produce both PDFs from the same document - ie, > be able to specify greyscale for images and black for text/stroke/fill > when creating the PDF/X-3 for the printer, and specifying full colour > when creating the PDF for the web. > > Q1: Is this simply a matter of my correctly setting some output > parameter(s) that I haven't fully understood? For example, installing a > greyscale Output Profile (instead of the default Fogra27L CMYK profile), > or possibly an ICC colour profile? > > Q2: Or do I need to create a separate greyscale document, either > manually, or through a script or plugin? > > Q3: Is there some other way that I haven't thought of? > > All comments and feedback gratefully accepted. > > Cheers! > Nik. > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/279 - Release Date: 3/10/2006 > ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
