Badia Releases OpenNow Pro 4.0 for QuarkXPress 8

Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Badia OpenNow Pro is now available for QuarkXPress 6, 7 or 8 for Macintosh. This XTension adds many features to help with imported pictures. To use it, simply double-click any picture box. OpenNow will display:

Badia OpenNow Pro 4.0

Picture name and icon.
Full path to the file, with the option to Reveal any enclosing folder in the Finder.
Image size.
Dimensions (width x height).
Format (EPS, TIFF, etc.).
Color Model (RGB, CMYK, etc.).
Resolution.
Effective resolution (takes into account scaling).
Date last modified.
Status (OK, Modified, etc.).

It also has these features:

Update Now button for Modified/Wrong Type images.
Reveal image in Finder.
Instantly switch preview resolution (low/high).
Open image with default application or with any application you choose.
Access picture usage window to update Missing images.

The new version 4 for QuarkXPress 8 adds these features:

Navigate through all the images in the document.
Show color profile.

Badia OpenNow Pro costs $45. X-Ray magazine has a good overview at here.

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Jay Nelson - who has written 1453 posts on Planet Quark.

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