Hi Moritz, On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 02:14:59PM +0100, Moritz Dorka wrote:
> my printing office requires me to send them PDFs generated by Acrobat using a > specific joboptions file. It usually boils down to - PDF version - minimum image resolution - fonts embedded or converted to outlines - CMYK (Scribus: Export-Target Printer) - ... did I forget something? > Since my project is very limited in terms of the overall costs, Im trying to > avoid buying Acrobat... > I know Scribus doesnt support these joboption files. (see: > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/pipermail/scribus/2006-April/017458.html or > http://docs.scribus.net/devel/classPDFOptionsIO.html) But is there at least a > way to closely recreate the output of Acrobat using Scribus's PDF-Export? > The joboptions file is only plain text, so if there would be a documentation > for Adobes implementation around, one could at least try. Just post the file, then we may look at it; maybe create a doc for the Wiki... > Or do you have any other suggestions on how to both minimize the trouble with > the printing office and to avoid wasting money on Acrobat? Depends on what you are trying... Common hints: - try to have images at the desired resolution (often 300 dpi, no less) - convert fonts to outlines since there are often problems with embedded fonts (even though the PDFs are correct, some software has problems) -> easy in Scribus, just look at the PDF export dialog - use "Printer" as output target - enable Color Management!!1! or your "Printer" output will be useless; ask your print office for their profile - don't use transparency ;) - export as PDF 1.3 HTH, Tino. -- www.quantenfeuerwerk.de www.spiritualdesign-chemnitz.de www.lebensraum11.de
