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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0017395ScribusImport / Exportpublic2025-01-31 06:32
Reporternb89 Assigned Tojghali  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Fixed in Version1.6.4.svn 
Summary0017395: PDF/X-1a:2001 opens as all colors completely black
DescriptionI have a pdf document that contains a lot of colorful images. When I export it in Scribus with PDF/X-1a:2001 to convert the color space to CMYK I can open the document as a regular PDF without any issues in Adobe, in Browser etc., however if I then open this document in Scribus all the images are black and the file is unsuable.

When I inquired about this issue in a different forum someone mentioned that he could save the PDF as PDF/X-1a:2001 and then open it in Scribus without issues. I am using version 1.6.1 which I can't even select as a version anymore so maybe that's the issue.
Steps To Reproduce1) Open a pdf with RGB color space in Scribus
2) Export the PDF as PDF/X-1a:2001 with color managment on so that all images are converted to CMYK color space.
3) Close the PDF and open the newly created PDF/X-1a:2001 version
Additional InformationI am aware that there are other methods to convert images from RGB to CMYK however I am on a work laptop with very, very restricted access to what I can and cannot use. I need a PDF X-4 with CMYK color space and layers to handover to a print shop, so my only option was to convert the PDF to PDF/X-1a:2001 to change the color space.
Tags1.6.1, color management
PatchNo

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nb89

2025-01-30 14:45

reporter  

scribus.PNG (92,505 bytes)   
scribus.PNG (92,505 bytes)   

ale

2025-01-30 14:53

manager   ~0051963

i guess that it would help, if you could upload a pdf file that can be used to reproduce the issue...

nb89

2025-01-30 14:59

reporter   ~0051964

I did not do that b/c the file is over the size limit, but here is half the page, the issue is the same.
test.pdf (1,849,377 bytes)

ale

2025-01-30 15:36

manager   ~0051966

thanks.

i can confirm that the in the import preview (and in firefox) the pdf has shiny colors and imported into scribus it's all nice black.

ale

2025-01-31 06:31

manager   ~0051979

Last edited: 2025-01-31 06:32

and now i can confirm that jghali's change fixes the issue.
i get the colors, now!

the question is, how nb89 can get a patched version...
for sure it won't make it in time, to his highly restricted laptop...

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-01-30 14:45 nb89 New Issue
2025-01-30 14:45 nb89 Tag Attached: 1.6.1
2025-01-30 14:45 nb89 Tag Attached: color management
2025-01-30 14:45 nb89 File Added: scribus.PNG
2025-01-30 14:53 ale Note Added: 0051963
2025-01-30 14:59 nb89 Note Added: 0051964
2025-01-30 14:59 nb89 File Added: test.pdf
2025-01-30 15:36 ale Note Added: 0051966
2025-01-30 22:32 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2025-01-30 22:32 jghali Status new => resolved
2025-01-30 22:32 jghali Resolution open => fixed
2025-01-30 22:32 jghali Fixed in Version => 1.6.4.svn
2025-01-31 06:31 ale Note Added: 0051979
2025-01-31 06:32 ale Note Edited: 0051979