Comment 23 for bug 381677

Regarding finding the source of the bug, I tried embedding Inkscape *.svg images in a LaTeX file, then using pdflatex to render it as pdf shows the same issue. I'm guessing it's some shared svg->pdf library that's to blame.

I also installed scribus 1.5.2, but that workaround didn't work at all for me. I imported my PDF, ungrouped everything, then attempted to export it. Firstly, I got many errors "Error: object has transparency". Then, the exported PDF looks totally wrong. All my winding semi-opaque, blurred paths have become rectangles based on their bounding rectangle.