Third-party vendors have created hundreds of extensions that add features to fill out the toolset, especially for books, long documents, advertisements and newspapers.
Many service bureaus have a great deal invested in specialized tools to process Quark files efficiently and have fine-tuned their workflow around Quark, so there are some advantages to getting and customizing Quark. Out of the box, QuarkXPress has all the basic tools needed for general publishing, but when combined with appropriate third-party extensions, it becomes an extremely powerful design and publishing tool for complex publications and periodicals.
QuarkXPress has rightly earned its position among professionals in the industry. Adobe FrameMaker version 7 was originally developed by Frame Technologies in the late s; FrameMaker was purchased by Adobe in the s. Version 7 was released in the spring of A related product, FrameMaker Server 7, works with applications such as databases to create dynamically generated PDF publications like catalogues for businesses.
FrameMaker files for printing are accepted by some service bureaus, but because FrameMaker is a highly technical program, not all service bureaus have the ability to output its files.
It is available for Macintosh, Windows, and Unix. Framemaker has an extensive set of tools for creating scientific, academic, or technical books and other multi-chapter documents. It handles footnotes and complex tables that run over several pages superbly, and can generate tables of contents, indices, interactive cross-references, and dynamic running headers and footers. Its book-management feature is quite good, and its built-in equation editor lets scientific publishers control the appearance of every component of equations and formulae.
FrameMaker can import spreadsheets and word-processing files with tables, maintaining the table structure in both cases. The program also has a robust template feature that allows a structure to be created for a publication, and then XML or tagged text to be imported into the pre- designed structure. Workgroup features control checking files in and out, permissions, and updating content.
It also has three sample documents for structured authoring with DocBook 4. Additional modules for Framemaker include PatternStream by Finite Matters, which provides advanced connectivity to databases for data-intensive publishing. Through the Adobe Solutions Network, third-party specialists are available to develop custom solutions for specific publishing needs.
My opinion: FrameMaker's vintage s interface is complex, cumbersome, and outdated when compared to the other desktop-publishing programs. That's one reason why this program is not well suited for graphic designers.
Rather, it's for document specialists who need to develop hundreds of pages quickly and efficiently, and who can work in the structured view when necessary for XML publishing. This is an extremely powerful program; consequently, the learning curve is steep and it requires some time to master FrameMaker's tools. People with experience with other layout programs will miss the familiar interface and design tools when they migrate to FrameMaker.
Those with extensive experience with higher-end word processing programs and scientific publishing software, such as TeX and LaTeX, are better candidates for FrameMaker. However, FrameMaker is the most powerful long-document publishing program available, and it's at the top of pack for XML publishing.
Its round-trip XML capabilities and database-publishing features make it ideal for those who publish technical manuals, catalogs, scientific and academic books, statistical data, and corporate-knowledge documents for print, Internet, and electronic distribution.
But that power comes with a price: a steep learning curve and an interface that is anything but user friendly. I wish Adobe would keep the power, but give me a new, easier-to-use interface. FrameMaker would then be perfect. Originally developed in by Ventura Software Inc. It was the first professional-level desktop-publishing program available for the IBM PC; all others had been developed for the Macintosh.
In the s it was marketed through Xerox, and in was purchased outright by Xerox. Ventura was purchased by Corel in September of and modernized for the Windows operating system. Version 8 was released in , and the forthcoming version 10 will be released in the fall of there will not be a version 9. Unfortunately, there have been times when Ventura's future has been uncertain as it was passed from one owner to the next, and the program has been overlooked by the Macintosh-dominated publishing industry.
However, a strong and loyal user base continues to support it especially in Europe and Asia , and Corel Corp. Ventura's Database Publisher module provides an easy-to-use tool to create database-driven publications. Ventura is geared to book, catalog, technical, and academic publishing rather than general publishing. Ventura files are accepted by some service bureaus, but because it's a highly technical program, not all service bureaus have the ability to output its files.
Ventura has extensive tools for creating books, catalogs, journals, scientific, academic, technical, and other multi-chapter documents. Its book-management features are excellent. The Navigator palette shows not only every chapter in a book, but expands to show every text and graphic file that is in each chapter. This feature makes it much easier to find and manage all the components of large publications.
