salut louis, >> If you look at this wiki page: >> >> >> http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Image_DPI_and_Scaling,_and_Resultant_File_Sizes >> >> you can get a sense of how changing some settings in Scribus or >> manipulating the images can variably reduce file size of the PDF. >> >> Especially with a large document containing many images, you should be >> using the lowest DPI resolution that makes sense for your purpose. >> Typically, 150 to 300 DPI is good enough. Using a tiny part of a very large >> image will load this entire image into the PDF, so cropping before you use >> the image can be a huge savings. >> > This naturally brings me to the idea of a script that would do that, when > the user is ready, crop the image to the frame + 1 pixel to avoid accidental > white gap between a framed image frame. Is this feasible? What's the best > way to do this, a python script or hard coded into the application?
personally, i would do it as a script in python. with an external application like imagemagick (or a python module) taking care of the cropping. and i would not add 1 pixel: the script and scribus should work correctly, and not allow accidental white gaps. ciao a.l.e
