Save as PDF loses colors

Asked by Tom Tofield

I have created a poster using Inkscape version 0.91

I would like to supply this as a PDF, because my printers do not support SVG and the PNG file lacks good resolution.

When I "Save as .." PDF 300 DPI, one background image becomes the same colour, as the foreground text on top of the background image.

This makes the text unreadable.

Please help.

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said :
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Hi Tom,

Could you describe this in more detail and also add some info about your operating system and if you're using 64 / 32 bit Inkscape?
What kind of background image is the one that changes color? Are there any effects / filters / masks / clippings /... used on it? Which? Which color does it become?
If possible, upload your SVG and the resulting pdf somewhere.

Regards,
 Maren

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Tom Tofield (toj) said :
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Hi Maren

I am using the 64bit Windows version. I am running Win8 64-bit.

I have uploaded the SVG and resulting PDF here: http://www.caroule.ch/upload

In the SVG file on the right-hand side there is an image of a cyclist in the background. This becomes the same colour as the foreground text that is on top of the background image upon concerting to PDF.

Thanks for your help.

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Tom Tofield (toj) said :
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I downloaded the 32-bit version.

I do not have the same problem and can successfully concert the image.

Therefore, I think that we have found a 64-bitz specific bug.

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said :
#4

Thank you Tom!

To the bug team listening:
A group with opacity set to 0.2 inside a clipping (and several more groups) is exported as fully opaque (setting of the objects inside the group) in pdf 1.5 with cairo 1.14.1, in Inkscape 0.91 / 64bit Windows 8.

The same is happening on Linux Mint 17.1, cairo 1.13.1, Inkscape 0.91 64 bit.
If clipping is removed, it works.

Is this a known problem?

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said :
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It was a double clipping - removing the outer one was what helped.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said :
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