One key feature that no other desktop- publishing program has is Ventura's central stylesheet configuration, in which one stylesheet holds all the formatting specifications for page tags master pages , paragraph and character tags styles , and frame tags frame styles for the entire book, rather than just for each individual chapter.
This feature greatly enhances the production of multi-chapter publications: because every chapter or document file is controlled by the same stylesheet, changes made to the stylesheet are reflected throughout the entire book instantly, and the book's format stays consistent from chapter to chapter. Ventura's built-in equation editor is thorough, logical, and easy to use, giving scientific publishers complete control over the appearance of every component of equations and formulae.
Its built-in Copy Editor shows only the text in a word-processing format and has basic editing tools. Database Publisher, a module that ships with Ventura, can extract data from live databases to create catalogs, technical reference manuals, and other data-intensive publications. Ventura can import spreadsheets or word-processing files with tables, maintaining the table structure in both cases.
It is available only for Windows. My opinion: Ventura is a highly technical and powerful program, and its interface reflects that. Many buttons and control palettes dominate the computer screen, but somehow Ventura has made it logical and tolerable to the eye. This program is for book and technical-document specialists who need to develop hundreds of pages quickly and efficiently, but graphic designers will see many familiar tools from more traditional desktop-publishing programs.
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We tallied up art assets available through each program to see which one provided the most. Since quantity isn't everything, we also checked to see if the designs offered were modern and stylish enough for professional and personal use.
Programs with large quantities of beautiful graphics scored higher than software that offered large quantities of subpar art. Similarly, while we counted the number of templates each program came with, we also looked to see if they were classy and suited for professional as well as informal occasions.
Programs that adequately covered both categories scored higher in our comparison. Since type tools add a lot to overall creation, we looked for programs that offered everything from a spellchecker to kerning and tracking adjustments.
Programs with formatting styles scored better than others since this feature allows greater productivity. When you have questions, getting help from the company should be easy, so we looked at each software's support features.
We also reached out to Kym Ridl, the Marketing and Development Coordinator for the Davis Arts Council, to get insights and tips on her desktop publishing usage. The best desktop publishing software is easy to use and provides lots of beautiful templates and graphics for you to use.
These programs should be useful for professional level projects or at-home creations. You'll want to make sure the program you choose has all of the features and tools you need. Most everything I know about any program was probably googled at some point. There are TONS of how-to videos for everything you could possibly need to do.
This helps you stay organized and allows you to flip through specific pages of your project quickly. Programs that use custom guides and proportional snapping help you maintain a level of professionalism in your creations. If you want a program that can print projects in colors that are similar to what you see on your screen, you will definitely want to get one that offers CMYK optimization.
It is less common for these kinds of programs to be able to make charts, graphs and tables. If these elements are important to you, make sure you find a program that offers them. Programs that allow you to import Word and PSD files can also be incredibly helpful since this increases the amount of text and image documents you can use.
If you plan on creating a lot of your documents from scratch, you should look for a software that offers a wide range of graphic design tools like photo correction tools, the ability to add gradients and transparency to your projects, and photo color adjustments. Ridl told us, "sometimes one program is better to use than others. I tend to use [Microsoft] Publisher for really simple projects.
If you need to create more formal looking documents, you'll want to pay a little more to obtain professional-quality art assets and layout tools. Templates Some programs do a better job of providing creative templates for calendars, posters and stationary sets, while others are more professional, covering business cards, letter heads, menus and resumes.
The number of templates offered varies from program to program, but the best offer hundreds of choices. Remember that just because a program offers more templates, it doesn't mean that they are chic or modern enough for you to actually want to use them.
Before you decide, take time to look at the sample templates offered by each program. Typography Many desktop publishers come with fonts for you to use, but more importantly, they come with tools that can help you optimize your text.
Most programs offer text reflow that allows you to make sure that content from one textbox gets neatly placed in a new location without losing any. Spellcheckers are also very common and will help you catch any errors that could distract from your creations. Some programs go so far as to provide word processing tools so you can make common changes and enhancements to your text. This can include making changes to fonts and adjusting kerning and tracking directly within the program instead of needing to import it from another document.
Similarly, community forums can help you get answers to your questions from other users.
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