Scribus bleed area not exported to PDF

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I am struggling to find a way to export a Scribus double-page documet (2x A4) into PDF including bleed.
My page setup consists of 2 pages A4 (297x210 mm), thus forming a double-page sheet each. I cannot opt for single-page sheets, since a quick glance of the final arrangement is necessary and I need the inner/outer-margin settings rather than a fixed "left/right" margin per page.
The bleed is set to 4mm in the document options; but if I export my document, it simply adds the cut marks (selected them as an option) around the page content in a way, that the bleed area gets not exported.
So any image extending into the bleed area gets chopped at the page size (A4), even if it extends into the surrounding 4mm area.
Is there a way to fix this behaviour and not exclude the page's bleed from export?

Yannik Z. · Answer

Set the document settings as below:

File > Document settings
Bleed (in the Bleed tab) is set to 4mm on each side (talk to your printing house what their requirements are; 3mm is common)
This gives you a page that is - according to the red marking around the actual page area (not including bleed) 210mm wide - as expected.
Extend images wherever necessary over the page area into the bleed area (do this if you don't want white bars on the sides of the image if cutting is a bit off).

Correct export settings for bleed exports:
Exporting the PDF with the following PDF export settings for markings etc. will set cut/bleed markers correctly and will export a page including its bleed area. Make sure you leave the "Cut to print margins
File > Export > Save as PDF
Make sure you leave the option "Cut to print margins" unchecked in General tab

Set markers according to your needs and check the "Use document settings for bleed" checkbox in Pre-press tab.

Scribus bleed area not exported to PDF

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