[scribus] bleed with cut-off

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 11 November 2009 06:11:44 Arthur wrote:
> Thanks Greg & Owen, it works now. When saving as PDF 
something like 'cut to
> printer margins' (I use the Dutch version) was selected. 
Unselecting it and
> following your steps gave the result I need.
>
> Arthur
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.net
> [mailto:scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.net] Namens Owen
> Verzonden: woensdag 11 november 2009 11:41
> Aan: Scribus User Mailing List
> Onderwerp: Re: [scribus] bleed with cut-off
>
>
> It should work. This is a demonstration bookmark 150 pts wide 
(A4 high)
>
> 1. draw your image frame bigger than the page. See
> http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00imageframe.png
>
> 2. Save as PDF with crop marks like in
> http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00Save_as_PDF.png
>
> 3. The resulting pdf should be the whole image with the crop 
marks at
> the page size (150 pts wide and A4 in height). See
> http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/scribus/00_PDF.png
>
> You wouldn't do it this way, but hopefully you get the idea
>
>
>
> Owen
>
> > Thanks for the fast reply. I made the image frame & image 
bigger than
> > the
> > original page but still the picture doesn't extend the cut-off 
lines.
> > Also
> > fiddling around with document settings and pre-press settings 
doesn't
> > do the
> > job. I'm stuck.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.net
> > [mailto:scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.net] Namens Gregory 
Pittman
> > Verzonden: woensdag 11 november 2009 2:09
> > Aan: scribus at lists.scribus.net
> > Onderwerp: Re: [scribus] bleed with cut-off
> >
> > 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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For perfect book covers there is a way to use the last method 
mentioned by Greg, i.e make the basic image oversize by the 
amount of the bleed.  Set the Scribus "bleed" fields to zero. Set 
the margins at .380 in instead of .25 in. My free template 
calculator at
http://wexfordpress.net/template.html
will give you the overall dimensions that include bleed, the guides 
for the spine etc. I give more detail in my e-book. 
-- 
John Culleton
"Create Book Covers with Scribus"
http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html