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| Scribus is not a word processor, and it's not a graphics application, it's a layout application. It's a //part// of the publishing pipeline, but not the entire thing. Many users just getting started in design, or just getting started in the "right" method of publishing, get confused by the fact that there is a pipeline at all. It changes with need and preference, but generally the pipeline for publishing is something like this: | Scribus is not a word processor, and it's not a graphics application, it's a layout application. It's a //part// of the publishing pipeline, but not the entire thing. Many users just getting started in design, or just getting started in the "right" method of publishing, get confused by the fact that there is a pipeline at all. It changes with need and preference, but generally the pipeline for publishing is something like this: | ||
| - | [{{ publish-pipeline.png | A sample publishing pipeline. }}] | + | [{{ publishing.png | A simplified publishing pipeline: from many sources, into one. }}] |
| Before computers, designers literally cut and pasted all the different assets from the different departments onto pages (much as traditional 'zine artists do now). With Scribus, you can do all that cutting and pasting in the computer, pre-flight the results, and send the master PDFs to press. | Before computers, designers literally cut and pasted all the different assets from the different departments onto pages (much as traditional 'zine artists do now). With Scribus, you can do all that cutting and pasting in the computer, pre-flight the results, and send the master PDFs to press. | ||
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| When Scribus starts, it presents a setup screen so that you can define what kind of project you are going to work on. This might seem overwhelming at first, but it does encourage a bit of pre-planning. You should think about your intended delivery targets before you start designing. For instance, if you'll be using Scribus for CD booklet layouts, you would know that the paper size needs to be 4.25 inches by 4.25 inches. You would also know that if it is printed, the total number of pages in your layout must be divisible by 4 (since one 8.5 inch page, folded in half, renders four printable surfaces), and so on. Before diving into a serious Scribus project, plan ahead and know what kind of paper you are delivering to. | When Scribus starts, it presents a setup screen so that you can define what kind of project you are going to work on. This might seem overwhelming at first, but it does encourage a bit of pre-planning. You should think about your intended delivery targets before you start designing. For instance, if you'll be using Scribus for CD booklet layouts, you would know that the paper size needs to be 4.25 inches by 4.25 inches. You would also know that if it is printed, the total number of pages in your layout must be divisible by 4 (since one 8.5 inch page, folded in half, renders four printable surfaces), and so on. Before diving into a serious Scribus project, plan ahead and know what kind of paper you are delivering to. | ||
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| If you are not sure, then talk to your printer company. Find out what they expect to receive from you. Usually a "reader spread" is all they need, meaning you simply deliver to them what you want your readers to see, in the order the readers will see it. In this case, each “page” really means “printable surface”. So if you want to produce a flyer with two sides to it, you need two “pages” in Scribus, even though when it is printed, it will require only one physical piece of paper. Likewise, if you are folding an A4 page in half in order to create a pamphlet, you need 4 “pages” in Scribus even though you will only use one physical sheet of paper when printing. | If you are not sure, then talk to your printer company. Find out what they expect to receive from you. Usually a "reader spread" is all they need, meaning you simply deliver to them what you want your readers to see, in the order the readers will see it. In this case, each “page” really means “printable surface”. So if you want to produce a flyer with two sides to it, you need two “pages” in Scribus, even though when it is printed, it will require only one physical piece of paper. Likewise, if you are folding an A4 page in half in order to create a pamphlet, you need 4 “pages” in Scribus even though you will only use one physical sheet of paper when printing. | ||
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| - | krita \\ | + | [[krita|Krita]] \\ |
| - | mypaint \\ | + | [[mypaint|Mypaint]] \\ |
| - | inkscape \\ | + | [[inkscape|Inkscape]] \\ |
| - | darktable \\ | + | [[darktable|Darktable]] \\ |
| - | lightzone | + | [[lightzone|Lightzone]] |
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