Data conversion software can convert PDF to QuarkXPress. Limitations of PDFs created in QuarkXPress should be considered in order to achieve optimum results:
Markzware publishes PDF2DTP, data conversion software to convert PDF to QuarkXPress. Now, you can edit PDF in QXP graphic software file formats. Here is a video that demonstrates document conversion, using a QuarkXPress XTension:
Data Conversion Software to Convert PDF to QuarkXPress: PDF2DTP
Markzware’s QuarkXPress XTension allows users to edit PDF in QXP for graphic arts
Here are limitations on data conversion, when you convert PDF to QuarkXPress with data conversion software, PDF2DTP:
- Drop Shadows convert to images in a PDF generated by QuarkXPress.
- Section Formats are not retained in PDFs exported from QuarkXPress.
- Unnamed non-spot colors using a shade will appear as the tint defined at 100%.
- Blends/Gradients over 2 colors in a PDF will be a blend of the first and last blend colors.
- Overflow text characters will be missing from the PDF.
- Pathnames lost will include BMP, GIF, PDF, PICT, and PDF.
- Image types not supported by QuarkXPress include PCX, PXR, and TGA.
- Opaque text with opaque settings will be generated as Outline shapes.
- Modified paragraph styles may include Character or Paragraph Style names preceded by a “+” due to local formatting changes.
Down Sampled Images in PDF2DTP
Convert PDF file to QuarkXPress, including images, fonts, colors, and more
with data conversion software, PDF2DTP
QuarkXPress Threshold Limits:
| Maximum Spread Width | 48 inches |
| Minimum Point Size | 2 |
| Maximum Point Size | 720 |
| Minimum Leading | 1080 |
| Maximum Leading | 1080 |
| Minimum Horizontal/Vertical Scale | .25 percent |
| Maximum Horizontal/Vertical Scale | 400 percent |
| Minimum Baselineshift | -3 times point size |
| Maximum Baselineshift | 3 times point size |
| Minimum Tracking/Kerning | -500 ems |
| Maximum Tracking/Kerning | 500 ems |
| Minimum Character/Word Spacing | 0 |
| Maximum Character/Word Spacing | 500 |
| Minimum First/Left/Right Indent | 0 |
| Maximum First/Left/Right Indent | 3456 |
| Minimum Space Before/After | 0 |
| Maximum Space Before/After | 3456 |
| Maximum Restart Line Numbering | 20 |
PDF2DTP, the Quark XTension for PDF to QuarkXPress, is available via the PDF2DTP page See more document conversion tools on the Markzware Products page.
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Data conversion software to convert PDF to QuarkXPress: Markzware’s QuarkXPress XTension, PDF2DTP!
