[scribus] Photobook: export PDF in sRGB, color conversion

Gregory Pittman gpittman at iglou.com
Thu Apr 24 21:45:48 UTC 2014


On 04/24/2014 03:14 PM, b-misc at gmx.ch wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Despite an extended search through the internet, I couldn't get the settings
> right so far:
>
> My digital camera produces images in sRGB. I created a photobook which I want
> to order as a PDF (it will get exposed on real photo paper). The printing
> company (saal-digital.de) needs the file as a sRGB.
>
>
> Now my questions:
> What settings should I use? So far I tried
>
> Preferences - Color Management:
>    Enabled;
>    RGB Images / RGB Solid Colors: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
>    CMYK Images / Solid Colors: Euroscale Uncoated v2
>    Monitor: sRGB
>    Printer: Euroscale Uncoated v2
>    Rendering Intents:
>      Images: Perceptual
>      Solid Colors: Relative Colorimetric
>    Use Blackpoint Compensation: on
>
> PDF Export:
>    General:
>      File Options: PDF 1.3 or 1.4
>      Compression Method: Automatic
>      Compression Quality: Maximum
>      Max Image Resolution: 300 dpi
>
>
Under the Color tab in PDF Export, choose Output Intended for: 
Screen/Web since you printer wants RGB.

Greg




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