[scribus] bleed with cut-off

Gregory Pittman gregp_ky at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 11 02:09:04 CET 2009


On 11/10/2009 06:09 PM, Arthur de Bussy wrote:
> I can't find how to create a 5mm bleed in a document with a background 
> picture that is supposed to extend the cut-off lines. I can generate a 
> bleed with printer marks but the picture stops exactly where the 
> cut-off marks are. It must be a bit bigger to ensure proper cutting by 
> the print office. Can anyone help?
At least in Scribus, bleed doesn't work by enlarging or shifting any of 
your layout. You must make your image frame larger than the orginal page 
or have it extend beyond its border(s).

Greg




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