So I'm working on a brochure that I'm looking to get printed. I need to save it as a pdf file. Once saved if I open the file the image is distorted. The pictures and graphics look shifted down and leaves a white chunk in the background.... If anyone has any advice I appreciate it.

Thanks,
AFTERcraft

Be sure your images are embedded, Extension/Images/Embed Images

And in the export to PDF dialog, select rasterize ffects, and convert text to paths. If the artwork is for print select 300 dpi for the rasterize.

Could you upload the svg?

i tried saving it like you said but i had the same problem. it is saying that the file is too large... is there any other way i can send it to you?

samigina wrote:Be sure your images are embedded, Extension/Images/Embed Images

Not relevant when saving a copy as PDF (this is only important if you share the SVG file or edit it on a different computer).

samigina wrote:And in the export to PDF dialog, select rasterize ffects

This setting only effects vector objects and bitmap images which have an SVG filter effect applied (including blur) - i.e. normally linked or embedded bitmap images are not affected by this setting, nor by the dpi value (see below).

samigina wrote:and convert text to paths

Since Inkscape 0.47 fonts are always subset and embedded in PDF files created with Inkscape. Outlining the text when saving a copy as PDF is normally no longer needed (and results in far bigger file sizes).

samigina wrote:If the artwork is for print select 300 dpi for the rasterize.

Again, this only affects objects which have an SVG filter effect applied (including blurs) - see above.

AFTERcraft wrote:So I'm working on a brochure that I'm looking to get printed. I need to save it as a pdf file. Once saved (…)

Which Inkscape version on which platform?

AFTERcraft wrote:(…) if I open the file the image is distorted. The pictures and graphics look shifted down and leaves a white chunk in the background....

What program did you use to verify the content & appearance of the PDF file? Maybe you could attach a screenshot of how the PDF is misrendered (besides making the original SVG available)?

samigina wrote:Could you upload the svg?

This would allow to test and investigate the problem on different platforms using different Inkscape versions.