InDesignSecrets Podcast 065
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- Plug-in-palooza!
- What’s a plug-in? Why are they valuable?
- Finding InDesign plug-ins on the Internet
- Installing plug-ins
- Fast descriptions of over 20 InDesign plug-ins that users are loving (the tip of the iceberg, there are at dozens more we didn’t have time to cover)
- Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Configure Plug-ins
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Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Adobe’s comprehensive InDesign Plug-ins list
DTP Tools (Page Control, Layer Comps, History, Tetris, Cross References, Keyboard Shortcuts)
Markzware (Q2ID, ID2Q)
EmSoftware (InData, XTags)
Teacup Software (DataLinker, TypeFitter, PatternMaker, BarcodeMaker)
Rorohiko (TextExporter, LikeFindsLike, Color2Gray, ChatterGoofy)
Recosoft (PDF2ID)
i.t.i.p GmbH (InMath)
Gluon (ProScale ID)
Triple Triangle (Color Spec Cubed)
Knowbody Software (CoolKerning)
Zevrix Solutions (LinkOptimizer)
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And awaaaay they go, plug-in-in-in-in!
OK, so it was a show about plug-ins. It was very good — for a podcast about plug-ins. If I ever have any money, I might even acquire some.
I can’t deny that I missed the many tips & tricks you usually feature — as in FREE tips & tricks, those which cost zero money to implement. But there’s always next week, right?
Plug-ins don’t get enough love in the InDesign world. It’s like we said, you could wait around for CS4, CS5 or CS6, fingers crossed that Adobe includes the feature/function you really need, or you could see if a plug-in is available that solves the problem right now. Cost is always a consideration, but often a plug-in will pay for itself in five minutes flat in saved time and effort. (Like David’s InData example!)
Klaus: and there were free “tips” included, including the free plug-ins Keyboard Shortcuts, PatternMaker, and a host of good ones from Rorohiko.
Also: We forgot to include a link to our very own plug-ins page.
Guys, you forget this one : http://www.niemannross.com/developer/promoterbot/flexPluginBrowser/main.html