Quarkxpress 8 and Indesign Comparison

QuarkXPress 8 and InDesign Comparison

Feature QuarkXPress® 8 InDesign® 1. User Experience Modern, intuitive interface developed purposefully for the design of Interface borrows heavily from that of illustration software and, to high-end page layout makes work easier, faster, and fun. a great extent, at the expense of ease of use. 2. Design Across Allows synchronized and simultaneous design across print and Supports structured XHTML output and embedded video and Media Web; includes a built-in, designer-friendly Flash® creation tool at buttons within PDFs. No pathway to Flash in the application; no additional cost. Also integrates with third-party software through minimal design features for interactivity; requires purchase of HTML, XHTML and SWF formats. separate application at additional or higher cost. 3. Designer-driven Rapid layout of hanging characters, advanced kerning, and Includes fast, automatic type-formatting features with extremely Typography support for multiple baseline grids allow designers to apply these limited ability for customization to meet specific design needs, features with control and customize all their settings to fit their enforcing generic rules on unique designs. designs. 4. Global Publishing One global file format supports advanced eastern and western Uses a similar file format that supports 32 languages (with seven typography for 38 languages. Americas and European customers variants), but that can create reflow issues; users cannot switch can switch the language of their user interface to fit their needs the user interface language, and advanced East Asian and open and print a file created in any version of QuarkXPress 8 typography definition features are available only in the versions without experiencing reflow. Advanced East Asian typography sold in Asia. definition features are available as an add-on to users outside Asia. 5. Creative Suite® Imports native Illustrator® and Photoshop® formats; supports Similar import capabilities for Illustrator and Photoshop formats Integration creative layer controls in Photoshop; supports drag and drop from and can import vector elements from Illustrator; lacks layer Bridge and can export in Flash and HTML formats. Includes tool transparency and blending controls. Has no Flash capabilities. shortcuts based on Illustrator and Photoshop. 6. Transparency and Precision transparency can be applied granularly, even as Includes transparency Fx feature; however, transparency is less Drop Shadows precisely as at the character level. Drop shadows include unique granular (for example, a whole table must share the same controls for creative effects, and they can be controlled in the live transparency setting). All drop shadow controls are applied screen directly from the Measurements palette. using a numeric palette. 7. PDF Export Exports PDF/X and includes Rules and settings to improve PDF Exports PDF/X; other than rudimentary pre-press checks, lacks workflow reliability during design phase; includes native JDF features to increase PDF workflow reliability; requires external export. JDF ticket. 8. Collaborative Can natively divide live pages for real-time collaboration, as well Can only place layouts within layouts — no real-time Workflow as place shared layouts within layouts. collaboration — and requires manual updates for any changes. 9. Synchronization Combines Item Styles and Shared Content to allow consistent No concept of content synchronization. Includes Object Styles and Styling appearance and content, even across multiple layouts. and Table Styles that apply only to a single layout. 10. Image and New illustration toolset enables easy vector art creation in a page- Illustration toolset allows vector art creation but tools are not Illustration layout context. Picture Effects engine allows print-quality image clearly separated from those used for page layout. No support Features manipulation directly in the layout. for image manipulation — even cropping and rotation must be carried out in Photoshop for each image.

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