Bad, corrupted or crashing Adobe InDesign documents are unfortunately a reality. Hopefully this will not be something you experience, but if you do, here is a great work-around for recovering flaky InDesign layout files.
These are the instructions, with inventory list of software (XTensions and Plug-ins) needed. It is a work-around, however one which is working quite well…
* = You need it
-= What to do
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Here is an interesting article and related Google Trends comparison between QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign titled, “QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign - Google Trends Report“:
One thing is for sure; over here at Markzware, FlightCheck Professional can preflight both InDesign and QuarkXPress, as well as the resulting PDF… Plus, we have conversion tools such as ID2Q (InDesign to QuarkXPress) and Q2ID (QuarkXPress to InDesign) which could assist you no matter which layout application you choose today or in the future.
Henno Jacques, a freelance designer in Holland, gets interviewed by Markzware Europe’s Arnold Roosch in this perfect example on why to use FlightCheck Professional (and ID2Q in his case):
FlightCheck Professional and ID2Q user review
Dutch version of this interview can be found here…
It is excellent how he is using FlightCheck to preflight everything BEFORE making the PDF. He also checks the resulting PDF/X file with FlightCheck Professional as well. Making brochures, booklets and the likes, he also has seen from experience that sending both the press-ready PDF as well as the open source file (where he uses FlightCheck to collect all fonts and images into one approved folder) is the best way to get the print-job to the printer. This way, if there are any last minute changes, corrections or press problems, they can quickly and safely make the changes and re-output the PDF job.
Markzware on Blip.tv
Markzware is constantly looking for new ways to communicate and share the features and benefits of our conversion and preflight products. To this ends, we have joined a new and very exciting video site called Blip.tv. Here is what they call the embedded Markzware player below. Just click on it and watch!
The direct link to the Markzware Show channel on Blip.TV is http://markzware.blip.tv/. Enjoy the hopefully informative and educational videos and feel free to share with your co-workers and customers, for a well-made (preflighted) print-job is worth it’s weight in gold!
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Press Release 6/11/08
Not long ago, Markzware put out a cry for Adobe InDesign users to send in their bad, corrupted or otherwise not responding documents. We have seem a steady stream of crashing InDesign documents coming in, which is to assist our R&D team in making a recovery Plug-in, similar to MarkzTools. Keep sending them (to pr AT markzware DOT com), for we are making incredible progress. Those who want to see how we fix them currently, visit this site and lastly, here is a video up-date on the recovery process. We show a huge file getting fixed:
05-29-08 Show
Carey Holzman - Thursday, 29 May 2008, at 10:58 p.m.
Hour one: Markzware. This software publishing company, caters to the worldwide graphic, printing and publishing industries. FlightCheck Professional is a stand-alone application that can inspect over 45 layout application types and hundreds of image types. The amazing thing is that you do not even need to purchase Acrobat to perform quality control checks on PDF files!
Below is a press release from IT Enquirer on a recent, detailed ROI (Return On Investment) report they did on Markzware’s Q2ID or QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign conversion plugin. As you can see in this chart, a single license of Q2ID can have a first year ROI of over 1,000 %*! That is amazing. See exhibit from IT Enquirer report here:
* Make note: This report is using ONLY five files over a year period as an example and even with only so few, the ROI is over 1,000 percent- likely many publishers and advertising agencies will have many more than that, making the return on investment really incredible.
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