This is a read-only archive of the inkscapeforum.com site. You can search for info here or post new questions and comments at I have several svg. images files which I want printed out on the same page (A3). I took these images to the printer and they asked that I converted them to pdf. as they weren't converting to their system very well. (I'm kinda new to the game so forgive me). Even after I did that, they still suffered some transfer problems so they recommended I download cutepdf writer and prepare the images for printing on my computer before I came back. I've downloaded this and I'm pretty sure it will work, however at what stage should I be manually arranging the images to fit onto an A3 size paper? Do I do that in inkscape and create the scale and dimensions of all the images (3 in this case) to fit A3? I got the impression I did this using the cuepdf writer but I could be wrong. I am viewing the pdf images in Adobe Acrobat.
This probably sounds pretty basic, but I really would like to understand how I can get this to work smoothly. I want a perfectly aligned set of images for my portfolio so I want to get it right.
Page Layout for Printing
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Bayne7096 wrote:I've downloaded this and I'm pretty sure it will work, however at what stage should I be manually arranging the images to fit onto an A3 size paper? Do I do that in inkscape and create the scale and dimensions of all the images (3 in this case) to fit A3?
You do not need to use cutePDF at all. You can make a new document in A3 size (file menu>document properties) or open either of the templates I have attached.
Then you can either import (file menu) or paste (from another open document) your pieces of artwork into the A3 template.
When you're done, save your document as the SVG default (to be safe), and then 'save as' selecting PDF from the drop down menu.
You should know that several features of SVG do not transfer well to PDF (CutePDF is not going to do any better IMO), so if you have problems with the PDF not looking right when you open it with a fairly recent version of Acrobat reader then post back here.
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Thanks druban!
I'm just wondering though, what difference is it to do that as opposed to saving the individual images as pdf's when I had issues at the printer with them? Won't the same thing happen? Maybe I'm doing something wrong when I save them, though I wouldn't have a clue what. I just thought this cutePDF writer might fix the problem I have with pdf's when I take them to get printed. Ie, the image gets cropped weird and some of the gradients change int solid blocks of colour.
I'm just wondering though, what difference is it to do that as opposed to saving the individual images as pdf's when I had issues at the printer with them? Won't the same thing happen? Maybe I'm doing something wrong when I save them, though I wouldn't have a clue what. I just thought this cutePDF writer might fix the problem I have with pdf's when I take them to get printed. Ie, the image gets cropped weird and some of the gradients change int solid blocks of colour.
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I would have to see the file to know what 'issues' and 'transfer problems' you might be having. If they were trying to put several PDFs into another file in another program - maybe illustrator - there might be problems with rendering the PDF properly.
The big question is, when you save as PDF does it look exactly the way it looks in Inkscape? Are you using any: masks, clips, filters, blurs or path effects?
If the composite PDF looks right on your computer, chances are good that it will look right on theirs, because that's what PDF is for. And if there's a problem, then at least you will see it first.
The big question is, when you save as PDF does it look exactly the way it looks in Inkscape? Are you using any: masks, clips, filters, blurs or path effects?
If the composite PDF looks right on your computer, chances are good that it will look right on theirs, because that's what PDF is for. And if there's a problem, then at least you will see it first.
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Okay I'm giving this a go again now, and before I do just a couple of Q's:
When I save as a pdf, there is a window that appears with a bunch of options. I would love to have someone explain what they all mean and which ones are important to understand etc.
Covert text to paths (checked)
Omit text it pdf and create LaTeX file
Rasterize filter effects (checked)
Resolution for rasterization (250dpi)
Export area is drawing (checked)
Export area is page
Limit export to the object with ID (blank)
I could guess what they all mean but it would be nice to have someone clear it up. Experts?
Also....when I have saved it as a pdf and I view it in Acrobat Reader, the A3 dimensions are gone and it just crops the image to its extremities. I need the page to stay A3 for when I go to the printers, even if the logo is floating in the middle of blank page, right?
When I save as a pdf, there is a window that appears with a bunch of options. I would love to have someone explain what they all mean and which ones are important to understand etc.
Covert text to paths (checked)
Omit text it pdf and create LaTeX file
Rasterize filter effects (checked)
Resolution for rasterization (250dpi)
Export area is drawing (checked)
Export area is page
Limit export to the object with ID (blank)
I could guess what they all mean but it would be nice to have someone clear it up. Experts?
Also....when I have saved it as a pdf and I view it in Acrobat Reader, the A3 dimensions are gone and it just crops the image to its extremities. I need the page to stay A3 for when I go to the printers, even if the logo is floating in the middle of blank page, right?
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Export area is drawing should be unchecked, because this resizes your output to be just the size of the drawn part and deletes any empty border you have. This is the size change you are seeing!
You need to keep it A3, the size of your page, therefore check 'export area is page'.
Also, perhaps you should bump your rasterization DPI to 300, It won't hurt anything and might improve your print.
You need to keep it A3, the size of your page, therefore check 'export area is page'.
Also, perhaps you should bump your rasterization DPI to 300, It won't hurt anything and might improve your print.
Your mind is what you think it is.
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Thanks! I had this problem arise and now it makes sense.
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Re: Page Layout for Printing
Just curious, couldn't you do a 'save as' and save as an EPS file directly in Inkscape? Could your printer person deal with an EPS. You can download the free pgm Ghostscript and GhostView (GSView) to see the file. That would be better. I'm thinking their system could read the EPS file easier than a PDF convert. By no means am I an expert, Druban and a few others on here are, I'm just throwing out the suggestion for you to ask the printer.