[Scribus] Preferred graphic formats.

John R. Culleton john
Tue Feb 21 15:06:47 CET 2006


On Monday 20 February 2006 14:46, Christoph Sch?fer wrote:
> Am Montag, 20. Februar 2006 20:06 schrieb John R. Culleton:
> > 1. If I scan and save a photo using Xsane, what format is preferred
> > for import into a CMYK Scribe document?
> >
> > Xsane will save as JPEG, PNG, PNM, PostScript or TIFF.
> >
> > 2. If I have a color graphic created in Gimp, what is the
> > preferred format for import into a CMYK Scribus document?
> >
> > Gimp only uses RGB, but will save in all the above plus many
> > more.
> >
> > 3. If I must import a RGB model illustration, should I just
> > import it as is or should I run it through a conversion program
> > first?
>
> Hi John,
>
> please have a look at the docs:
>
> http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=importhints
>
> You can find the same information in the Scribus help browser.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christoph

Thanks for your reply. Now, do you have a suggestion for #3 above? 
The object of course is a Scribus document using only cmyk
colors. 
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