On Wed, 23 May 2012 12:24:39 -0600 Frank Cox <melville.theatre at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 May 2012 19:18:30 +0200 > Flem wrote: > > > I don't get how you print your plates? Do you have to go > > wiyh a PDF file or can't you directly print the plate with > > the ps file? > > I have to impose the pages to get them onto the plates. > > > What kind of RIP are you using? > > I do the whole thing (imposition and RIP) with ghostscript, pdftk, > psnup and ps2pdf, plus a little driver program that I wrote to count > pages and do the donkey work. > > > Apart from that, have you tried to outline all these poor > > fonts? Maybe GhostScript wouldn't blow up then? > > I was just discussing that option with the folks who lay out the > paper. They said that while it's something that they could do if > they really have to, it really slows Scribus down. > > Since the only colour is on the front page, I'm thinking about a > scheme to do the plate layout in two pieces, the front page and > everything else. Then I just have to attach the front page to the > back page on a plate layout at the end of the process. > Have you tried: 1. Save Scribus file as tiff. 2. Separate tiff file into plates using Gimp. Haven't played this game myself but it might be worth trying. -- John Culleton Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Police Procedural and Expose: "Death Wore Black" "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
