On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:31:36 -0500 Henry Hartley <henryhartley at westat.com> wrote:
> From: donal boland [mailto:donaboland at eircom.net] > >> > >> If I produce a document in Scribus and send it to a publisher who > >> uses a standard DTP software package, will he be able to read it > >> Is Scribus compatible with other DTP software packages > > Unless the publisher has a copy of scribus (of the same or later > version as you used to prepare the file), then no, they will not be > able to read the file. But that's not really a problem because what > you should probably send to the publisher is a finished PDF file, > which any publisher SHOULD be able to read without any trouble. > Depending on what you are doing and on the publisher, there may be > requirements in terms of PDF version, color management, etc. but the > point is the same. You publisher wants a PDF. Scribus produces PDF. > No problem. > > If they publisher wants the "raw" source file(s), that implies they > will be doing your layout for you. In that case, they will use what > they choose to use. It could be scribus, of course, but it likely > won't be. but you could knock at adobe's doors and ask them if they can read scribus files... ciao a.l.e
