Posted by admin | Posted in Software | Posted on 24-12-2008
One of the most exciting discoveries I’ve made recently is the availability of LIVE PREFLIGHT in InDesign CS4. That in itself is well worth the fee to purchase an upgrade. Now, whether or not I will upgrade BEFORE the end of the year for tax purposes, well, that will depend.
I recently read an article that outlining some of the new features of Adobe’s InDesign re-vamp and compared them to features of the new Quark 8. As a die-hard InDesign fan, I wouldn’t be caught dead voluntarily using Quark. In fact, I’ve purchased Marksware’s Quark to InDesign converter for the sole purpose of avoiding the product.
Interestingly enough, reading up on this list of "features" released in Quark 8 it was apparent that many of the "new additions" have been in InDesign for several years! Go Figure!
Back to Live Preflight, in InDesign CS4 with the "Live Preflight" option selected, you have the opportunity to have errors flagged in real time as they occur. Import a RGB photo? Live preflight will tell you. Is the font you’re using missing a stroke? Live preflight will tell you.
Since I don’t have my hands on it yet, I’m anxious to use this in a real production environment. Shoot me your feedback, I’d love to hear your experiences with InDesign CS4 vs. CS3.
