Indesign? Is it the truth?
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- moguls
I just picked up a copy of Adobe Indesign on a whim (I liked the shiny box). Is there anyone here that uses it a lot...and is it really better than Quark.....please let me know before I open it.
- el_chilaquil0
yes, it's better than quark. Much better. But I myself liked the 2.0 version better than the one in CS. The one in CS doesn't play well with illustrator 10 or below. YOu need to use illustrator CS with it.
- Gorbie0
yes. and yes.
the only drawback is that much of the print world has not yet caught on.
- mrdobolina0
Gorbie, did you find a new gig?
- prodigalslacker0
indesign = quark x 1000000000.
i have to use quark to lay out my school's paper, but for everything else, indesign is the only way to go. adobe outdid themselves with the creative suite.
- danthon0
Indesign is what you wish Quark was. It is true that the print world is yet to catch up. On the other hand most print designers who have not moved on yet are still running OS8 or windows 98 and fear change. It still has a few bugs to work out, like large file size, but use it once and you will never go back. For anyone used to adobe interface it is a breeze.
- moguls0
Well I use Illustrator 10....should I take my CS back and get Indesign 2?? And what exactly do you mean doesnt play well?
- Fritz0
Yes....
This software is by far better than Quark, and when you find a printer that has taken the next step and upgraded to InDesign then your life will be full JOY!Works very well with PSD and the clipping paths...
- danthon0
keep the cs and try to upgrade illy as well.
- kreydle0
better: Yes, without a doubt.
- el_chilaquil0
well, if you copy something from illustrator 10 and paste it into Indesign CS, it'll look like crap. You need to paste from Illustrator CS. That's the only thing I hate about it. And I hate illustrator CS because it lacks backward compatibility.
- zarayy0
InDesign is the way to go, like everyone has already mentioned. InDesign CS (the whole suite actually) is a great app, however not backwards compatible with ID 2.0. Though CS is/will be a great investment, if anyone else needs to edit the file, you are probably screwed for the time being.
Long live the PDF!
- Gorbie0
Dob.. no i haven't.
but i haven't looked at all either. I've just been doing the freelance thang for the past couple months and bidniss is good!
- danthon0
ouch... stay away from the copy and paste. Besides in the end it is better to use the edit original command becuase it will automatically update. If you have to fix a graphic you pasted in it will only cause probs.
- zarayy0
Actually, Illus. CS is backwards compatible with older versions of AI, you have to export "legacy." However, don't expect to edit your text in an older version after saving back. The new AI CS text capabilities are quite good: full support of OpenType and my favorite, the Glyph palette.
- el_chilaquil0
well, here we need to have both (CS and previous) but we try not to create any illustrator stuff in CS 'cause then some people can't edit it. Buy illustrator CS and don't use it unless it's really necessary or you know it won't need to be edited by someone who doesn't have it.
But you gotta move on to CS, you can't fight progress...
- Soler0
Its the shiznit. Fuck Quark.
- moguls0
thanks for all the feedback....i think i will go out and get AI CS. how many years do you think it'll take for it to be the standard?