It has been well documented that Macintoshes shipping in 2003 willnot be able to boot into OS 9 in the default configuration (although I haveheard that reformatting the HDD may get around this). The obvious concern isfor segments of the Mac population that are reliant on applications that arenot yet available in an OS X version. The main problem application is QuarkXPress (previously Photoshop) which has stated that it plans to ship its Mac OS X-nativeversion in “Q1 2003.” You and I both know that in the software industry Q12003 translates to March 31, 2003.
So what is a design studio or magazine to do in January when it needs tointegrate new Macs? Many people in the publishing and pre-press space havebeen asking themselves the same question. Although the publishing industryis notoriously slow at updating their software and even slower at upgradingtheir hardware, many are considering the switch to Adobe’s OS X-nativeInDesign 2.0.1 layout product.
Managing Editor Inc.today announced a major update to their TruEdit collaborative publishingsystem. TruEdit 2.0 integrates a folder-based workflowmanagement solution with Adobe’s InDesign and InCopy. Good news forpublishers.
TruEdit is a cross-platform solution that dramatically shortens productioncycle times and offers publishers, design firms, and corporate creativegroups an affordable entry into workflow management. By organizing allcontent in a convenient palette within InDesign and InCopy, TruEditsimplifies the process of transferring files from one workflow step toanother — or from one staff member to another. Designers can work onlayouts while editors work on the text in the layouts, all in an orderedyet flexible environment. Designers working in InDesign export one orseveral text frames — empty or pre-filled with text — to InCopy documentsfor editors to write, revise, and copyfit to the layout, while TruEditautomatically manages text and design updates back and forth. TruEdit workswith any existing shared hard drive or file server — there’s no high-enddatabase needed.