How do you add bleed? Chuck
--- James Doepp <jdoepp at gmail.com> wrote: > It also depends whether the book will be paperback > or hardcover. For > paperback take the internal page width, multiply by > two, add the estimated > spine size, and, if needed add a bleed (3-5 mm on > each side). I usually add > another 6 mm on each side for placing registration > marks (showing where the > edges are, but also the spine). Add these together > and get the document > width. Take the page height, add the bleeds, and > space for registration > marks, and you have the document height. > > The printing press will tell you about what bleeds > you need, and whether you > need registration marks. They might also want cmyk > boxes on the edges. I > reuse the boxes from previous book covers that I > have made. I also have the > words "Cyan", "Magenta", etc. written in those > colours on the edge. This is > for separating colours (an option when printing to > postscript. > Unfortunately, you will probably have to edit the > postscript file manually > to adjust the frequency and angle...) > > Hardcovers need more space (generally 2cm) for > folding and because the size > is larger than the inner page. > > Jim > > On 10/13/07, charles brooks <broocg at yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > Dear Louis, > > Thanks! I'll work on it. > > Chuck > > > > > > --- Louis Desjardins <louis.desjardins at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > 2007/10/12, charles brooks <broocg at yahoo.com > > > > > > > > Can anybody tell me how to lay out a front and > > > back > > > > book cover, with spine, using Scribus? > > > > > > > > > Hi Charles, > > > > > > Take all the measures of your cover. Create a > new > > > document to that size. You > > > might eventually want to add bleed so you can > make > > > your document larger by 1 > > > inch more, and put your crop marks manually, > which > > > will allow you to add the > > > bleed. Using the Page > Guide Manager create the > > > guides for the spine and > > > off you go. Within 5 minutes you'll be in front > of > > > your blank cover. > > > > > > For the spine you'll probably want to rotate > your > > > elements to 90 degrees. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Charles Brooks > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Scribus mailing list > > > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > > > > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a > reality with Yahoo! > > Autos. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Scribus mailing list > > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > > > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > > > > -- > ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! > > Alles touristen und non-technischen looken peepers! > Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und > mittengrabben. > Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und > poppencorken > mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das > dumpkopfen. > Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das > cotten-pickenen hans in das > pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das > blinkenlichten. > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
