Ok I'm trying those methods. I think I'm going to have to fix this myself in the end. It's not a one-off project. I'm learning fast.
Regards Nicki On 14 Nov 2012, at 14:00, Staffan Melin (Oscillator) wrote: > Sorry, I didn't see that you were running on Mac/OS X. > > Try this: > > 1. Open in Preview and Print to File. (from > http://superuser.com/questions/370364/how-can-i-totally-flatten-a-pdf-in-mac-os-on-the-command-line) > > 2. Or this (http://brettterpstra.com/compress-pdfs-with-preview/) > > I run Scribus on Linux (Ubuntu) so I haven't tried these options. > > (Or I can try and fix it for you.) > > Staffan > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at mac.com> > wrote: >> Why thank you. What a kind offer. >> >> To be honest I seem to have fallen at the first hurdle in that I'm not sure >> how to download XPDF, or even if it is available for OS X. I'm rather too >> used to a simple Download button. >> >> Regards >> >> Nicki >> >> >> >> >> On 14 Nov 2012, at 13:15, Staffan Melin (Oscillator) wrote: >> >>> If it's too complicated (and no one else has a good idea), send the >>> PDFs to me and I will have a go at it! I'm curious about the method >>> anyway. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Staffan >>> SWEDEN >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at mac.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Thank you Staffan. I'll have a look at that. >>>> >>>> Hmm. Though looking at the site it may be a little beyond me. I have a lot >>>> of experience of using packages but have no real 'computer' knowledge. >>>> >>>> However I will persevere and see where I get to. >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> >>>> Nicki >>>> >>>> >>>> On 14 Nov 2012, at 12:23, Staffan Melin (Oscillator) wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> A quick reply: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.shaftek.org/blog/2007/11/09/flattening-transperancies-in-pdf-with-free-tools/ >>>>> >>>>> which says: >>>>> >>>>> "An interesting issue has come up recently with my publishing company >>>>> - one of our printing suppliers flagged incoming PDFs as being >>>>> not-printable due to transparencies. After looking around for >>>>> solutions, I came up with a way to resolve the issue without resorting >>>>> to Acrobat (which we don?t use). The solution is two fold: >>>>> >>>>> 1. First convert the incoming PDF to PostScript using XPDF?s pdftops. >>>>> This will flatten the transparencies. GhostScript?s pdf2ps tool DOES >>>>> NOT do that. >>>>> >>>>> 2. Then convert the PostScript back to PDF using GhostScript?s ps2pdf >>>>> tool. >>>>> >>>>> Both tools are open source and free (although watch out for >>>>> GhostScript?s GPL license). One important point ? pdftops requires a >>>>> paper width and height unless you want to end up with 8?11 paper for >>>>> everything. The width/height is specified in PostScript points which >>>>> are 72 per inch." >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards, >>>>> >>>>> Staffan >>>>> SWEDEN >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Nicola Griffin <nickigriffin at >>>>> mac.com> wrote: >>>>>> Dear list >>>>>> >>>>>> This is my first posting. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've been using Scribus for the last couple of months to create a >>>>>> 28-page magazine. I'm now sending it for a trial print, but have a >>>>>> problem with transparencies. I need to be able to flatten the >>>>>> information in the pdf to ensure the transparencies print as expected. >>>>>> My printer recommends exporting the file as a PDFx1a but this choice is >>>>>> not available when I export to PDF. I've been exporting as PDF 1.4 >>>>>> (Acrobat 5). The transparencies show up ok when I view the document in >>>>>> Adobe Reader. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm using a Mac with Scribus 1.4.1. I've tried the suggestion in the >>>>>> Scribus Wiki to use Adobe Reader to create a flattened PostScript file >>>>>> via the Print dialog but Reader does not allow this. The newer version >>>>>> of Reader doesn't seem to have this option at all. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm at the stage of abandoning transparencies altogether as being too >>>>>> unpredictable so this is a last shot. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any suggestions gratefully received. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nicki >>>>>> >>>>>> ___ >>>>>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>>>>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>>>>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>>>>> See also: >>>>>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>>>>> http://forums.scribus.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Staffan Melin >>>>> Oscillator - ord bild form >>>>> Kryssd?cket 1 >>>>> SE-413 27 G?TEBORG >>>>> SVERIGE/SWEDEN >>>>> www.oscillator.se >>>>> staffan.melin at oscillator.se >>>>> +46 (0)70-4876 250 >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>>>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>>>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>>>> See also: >>>>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>>>> http://forums.scribus.net >>>> >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>>> See also: >>>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>>> http://forums.scribus.net >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Staffan Melin >>> Oscillator - ord bild form >>> Kryssd?cket 1 >>> SE-413 27 G?TEBORG >>> SVERIGE/SWEDEN >>> www.oscillator.se >>> staffan.melin at oscillator.se >>> +46 (0)70-4876 250 >>> >>> ___ >>> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >>> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >>> See also: >>> http://wiki.scribus.net >>> http://forums.scribus.net >> >> >> ___ >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> See also: >> http://wiki.scribus.net >> http://forums.scribus.net > > > > -- > Staffan Melin > Oscillator - ord bild form > Kryssd?cket 1 > SE-413 27 G?TEBORG > SVERIGE/SWEDEN > www.oscillator.se > staffan.melin at oscillator.se > +46 (0)70-4876 250 > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net
