You must change your version of software up-to-page or lean for a rebranding. The debate was revived with each new version of the 2 giants of the mise-en-page: Quark and InDesign. Which to choose? Features increase, the first goal and lost official ... And if we go back to the database: software mise-en-page comprehensive and effective? Quark Xpress was long honored for its simplicity while being close to the needs of the world of pre-printing. InDesign for its part, preferred by the wing graphic showed the great skill of Adobe pursuing a improvement. Is there still a place for these two programs when their features are becoming more similar? The imposing structure from Adobe and interactivity between the various software related to printing on a choice of more and more sense, leaving behind Quark trainer.
InDesign
Positive:
- Treatment native other file types commonly used in prepress and design (Illustrator, Photoshop, PDF, etc.).
- Virtual Printing (PostScript, PDF) very easy.
- Integrated Preflight base.
- Managing fonts with simple and advanced OpenType feature.
- effective and consistent user interface between different Adobe application.
- Best Performance Transparency RIP for printing.
- is sold in more (Creative Suite), all including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat (Other suites are available with other Adobe applications).
- The price of the base sequence (including 4 software) is slightly above the price of Quark Xpress alone.
- net market trend towards a shift InDesign.
negative :
- Trend Adobe slow to follow the operating systems on Mac and management of problems on new software.
- Changes in Versions common (1 1 / 2 years approximately) with few changes warranting a new version.
Quark Xpress
Positive:
- Major improvements in the latest version (8).
- Increased tendency of QuarkXpress to be listening to users regarding their needs.
- Handling simple graphical elements (images, text boxes, etc.).
- Available in multiple languages.
Negative:
- Always the hook from Adobe that manages other types of files used in printing.
- Abandonment marked market in recent years. Fewer and fewer users are using QuarkXpress to create print jobs.
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