[scribus] Warning: PDF included

[Gregory Pittman]

On 12/22/2011 07:11 AM, Peter Nermander wrote:
>> Why does Scribus warn in the pre-print check that a PDF is included? Is
>> there anything wrong in including a PDF?
>
> By default Scribus will rasterize a placed PDF. That may give a bad
> quality, depending on the PDF and the printing method.
>
> That's why the warning is there.
>
> Newer versions of Scribus can export a placed PDF as "a PDF in a PDF"
> so it will remain "vector" format, but I think that in the 1.3.x
> series that feature is considered experimental and does not work well
> with color management.
>

Yes, really, this is all there is to the warning, just a reminder that 
you have incorporated a PDF into your document. I would advise against 
shutting off warnings, but rather with experience be able to scan down 
the various warnings and see if any are unexpected.

Greg