Just shy of a month ago, I wrote about the ability to create and share iPad apps for free using Adobe InDesign and Mag+. However, that free workflow prevents you from publishing in the iTunes App Store. At the time, the least expensive InDesign-to-App Store workflow I knew of was Adobe’s $395 Single Edition. Now […]
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I’ve railed against the use of automatic leading before, but in this article I want to point out how even when carefully set, consistent leading can look wrong. It’s another case of the numbers in a software program saying one thing but your eyes saying another. The page you see in Figure 1 is a […]
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How to use the Scripts Label panel to add notes to objects
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DxO Labs says that its newly updated DxO Optics Pro 7, which runs on both the Mac and Windows, gives photographers even more capable image-processing power. A redesigned interface simplifies the workflow. The software automatically corrects optical defects and improves exposure and color. It can both sharpen images and reduce noise. It includes a RAW […]
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You can now try out the public beta of Output Factory 1.0 from Zevrix Solutions. Output Factory is designed to work with InDesign to facilitate automatic printing, exporting, and post-processing. The Mac-only app works with InDesign versions CS3 through CS5.5. Output Factory also interacts with the Acrobat Pro preflight engine, provides file delivery capabilities, and […]
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Web and print typography have a lot of obvious differences. Beyond resolution, variable medium sizes, user interface, and the fact that one medium reflects light while the other radiates it, the most frustrating historical difference has been the lack of fonts to choose from on the web side. There are an estimated 150,000 fonts available […]
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It’s worth learning a few fundamental lessons when organizing your files for a publication.
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