On Tuesday 06 March 2007, william f. maddock wrote: > On Mar 6, 2007, at 3:44 AM, Louis Desjardins wrote: > > 2007/3/6, Arnaud Talaia <arnaud.talaia at biogestion.ch>: > >> Hi everybody, > >> > >> a french magazin editor asks me to send him?my add in? the > >> TIFF/IT-P1 format (which seems to become a big runner for > >> editors since that format has been certified ISO and is > >> supported by the Secogif..). After a little bit of surfing > >> around on the Net, I gather that the programs used to produce > >> those files are very expensive, and as a very small company, we > >> will not be able to afford it. > >> > >> Does anyone know if there is a way to produce this TIFF/IT > >> format directly from Scribus (I'm on Scribus 1.3.3.7 for Windows > >> XP) or from any other freeware??Will I have to?ask a?specialist, > >> those we call "photograveur" in french (don't know the name in > >> english), which will add to the cost.. > > > > Bonjour Arnaud, > > > > As far as I know, there is no such tool in the FLOSS world > > (yet!). You will have to go to a prepress house that can do that > > (make sure they can handle you a TIFF/IT-P1). I don't know the > > prices in France for this kind of work but imo this will fall > > into the category of minimum charge because you only have one ad, > > as I understand. > > > > There is currently no way to produce a TIFF/IT-P1 file from > > Scribus (or a P1, as we say!). Nor is it possible from any DTP > > app I know. Producing such file requires a RIP (raster image > > processor) that will rasterize your file at a high resolution. > > That is, typically, turn it from an editable format to a > > non-editable one. Or if you prefer, to make a digital film out of > > it. > > > > Your extra cost will depend on the size of your ad. Price can be > > separated in 3. > > 1) ripping and producing the TIFF/IT file > > 2) getting a good digital proof out of this file (contract proof) > > 3) physical support (a letter size TIFF/IT made out of a 4-color > > document is around 40 MB) > > > > You could propose to send a PDF file instead of a P1. This can be > > done with Scribus. You'd have to proof your file and make sure it > > has the fonts embedded. If they don't want a PDF, then you'll > > have no other choice than going to a service bureau (a > > photograveur) to have this file done for you. > > Couldn't the same thing be accomplished by scribus in combination > with GIMP? Produce the postscript from scribus, import that into > GIMP, then GIMP might be able to output the P1 (I'm not sure of > that, of course). > ___________________________________________________________________ >_____ _________________________ > http://www.lulu.com/billsey
No, TIFF/IT is a special recipe and requires CMYK support. Peter -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20070306/f8a355bd/attachment-0001.pgp
