On 11/30/2009 05:10 PM, Christian Andersen wrote: > Submitted on 11/30/2009 > Submitted by anonymous user: [10.1.6.26] > > Submitted values are: > > Your contact information: > Name: Christian Andersen > Email Address: chriand at dk.ibm.com > About your Scribus program: > Version: 1.3.3.13 > Prebuilt/Compiled: Prebuilt > Build Date: > Your operating system and CPU: > Type: Linux > Version: ubuntu 8.04 > CPU type: 32bit Intel/AMD (i386) > Your request content: > Subject: exporting to PDF gives bad print result > Message: > hi. > > I have create my own photo calendar using pcal and scribus. I export the > calendar as a PDF file. The result looks very good on screen. > > But I visited a commercial printshop today and the print result was a bit > disappointing. All my pictures were a bit dimmed and had lost some of the > color intensity. > > At the printshop I also tried to do a print of a single pictures (JPEG). The > same files which I have uploaded into Scribus. Printing the JPEG directly: > Here the result was great. > > So somehow the PDF distillation is doing something to my pictures. > > When I export the PDF file, the settings are: > > Compatibility = PDF 1.4 > Compress Text and vector graphics = ON > Image compression method = Automatic > Image compression quality = Maximum > Output intended for = Printer > > Do anyone of you have experience with this problem and maybe can tell me, if > I'm doing something wrong. > If simply printing a jpeg looked Ok, you might try a setting of Screen/Web for your Output intention. Are you using color profiles?
Greg
