TheMagPiPdf - Revision history

Zenistar at 14:27, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T14:27:17Z

Zenistar at 13:47, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T13:47:19Z

Zenistar at 12:40, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T12:40:58Z

Zenistar at 12:40, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T12:40:42Z

Zenistar: /* Preparation for PDF generation */

2013-04-09T11:46:21Z

‎Preparation for PDF generation

Zenistar at 11:36, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T11:36:25Z

Zenistar at 11:33, 9 April 2013

2013-04-09T11:33:54Z

Zenistar: Note about screenshot settings being wrong.

2013-04-07T22:00:44Z

Note about screenshot settings being wrong.

Zenistar: /* PDF for printing */

2013-04-01T11:30:33Z

‎PDF for printing

Williamhbell: /* PDF for electronic use */

2013-03-11T21:13:35Z

‎PDF for electronic use

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−	* [[QuickStart_guide_for_new_volunteers\|Quick start guide for New Volunteers]] - A quick start guide to help new volunteers get the information they need.
−	* [[Information_for_new_volunteers\|Information for New Volunteers]] - A guide to help new volunteers familiarize themselves with the team’s workflow.
−	* [[RPi_MagPi_InfoForAuthors\|Information for authors]] - the process of submitting an article.
−	* [[TheMagPiLayout\|Layout & fonts]] - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
−	* [[TheMagPiPdf\|PDF creation]] - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.

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 * [[QuickStart_guide_for_new_volunteers|Quick start guide for New Volunteers]] - A quick start guide to help new volunteers get the information they need.
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 * [[TheMagPiLayout|Layout &amp; fonts]] - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
 * [[TheMagPiPdf|PDF creation]] - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.
 == Overview of PDF Creation==

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 {{TheMagPiHeader}}
 * [[RPi_MagPi_InfoForAuthors|Information for authors]] - the process of submitting an article.
 * [[TheMagPiLayout|Layout &amp; fonts]] - description of the standard layout and associated fonts.
 * [[TheMagPiPdf|PDF creation]] - instructions for the generation of PDF for electronic and paper publication.
 == Overview of PDF Creation==

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 Before generating PDFs it is good to obtain this information from MMS.
-If you navigate to the article you are working on in the MMS site, the article and page number / numbers is clearly displayed.
+If you navigate to the article you are working on in the MMS site, the article and page number / numbers are clearly displayed.
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 [[File:PrintSettings-MMS2.png]]
 == PDF Export ==

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 If you navigate to the article you are working on in the MMS site, the article and page number / numbers is clearly displayed.
 [[File:PrintSettings-MMS1.png]]
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 If you are replacing PDFs that are already uploaded, the actual file name is visible also on the existing files.
 [[File:PrintSettings-MMS2.png]]

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 * [[Information_for_new_volunteers|Information for New Volunteers]] - A guide to help new volunteers familiarize themselves with the team’s workflow.
-== Creating PDF ==
+== Overview of PDF Creation==
-== PDF for electronic use ==
+For each individual page within the magazine, two PDFs must be produced using different settings; one for display on screen in the PDF version of the magazine and one for the print version.
-* Embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
+The screen version is optimised for size while the print version must be optimised for quality and include extra information for the printer.
 * Select:
 ** Compression: Lossy JPG / Medium
 ** EPS Graphics: 600 DPI
 ** Resample Images: 600 DPI
 * Create separate PDF files of each page.  (The pages are joined together at the end and uploaded to our mirror sites and to issuu.com.)
-* Find the article number by checking the article record in [[TheMagPiMms|MMS]].
+* Select:
-* Rename the pdf files using ''article number''_''page number''.pdf
+** Compression: Automatic / Maximum
-* Upload the pdf files to the MMS article.
+** EPS Graphics: 600 DPI
-'''Create separate PDF files of each page, using "-pub.pdf" as a file name suffix.'''
+General settings must be as follows:
-* Click on file, Export, Save as PDF...
+Example fonts settings, any fonts used should be embedded apart from FreeSans Bold:
-* The following dialog is displayed, nothing on the general tab should need to be changed, but the settings should be as the screenshot below.
-'''NOTE - The screenshot below is wrong and will be updated shortly, Output one file for each page must be checked and the compression method must be Automatic/Maximum.'''
+[[File:PrintSettings-Print2-Fonts.png]]
-[[File:PDF-Settings-1.png]]
+No changes should be needed in Extras:
-* Next click on the fonts tab and click embed all fonts except FreeSans Bold.  FreeSans Bold should be outlined, rather than embedded.
+No changes should be needed in Viewer:
-* Ensure that the colour tab settings are as below:
-[[File:PDF-Settings-2.png]]
+No changes should be needed in Security:
-* Ensure the prepress tab settings are as below:
+Color settings must be as follows:
-[[File:PDF-Settings-3.png]]
+Pre-Press settings must be as follows:
-* Click save
+Once you are happy that the settings are correct, click save and the pages should be exported to the location specified.

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	* The following dialog is displayed, nothing on the general tab should need to be changed, but the settings should be as the screenshot below.		* The following dialog is displayed, nothing on the general tab should need to be changed, but the settings should be as the screenshot below.

		+	'''NOTE - The screenshot below is wrong and will be updated shortly, Output one file for each page must be checked and the compression method must be Automatic/Maximum.'''

	[[File:PDF-Settings-1.png]]		[[File:PDF-Settings-1.png]]