[scribus] PDF Export

[Owen]

OK,

Well I am not on a mac, so can't test that for you. (I tried it on my
Linux and it worked as expected, though the font I used didn't need
embedding)

Is it an odd font? Have you tried outlining it?



Owen


> I just tried with embedded fonts and the same results.  I am using Mac
> OS
> 10.7.5.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:
>
>>
>> > I am having difficulty with printing and PDF export.  I am
>> printing
>> > very
>> > large white text onto a black background with an overlaid image
>> with
>> > blend
>> > mode "Luminosity".  When it exports, it has:
>> >
>> > 1) Very small fonts (instead of very large)
>> > 2) Black fonts (instead of white)
>> > 3) The background image looks like it might be blended right, but
>> it
>> > is
>> > mostly obscured by a large dark-colored box, which I presume is
>> the
>> > bounding box for the main text.
>> >
>> > The only warning I am getting if I do PDF 1.4 export is the DPI of
>> my
>> > image.
>> >
>> > It works perfectly if I export as an image.  My current solution,
>> > which
>> > works, is to export to PNG and then convert to PDF.  However, I
>> would
>> > prefer to have a vector version of the PDF, if possible.
>> >
>> > It works good if I export to SVG.  The image is not properly
>> blended,
>> > but
>> > everything else looks good.
>> >
>> > I am brand new to Scribus, so I imagine I am doing something
>> wrong,
>> > but am
>> > not sure.  Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the Export->Save as PDF dialog, have you embedded the fonts?
>>
>> Also, what Operating System?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Owen
>>
>>
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Owen