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Episode Synopsis
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In this episode:
Adobe Creative Cloud — 6 Months Later
Working? Broken? Anne-Marie and David argue it out
Reports from the field
Some options that could help those who are stuck
Issues specific to InDesign users and developers as opposed to other Adobe apps
Open source and other page layout competition
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Adobe Product Improvement Program
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko has this neat add-on called Frame Reporter. It adds a little label next to any page object which you can configure to show whatever information you need to see without having to dig through panels: Effective resolution, Name and/or path of the placed image, so many more, and now, stacking order, crucial to creating accessible PDFs. They've written up a detailed explanation of all the options and how their customers have used FrameReporter to streamline their work. Normally $39.00 US, you can get it for 30% off if you enter the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS203 upon purchase.
>> Recosoft: Open and convert PDF and Windows XPS documents directly in Adobe InDesign CC right from InDesign's File menu with their latest version (4.0) of PDF2ID, the amazing InDesign plug-in. Earlier 3.5 version still available for InDesign versions CS4 to CS6. Be sure to check out their other amazing plug-in for InDesign users, ID2Office: export your InDesign files to Word or Powerpoint! Special offer just for InDesignSecrets listeners, until Nov. 30, get 25% discount off PDF2ID v3.5 or ID2Office v1.5 with code ID_Secrets
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Creative Cloud pricing and the Teams option
Our 200+ commented post on InDesign's debut as a Cloud-only app
String theory and the fifth dimension
Adobe Product Improvement Program FAQ ("apipfaq")
In this episode:
Adobe Creative Cloud — 6 Months Later
Working? Broken? Anne-Marie and David argue it out
Reports from the field
Some options that could help those who are stuck
Issues specific to InDesign users and developers as opposed to other Adobe apps
Open source and other page layout competition
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Adobe Product Improvement Program
News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Rorohiko has this neat add-on called Frame Reporter. It adds a little label next to any page object which you can configure to show whatever information you need to see without having to dig through panels: Effective resolution, Name and/or path of the placed image, so many more, and now, stacking order, crucial to creating accessible PDFs. They've written up a detailed explanation of all the options and how their customers have used FrameReporter to streamline their work. Normally $39.00 US, you can get it for 30% off if you enter the coupon code INDESIGNSECRETS203 upon purchase.
>> Recosoft: Open and convert PDF and Windows XPS documents directly in Adobe InDesign CC right from InDesign's File menu with their latest version (4.0) of PDF2ID, the amazing InDesign plug-in. Earlier 3.5 version still available for InDesign versions CS4 to CS6. Be sure to check out their other amazing plug-in for InDesign users, ID2Office: export your InDesign files to Word or Powerpoint! Special offer just for InDesignSecrets listeners, until Nov. 30, get 25% discount off PDF2ID v3.5 or ID2Office v1.5 with code ID_Secrets
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Creative Cloud pricing and the Teams option
Our 200+ commented post on InDesign's debut as a Cloud-only app
String theory and the fifth dimension
Adobe Product Improvement Program FAQ ("apipfaq")
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