[scribus] Identifying RGB image objects

john Culleton John at wexfordpress.com
Thu Jan 26 21:19:14 UTC 2012


On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:33:27 -0500
Gregory Pittman <gregp_ky at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 01/25/2012 05:08 PM, John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote:
> > I need to have the system search for and identify any RGB image
> > objects in my .sla file.  Everything inside my publication is black
> > and white and in CMYK.  However, I sometimes forget to convert a
> > grayscale RGB object to CMYK and the pre-press folks bring it to my
> > attention.  Is there a way to search for just RGB objects with
> > Scribus or, if not, can it be done with a script?
> >
> > Be advised, I am not a Python coder, so if I must use a script, is
> > there one available or is there someone who can code it for me?
> >
> 
> It's a bit manual but pretty easy, no Python required:
> 
> Just pull up the Manage Images dialog (Extras > Manage Images), where 
> you can just arrow your way through your images, watching the info at 
> the bottom for the colorspace.
> 
> Greg
> 
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Would not the use of an appropriate print ICC profile automatically
convert the RGB images to CMYK?


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