what Indesign does for PS?

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Roozbeh firoozmand
Aug 18, 2003
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want to know what are the benefits of using InDesign with Photoshop? what exactly does it do ?
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viol8ion
Aug 18, 2003
want to know what are the benefits of using InDesign with Photoshop
It allows you to use the fantastic graphical elements you have designed in Photoshop and to combine them with the elaborate and truly fantastic text components and then send the file to a professional printer for prepress, or to create a PDF file for use on CDs or the web. That, and much much more.

what exactly does it do ?

ID is a Desk Top Publishing application. It is similar to Quark and pagemaker, and if you have to ask what they are, then chances are you don’t need any of them.

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Roberto
Aug 18, 2003
Hey Carl,

The question wasn’t what is InDesign. It was what are the advantages of using it with Photoshop. Read the question better next time.

R

"Carl B. Johnson" wrote in message
want to know what are the benefits of using InDesign with Photoshop
It allows you to use the fantastic graphical elements you have designed in Photoshop and to combine them with the elaborate and truly fantastic text components and then send the file to a professional printer for prepress, or to create a PDF file for use on CDs or the web. That, and much much more.

what exactly does it do ?

ID is a Desk Top Publishing application. It is similar to Quark and pagemaker, and if you have to ask what they are, then chances are you don’t need any of them.

—
Carl B. Johnson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Respectibility in art is appalling.
www.wuli.com
TD
Thee_DarkOverLord
Aug 19, 2003
The big one is direct support for Photoshop PSD files with transparencies. No other desktop publishing program does that

Wrong very wrong, try Corel.
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viol8ion
Aug 19, 2003
Read the question better next time.

I read the question right the first time. He asked "what exactly does it do?" which lead me to believe he was askign what exactly ID did assuming that if he has PS he has a clue as to what exactly PS does. I told him what ID did and how they would be used together. Sorry if my answer didn’t meet your high standards of excellence.

Wrong very wrong, try Corel.

CorelDraw? I don’t think most people would consider that a DTP application as much as a vector design app. It certainly lacks many basic features that would be required in a DTP app, although it is no slouch. And you are right, it does now support PSD.
TD
Thee_DarkOverLord
Aug 19, 2003
I would Vio, and it is, its multi page, and full of printing settings, tell me one feature that it lacks, have you ever used Corel Vio.
TD
Thee_DarkOverLord
Aug 20, 2003
Vio I have used Indesgin aswell, I have never said Indesign and Corel are the same, your puting words in my mouth, What I did say is Corel is a DTP package, and I have done 200 page catalogs with many images in, and it rips, or makes printer files and PDF’s as any other DTP package would. Indesign is more stable, im not disagreeing with that. On some occasions if its mainly text I will use PageMaker, but I dont do that kinda stuff any more.
JC
Jay Chevako
Aug 20, 2003
TDO, Corel is a company, not a program. Are you referring to Corel Ventura the layout program, or Corel Draw, the drawing program?
Jay
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bart.cross
Aug 20, 2003
Jay: CorelDraw, but Draw has many fine attributes that make it far superior to Illustrator. As for DTP, it does have limitations but not for smaller jobs (64 pages or less). Past that, Ventura is the way to go but unfortunately Corel (the company) has no worthy marketing skill so Ventura got lost in the shuffle of DTPPs. Ventura is a great package.
JC
Jay Chevako
Aug 20, 2003
I have an extreme dislike of books/magazines done in drawing programs, although this has mainly come from having to try to fix books done in freehand.
I find it is easier to re-layout the book in PM/QXP/ID than to try and fix said books.

As for Cd I have v8, but only use it to fix/ convert ads to eps, and this only happens maybe 3 times a year. As for Ventura I have always wanted to try it, but have never gotten around to it. Do they have a downloadable demo yet?
Jay
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viol8ion
Aug 21, 2003
and there is no comparison of CD 8 to 11

Too bad I can’t get CD11 to work, and Corel cannot help me, either. I have reluctantly switched to AI10 exclusively because of CD’s inability to handle DXF’s created on ACAD2002 without locking up totally or crashing.
JC
Jay Chevako
Aug 21, 2003
"Klaas Visser"

Thanks for the link,
Jay

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