Exporting Inkscape graphic for high-quality printing
Hi everyone,
I have created an Inkscape SVG with Inkscape 0.40 (the version from Ubuntu 5.04 Synaptic). I then wanted to export it to EPS because I have to give it to a print shop (it's a poster in A0 format). However, the exported EPS was of poor quality. Especially the gradients were not exported at all, and the text looks quite shaky although it displays fine on screen, even when zooming in. I then downloaded Inkscape 0.42 from the website, in the hope that it may solve some of these problems. But I still cannot export anything vector-based which will look exactly like the original drawing. In particular:
- PDF export does not contain most objects, and only exports A4 size - EPS export still does not print the gradient correctly (even if printed on a Adobe-certified Postscript 3 printer), and the text either looks very clunky (when using "convert text to curves") or has the wrong font (when not using the former) - SVG (plain) export looks terrible in Adobe SVG viewer (only text, in Courier font, no graphics)
Any ideas? Markus
- PDF export does not contain most objects, and only exports A4 size
Use latest version of inkscape, 0.42.2 IIRC.
Export first to PS then manually use 'ps2pdf' but add the command line option: -sPAPERSIZE=a0 e.g.: ps2pdf -sPAPERSIZE=a0 poster.ps poster.pdf
- SVG (plain) export looks terrible in Adobe SVG viewer (only text, in
Courier font, no graphics)
I found significant updates in viewing quality with differing versions of acrobat viewer. My diagram looked crap in 5, better in 6, beautiful in 7. It's just a guess, but maybe you could print from a later version of Acrobat. I haven't had much fun using the Above SVG viewer - inkscape is better.
Maybe you could also upgrade your copy of ghostscript? Has it changed? *shrug*
Can't help with the printing.
cheers, -kt
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Hello,
since PS does not have transparency all EPS and PDF will result in a lack of quality.
The prefered way is to use Scribus to generate a proper PDF. Scribus can so far I know generate pre-press ready PDF.
HTH,
Adib. --- Markus Meyer schrieb:
Hi everyone,
I have created an Inkscape SVG with Inkscape 0.40 (the version from Ubuntu 5.04 Synaptic). I then wanted to export it to EPS because I have to give it to a print shop (it's a poster in A0 format). However, the exported EPS was of poor quality. Especially the gradients were not exported at all, and the text looks quite shaky although it displays fine on screen, even when zooming in. I then downloaded Inkscape 0.42 from the website, in the hope that it may solve some of these problems. But I still cannot export anything vector-based which will look exactly like the original drawing. In particular:
- PDF export does not contain most objects, and only exports A4 size
- EPS export still does not print the gradient correctly (even if
printed on a Adobe-certified Postscript 3 printer), and the text either looks very clunky (when using "convert text to curves") or has the wrong font (when not using the former)
- SVG (plain) export looks terrible in Adobe SVG viewer (only text, in
Courier font, no graphics)
Any ideas? Markus
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Hi Adib,
thanks for the info. Unfortunately, the SVG written by Inkscape shows the wrong fonts when opened in Scribus, and lacks the gradient. It looks far worse than the EPS written by Inkscape.
Markus
Adib Taraben schrieb:
Hello,
since PS does not have transparency all EPS and PDF will result in a lack of quality.
The prefered way is to use Scribus to generate a proper PDF. Scribus can so far I know generate pre-press ready PDF.
HTH,
Adib.
Markus Meyer schrieb:
Hi everyone,
I have created an Inkscape SVG with Inkscape 0.40 (the version from Ubuntu 5.04 Synaptic). I then wanted to export it to EPS because I have to give it to a print shop (it's a poster in A0 format). However, the exported EPS was of poor quality. Especially the gradients were not exported at all, and the text looks quite shaky although it displays fine on screen, even when zooming in. I then downloaded Inkscape 0.42 from the website, in the hope that it may solve some of these problems. But I still cannot export anything vector-based which will look exactly like the original drawing. In particular:
- PDF export does not contain most objects, and only exports A4 size
- EPS export still does not print the gradient correctly (even if
printed on a Adobe-certified Postscript 3 printer), and the text either looks very clunky (when using "convert text to curves") or has the wrong font (when not using the former)
- SVG (plain) export looks terrible in Adobe SVG viewer (only text,
in Courier font, no graphics)
Any ideas? Markus
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