[scribus] Exporting a graphic frame

[ale rimoldi]

hi

On 28/03/17 07:33, Craig Bradney wrote:
> 
>> On 28 Mar 2017, at 07:26, Christoph Schäfer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>>
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>>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. März 2017 um 02:20 Uhr
>>> Von: "Ken Springer" <snowshed1 at q.com>
>>> An: scribus at lists.scribus.info
>>> Betreff: Re: [scribus] Exporting a graphic frame
>>>
>>> On 3/27/17 3:06 PM, Ian Whitfield wrote:
>>>> On 03/27/2017 05:43 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>>>> On 3/27/17 6:00 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03/27/2017 01:35 PM, ale rimoldi wrote:
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 27/03/17 13:34, Craig Bradney wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 27 Mar 2017, at 13:28, Ken Springer <snowshed1 at q.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 3/27/17 1:48 AM, Owen Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 1.5.2
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have a PNG graphic in a frame.  Transparent background.  I
>>>>>>>>>>> then added
>>>>>>>>>>> a fill color to the frame.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is it possible to export this frame from the document as a JPG
>>>>>>>>>>> or other
>>>>>>>>>>> graphics format?  In this case, retaining transparency in not
>>>>>>>>>>> necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Have you looked at File->Export->Save as image?
>>>>>>>>> I have.  That exports the entire page, not the selected frame.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So just crop the exported image to the size of the frame afterwards.
>>>>>> How about using Print Screen? - that works for me!!
>>
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>>
>> You can export your bitmap image as an EPS file via File > Export > Save as EPS. Make sure your image frame has been selected, because then Scribus will only export the selection. You can then open the EPS file in GIMP or Photoshop and convert it into a format you prefer.
>>
> 
> That would have been a suggestion anyway.. Just load the image into Gimp, stick a layer behind with the selected colour and export.

or just flatten the image and use the current background color (after
having picked the right background color)

but there must be more complex workflows!
it cannot be so simple!

ciao
a.l.e