[Scribus] Importing foto images

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david wrote:
> Hi guys!
> 
> I'm a newbie and I am trying to get wysiwyg in Feisty - for private,
> amateur use.
> 
> I use F-Spot and Gimp, although I struggle with both and the photo
> images I can see on screen are nothing like those printed out on my
> Deskjet 920C.
> 
> I am trying to get sRGB and ICC profiles from HP but no result as yet.
> 
> I have tried to get a simple profile for my LCD monitor using LProf,
> with mixed results.
> 
> An article or two in Linux Format magazine says the best way to achieve
> positive results from photographs with the printed image bearing some
> relation to that shewn on-screen is to use Scribus.
> 
> If I go into Scribus v2.2.5, 2006 build C-C-T it tells me
> that .png/.tiff/.png/ and even .ps images "are not in scribus format".
> 
> I have obtained these images from original .jpeg images imported
> from/converted in Gimp.
> 
> I know that, but it displays the clock running image and even tho' I
> wait a considerable amount of time to allow for conversion, nix.
> 
> Where do I go from here, please?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Best
> 
> David
> 

Hi,

First it looks like you have the obsolete version of Scribus shipped
with Feisty.

Please update with instructions
here:http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Getting_Scribus_on_Ubuntu/Kubuntu_up_and_running
http://debian.scribus.net and some strongly recommended hints here:

Next, forget about color management and try exporting PDF with the
'Screen/Web' option and then print from Acrobat Reader  - not Evince.

This kinf of inkjet printer is an 'RGB' device and expects RGB data, not
CMYK. The driver and printer internals handle the conversion.

Hope that helps,

Peter