[scribus] Large SVG File Crashing Scribus

Richard eyelagui at adinet.com.uy
Tue Dec 15 19:29:18 CET 2009


And.... how about ram, cpu and graphic card your system have?



Chris Tregenza escribió:
>
> I'm using Scibus to put together an A2 poster consisting of a map of 
> the world and accompanying info.
>
> The graphics are in SVG form (created by Inkscape) and Scribus is 
> being used to add the text and produce the print ready PDF.
>
> However, the SVG file is very large (> 2MB) and complicated (it is a 
> detailed map).
>
> This causes Scribus to perform extremely slowly and it normally 
> crashes within a couple of minutes of the SVG being imported. Scribus 
> is effectively unusable.
>
> I've tried removing as much from the file as possible including 
> simplifying the paths. However any further removal will impact on the 
> map accuracy.
>
> I'm trying to avoid using PNG or other bitmap images as this impacts 
> on print quality.
>
> I have tried encapsulating the map as an PDF or PDS exports from 
> Inkscape. This works however Inkscape's exports are not as good as 
> Scribus and colour management and the PDF ultimately created by 
> Scribus seems lower quality.
>
> I want to use Scribus to create the PDF to take full advantage of its 
> press-ready features but I've run into a brick wall.
>
> Can anyone offer any useful advice to work around for this situation 
> that allows me to create a top quality, press ready PDF?
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>
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