In addition to going through the two-stage process of printing PostScript to disk then processing it through Acrobat Distiller, the studio found that instead of getting cleanly scaling vector graphics in their PDFs, low resolution screen previews were being embedded instead, leading to concerns from clients about how their logos would reproduce. As well as checking for graphics in RGB instead of CMYK, it can collect both graphics and fonts for output and re-link graphics to their new locations so that everything's in the right place when the file is received. Although InDesign's PDF support capability was one of its major attractions for Banner, Evered has found plenty to recommend it in pure page layout terms. Hierarchical master pages, character and paragraph styles made consistent formatting of three different editions of xtreme.web a simple matter. The time spent setting up master pages, paragraph and character styles is well spent, leading to smoother workflow, according to Evered, while dialogue boxes that reflect the effects of the designer's changes while still open are another boost to productivity.
Nested frames are another powerful capability that has already been put to good use.
Of the new features added in InDesign 1.5, he particularly likes the eyedropper tool which can be used to quickly sample and copy formatting attributes such as typeface, size and other paragraph style settings from one piece of text to another. All rights reserved.