It should work. This is a demonstration bookmark 150 pts wide (A4 high)
1. draw your image frame bigger than the page. See http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00imageframe.png 2. Save as PDF with crop marks like in http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00Save_as_PDF.png 3. The resulting pdf should be the whole image with the crop marks at the page size (150 pts wide and A4 in height). See http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00_PDF.png You wouldn't do it this way, but hopefully you get the idea Owen > Thanks for the fast reply. I made the image frame & image bigger than > the > original page but still the picture doesn't extend the cut-off lines. > Also > fiddling around with document settings and pre-press settings doesn't > do the > job. I'm stuck. > > Arthur > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.info > [mailto:scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.info] Namens Gregory Pittman > Verzonden: woensdag 11 november 2009 2:09 > Aan: scribus at lists.scribus.info > Onderwerp: Re: [scribus] bleed with cut-off > > On 11/10/2009 06:09 PM, Arthur de Bussy wrote: >> I can't find how to create a 5mm bleed in a document with a >> background >> picture that is supposed to extend the cut-off lines. I can generate >> a >> bleed with printer marks but the picture stops exactly where the >> cut-off marks are. It must be a bit bigger to ensure proper cutting >> by >> the print office. Can anyone help? > At least in Scribus, bleed doesn't work by enlarging or shifting any > of > your layout. You must make your image frame larger than the orginal > page > or have it extend beyond its border(s). > > Greg > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > -- Owen
