[Scribus] pdf problem

[PLinnell]

On Thursday 14 July 2005 23:13, wayne wrote:
> On Thursday 14 July 2005 10:23 am, wayne wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 July 2005 09:26 am, PLinnell wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 12 July 2005 21:01, wayne wrote:
> > > > I create newspaper ads with scribus and send them in as pdf
> > > > files. Most of the time there is no problem but sometimes the
> > > > ads don't print out correctly. The fonts appear either
> > > > scattered all over the place or parts of the text are
> > > > missing.
> > > >
> > > > The newspaper company claims that all of their software are
> > > > up to date and it's my fault. One paper suggested that I use
> > > > postscript fonts instead of true type fonts. My ads (the
> > > > exact same one) print properly in most of the company's
> > > > newspapers but gets screwed up in a couple of the papers. My
> > > > question is how can I be sure that my pdfs will print out
> > > > properly in all of the company's newspapers?
> > >
> > > You cannot if the are doing things like trying to import PDF
> > > into Quark. (Some people work that way...)
> > >
> > > If paper A gets the same exact file as paper B and paper B has
> > > problem, then that needs direct inquiry.
> > >
> > > The Type 1 font is better than True Type argument is long over
> > > IMO..
> > >
> > > Good True Type fonts are perfectly fine if they are embedded or
> > > subset properly. One of my clients uses a mixture of Type 1,
> > > True Type and Open Type fonts in PDF without a single error or
> > > problem on win32.
> > >
> > > That said, I find it in-excusable except for the tinyest
> > > organizations not to have PDF pre-flight software. Moreover,
> > > Acrobat Professional 6.0+ has its own built in preflight tool
> > > for checking for these kinds of issues
> >
> > I checked with the newspaper and they this is what they told me:
> >
> > "We use PitStop 6.0 pro to check the pdfs we get as well as to
> > fix any minor problems it may flag, they are imported into quark
> > when they are placed on the page and then the entire page is made
> > into a pdf and sent to the press."
> >
> > Wayne
>
> They're on Quark 4 and Mac OS9 but are in the process of upgrading
> their machines and possibly moving to InDesign. They claim to be
> able to work with the latest Quark files.

That there is entirely their problem.

Craig Ringer has the same platform at his company's newspaper and I am 
sure he will if sufficiently provoked provide excruciating details 
why this is a Bad Idea TM.


> They sent me this document about PDF/X-1a, the format they
> encourage clients to use when sending pdfs.
>
> http://www.ukulele.com/PDFX1a.pdf
>
> Wayne
> _______________________________________________

The best advice I can recommend to them is to export EPS from Acrobat 
with your files and go from there.

In this situation, no matter what they say Quark 4 handling of PDF is 
completely inadequate for 2005.

My offer to pre-flight your files still stands.

Peter