Sorry, I didn't see that you were running on Mac/OS X. Try this:
1. Open in Preview and Print to File. (from http://superuser.com/questions/370364/how-can-i-totally-flatten-a-pdf-in-mac-os-on-the-command-line) 2. Or this (http://brettterpstra.com/compress-pdfs-with-preview/) I run Scribus on Linux (Ubuntu) so I haven't tried these options. (Or I can try and fix it for you.) Staffan On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at mac.com> wrote: > Why thank you. What a kind offer. > > To be honest I seem to have fallen at the first hurdle in that I'm not sure > how to download XPDF, or even if it is available for OS X. I'm rather too > used to a simple Download button. > > Regards > > Nicki > > > > > On 14 Nov 2012, at 13:15, Staffan Melin (Oscillator) wrote: > >> If it's too complicated (and no one else has a good idea), send the >> PDFs to me and I will have a go at it! I'm curious about the method >> anyway. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Staffan >> SWEDEN >> >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at mac.com> >> wrote: >>> Thank you Staffan. I'll have a look at that. >>> >>> Hmm. Though looking at the site it may be a little beyond me. I have a lot >>> of experience of using packages but have no real 'computer' knowledge. >>> >>> However I will persevere and see where I get to. >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Nicki >>> >>> >>> On 14 Nov 2012, at 12:23, Staffan Melin (Oscillator) wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> A quick reply: >>>> >>>> http://www.shaftek.org/blog/2007/11/09/flattening-transperancies-in-pdf-with-free-tools/ >>>> >>>> which says: >>>> >>>> "An interesting issue has come up recently with my publishing company >>>> - one of our printing suppliers flagged incoming PDFs as being >>>> not-printable due to transparencies. After looking around for >>>> solutions, I came up with a way to resolve the issue without resorting >>>> to Acrobat (which we don?t use). The solution is two fold: >>>> >>>> 1. First convert the incoming PDF to PostScript using XPDF?s pdftops. >>>> This will flatten the transparencies. GhostScript?s pdf2ps tool DOES >>>> NOT do that. >>>> >>>> 2. Then convert the PostScript back to PDF using GhostScript?s ps2pdf tool. >>>> >>>> Both tools are open source and free (although watch out for >>>> GhostScript?s GPL license). One important point ? pdftops requires a >>>> paper width and height unless you want to end up with 8?11 paper for >>>> everything. The width/height is specified in PostScript points which >>>> are 72 per inch." >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> Staffan >>>> SWEDEN >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at mac.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Dear list >>>>> >>>>> This is my first posting. >>>>> >>>>> I've been using Scribus for the last couple of months to create a 28-page >>>>> magazine. I'm now sending it for a trial print, but have a problem with >>>>> transparencies. I need to be able to flatten the information in the pdf >>>>> to ensure the transparencies print as expected. My printer recommends >>>>> exporting the file as a PDFx1a but this choice is not available when I >>>>> export to PDF. I've been exporting as PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5). The >>>>> transparencies show up ok when I view the document in Adobe Reader. >>>>> >>>>> I'm using a Mac with Scribus 1.4.1. I've tried the suggestion in the >>>>> Scribus Wiki to use Adobe Reader to create a flattened PostScript file >>>>> via the Print dialog but Reader does not allow this. The newer version of >>>>> Reader doesn't seem to have this option at all. >>>>> >>>>> I'm at the stage of abandoning transparencies altogether as being too >>>>> unpredictable so this is a last shot. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions gratefully received. >>>>> >>>>> Nicki >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>>>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>>>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>>>> See also: >>>>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>>>> http://forums.scribus.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Staffan Melin >>>> Oscillator - ord bild form >>>> Kryssd?cket 1 >>>> SE-413 27 G?TEBORG >>>> SVERIGE/SWEDEN >>>> www.oscillator.se >>>> staffan.melin at oscillator.se >>>> +46 (0)70-4876 250 >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>>> See also: >>>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>>> http://forums.scribus.net >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> See also: >>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>> http://forums.scribus.net >> >> >> >> -- >> Staffan Melin >> Oscillator - ord bild form >> Kryssd?cket 1 >> SE-413 27 G?TEBORG >> SVERIGE/SWEDEN >> www.oscillator.se >> staffan.melin at oscillator.se >> +46 (0)70-4876 250 >> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net -- Staffan Melin Oscillator - ord bild form Kryssd?cket 1 SE-413 27 G?TEBORG SVERIGE/SWEDEN www.oscillator.se staffan.melin at oscillator.se +46 (0)70-4876 250
