On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:28 AM, a.l.e <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> 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 > > > Should anyone develop such a script, I would be very interested in it. My last .pdf for the printer was 1.5Gb which meant I had to transfer it in person on a DVD. Printer's http based file transfer system said the job would require 23 hours to upload. The the printer would require another 23 hours to download to his site. -- John Ghormley KJ4UFG Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal* Walkertown, NC 27051 USA editor at sera.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.info/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20110301/6f114dfe/attachment.htm>
