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:

• 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.

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.