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Scribus => Beginner Talk => Topic started by: DayDay on May 21, 2023, 03:21:53 AM

Title: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: DayDay on May 21, 2023, 03:21:53 AM
Hi,

How can I get and install the Versa Works swatch into Scribus? I'm trying to use a guitar pedal printing service which requires a the Versa Works swatch.

thank you for any help.  I'm lost.

Dayday
Title: Re: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: Nermander on May 21, 2023, 07:47:47 AM
If I understand right this is spot colors?

A starting point can be this page.

https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Spot_Colour_Palettes_in_Scribus
Title: Re: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: AdmFubar on May 21, 2023, 11:52:13 PM
If the format is one of these:
Adobe Illustrator (AI), Adobe Color Swatch (ACO), AutoCAD Color Book (ACB), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), GIMP Palette (GPL), OpenDocument Swatch (SOC), PostScript (PS), Scribus Palette (XML), SwatchBooker Collection (SBZ), VIVA Color Palette (XML)

Then you can copy them into Scribus' swatch directory and use then directly.
Title: Re: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: DayDay on May 22, 2023, 06:14:54 AM
Thank you for your replies!

The swatch is an .ai file (RolandVersaWorks.ai). I downloaded it and put it in the /usr/share/scribus/swatches directory.

I tried to select it in Preferences > Color Management but couldn't find it.  Also couldn't find it in the color selector window.

Here is a link to the instructions I'm trying to follow.  I want to create an Inkscape > Scribus workflow for printing guitar pedals.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/enclosures/enclosure-uv-printing-service.html

How do I select the Roland swatches??

thanks for any help!

DayDay

Title: Re: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: DayDay on May 22, 2023, 06:26:55 AM
I think I got it.  Edit > Colors > import. 

cool. thanks again.
Title: Re: total noob, need Versa Words Swatch for UV printing
Post by: AdmFubar on May 24, 2023, 01:12:45 AM
Just found this, Rickrack, a color palette generator.

https://github.com/eigenmiao/Rickrack/releases

Will let you create color palettes, or create them from images.