Small publishing software overview, with an emphasis on Scribus features

1. Mediabarcamp proudly presents
OS publishing software:
pros and cons

2. Where should we start?

3. Prime objectives:
● I want to create an online magazine
for different platforms, both mobile
and desktop
● I want to be awesome and use OSS
for my offline edition

4. Online/mobile
● FlippingBook
● 3D Issue
● Google currents
● Treesaver
● The Baker framework
● …
● You name it!

5. Common features
● Multimedia content
● Special application effects
● Easy to read on different browsers
and devices
● WYSIWYG

6. Welcome to analog world
● QuarkXPress
● Adobe InDesign
● Scribus

7. Bonus feature
You can use any of the programs from the previous slide
to create a online magazine as well!

8. Stallman's Witnesses
Why should I use some open source program when my mom tells
me to use InDesign?
● If the integration with other open software is critical for you
● If you're about to get into publishing when short on money
● If you have some offers you want to see in the next versions of
Scribus
● If you plan to make something small for yourself (e.g.: greeting
cards, paper CD wallets, whatever)
● You need a cross-platform publishing tool
● Well, you just like Scribus, why not? (:

9. Features
Scribus includes the following features:
●
● Importing common text formats into the text editor
● Vast font support
●
Frames (visible and hidden) and layers manipulation
●
CMYK, RGP, and PostScript separation support
● Sophisticated PDF creation
● ICC management
● Template support
●
Output to professional quality image-setting equipment
●
Transparency
● Encryption
● Font embedding
● and more!

10. -“Tierra y Libertad” magazine
So - why we use Scribus?
The concept of Open Source Software is quite close to our political and social ideas.
We are people who came together because we are still convinced that it is possible to
change things in this world to make this planet a better place to live. Therefore we
believe that it's a bad idea to make a business from everything. We think we need
more commons - and we love when people come together to do the things they like to
do, or things they see that need to be done - for their own will and their own
conviction. That is where we come together with Open Source Software.

11. Additional Scribus info
● Scribus success stories
● Made with Scribus
● Linux Magazine Scribus introduction [1] [2] [3]
● google.com

12. Questions?