[scribus] Printer Profiles?

[peter linnell]

On 12/1/10 3:39 PM, Jim Ford wrote:
> On 12/1/2010 1:47 PM, John Culleton wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday 30 November 2010 17:30:55 Jim Ford wrote:
>>> On 11/30/2010 6:36 PM, John Culleton wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday 30 November 2010 11:58:29 Jim Ford wrote:
>>>>> Is there any way that I can use printer profiles with Scribus?
>>>>>
>>>>> If I export a file to pdf and print it, the image colours are
>>>>> 'off', because my printer profile isn't used. Is there a
>>>>> 'workaround' for this? It would be useful for printing cards or
>>>>> calendars.
>>>>
>>>> The use of ICC profiles is explained in full on page 158 and
>>>> following of the Scribus Manual.
>>>
>>> Ermm - not in my copy of the Scribus manual. It's 'The Action
>>> History' on page 159 on. Is it a later manual than the 'Official
>>> Manual' published by 'FLES Books' that you're referring to?
>>>
>>> Jim
>
>> Hit the wrong key. The correct page reference is 258: "Color
>> Management."
>
>
> The problem is that Scribus colour management won't use profiles for
> inkjet printers, and only shows the standard professional printers - not
> a lot of good for us amateurs that don't have offset litho printers in
> our bedrooms where we operate!
>
> Is this fixed for 1.3.9, or is there a 'workaround'? It seems to be a
> major drawback for people like me that only want a few copies, rather
> than 1000 off from a print shop!
>
> Jim
>

It is on the roadmap for the future. However, it takes some major 
reworking of the color management code inside Scribus. Those kinds of 
things need serious testing on all 4 platforms we support, so this is 
not something we would try to bring into 1.3.9/1.4

The upside is next gen Scribus will have a much more flexible color 
management architecture and it will allow exactly the kinds of color 
managed printing for a wider range of printers.


HTH,

Peter