QuarkXPress 10 Now Available
Quark has released QuarkXPress 10! Congratulations to Quark’s developers and product managers!
See our story about QuarkXPress 10’s new features here.
Quark’s press release is below.
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Love Print. Live Digital: QuarkXPress 10 Now Available
New State-of-the-Art Graphics Engine, Retina Display Support, and more than Fifty Feature Enhancements Mark Significant Modernization of QuarkXPress
DENVER, CO – September 16, 2013 – Quark announced today that QuarkXPress® 10, the newest release of Quark’s page-layout and design software, is now available to purchase directly from Quark through the online Quark Store, Quark Telesales, and Quark Authorized Resellers.
QuarkXPress® 10, is new inside and out for designers who love print and live digital. Designers will benefit from:
— Modern Architecture: QuarkXPress 10 is a native Cocoa app that leverages the latest OS X features, offers maximized performance, and can rapidly support new OS X releases.
— New Quark Xenon Graphics Engine: The state-of-the-art graphics engine renders rich PDFs, Photoshop and TIFF images and uses its Adaptive Resolution feature to deliver designers the most appropriate on screen resolution in real-time.
— HiDPI and Retina Display Support: Every element of QuarkXPress 10 has been optimized to take full advantage of high-resolution Retina displays like those found on the Mac Book Pro.
— Advanced Digital Publishing Options: QuarkXPress 10 continues to support ePub and Kindle, as well as out-of-the-box HTML5 authoring for App StudioTM, the leading cloud-based solution for creating iOS, Android, and Web apps.
— QR Code Creator: Generate, style, and colour vector Quick Response (QR) codes directly within QuarkXPress.
— East Asian Typography: Now every edition of QuarkXPress 10 supports East Asian typography, including vertical story text, phonetic text reading (rubi) font sets, character grids and more.
— More than Fifty Feature Enhancements: PDF Pass-Through Transparency, Print Preview, Bezier Tool Enhancement, Layers Enhancements and much more.
A complete overview of QuarkXPress 10 is available here: www.quark.com/10.
“Details matter more than ever for today’s designers. We set out to modernize QuarkXPress 10 – not just technologically, but from a usability perspective too. Every update and new feature will offer designers more precision, more flexibility, and a more intuitive design space,” said Gavin Drake, Vice President of Marketing, Quark Software Inc. “Though a behind-the-scenes element of QuarkXPress 10, the new Xenon Graphics Engine won’t go unnoticed, especially for designers working on highly graphical projects. It will set a new bar for how designers view the images they work with every day.”
Pre-orders and Buy 9, Get 10 Offers
QuarkXPress 9 customers who pre-ordered QuarkXPress 10 will receive upgrade information directly by email. QuarkXPress users on versions 3-8 who upgraded to version 9 through the Buy 9, Get 10 promotion should make sure they have completed the online redemption form: www.quark.com/Buy9Get10. Customers who have already completed the redemption form do not need to do so again and will receive upgrade information by email soon.
About Quark
Quark’s software enables organisations of all sizes to meet customer demand for engaging, relevant communications when, where, and how they want them. Our solutions combine the power of XML with flexible layout and design to automate the delivery of customer communications to print, Web, and interactive experiences on the latest digital devices. Financial services firms, manufacturers, and governments around the world rely on Quark solutions to elevate customer communications to new levels, reduce time to market, and lower costs.
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.
Version 10 is a shambles, head over to the Quark forums and check out all the negative feedback. Performance has taken a real hit with many folk saying it’s unusable in it’s current state. For me I’m going back to v9 for now until they get this fixed.
Yeah it’s true. Just got version 10 (moving back over from InDesign as i don’t agree with the CC subscriptions) and it’s pretty much unusable. Due to the “permanently on” Hi res image previews once you import more than a few pics the software grinds to a halt. Moving around with the hand tool or moving picture / text boxes becomes extremely difficult.
I cannot believe they actually released this in the state it is in. Currently feel like I may have wasted the $280 upgrade fee I paid. Luckily I also just got a CS 5.5 master collection for any mission critical print projects.
Fortunately I didn’t upgrade straight away and opted for the 30 day trial.
It is, indeed, a shambles.
The Xenon engine is worse than earlier version’s ‘Full Resolution’ preview for imported raster images whilst it renders performance and screen redraw down to an unbelievably bad level.
It does display vector images better – but why do I need that? I know what the vector looks like as I’ve just been looking at the image in Sillystrator (or Freehand if I needed to finish the job this year).
This is also true with raster images, too, if you think about it. This is NOT what a page layout program is for and Quark seems to have forgotten this.
With no major issues with vs7, 8 and 9 this is extremely disappointing.
After testing v10 in 10.7, 10.8 and a DP version of Mavericks I can confirm that the problems are across the board and not related the any OS issues.
The trial is now trashed as I can see no point in testing it further.
Verdict? Turkey!
Oh, I forgot to add that if you’re working with multiple monitors and you prefer to set your palettes up just how you like them on one of the ancillary screens – forget about it.
Once you quit and restart v10 they’ll default back to a mess on the left side of the main monitor. And that’s even if you save a ‘Palette Set’.
Did they even bother testing the program on a pro set-up?
Have to agree. There are some serious flaws in version 10 and I don’t think there’s going to be an easy fix anytime soon. The loss of the Command + M modal dialog box is a major disappointment. It is much easy to work with than the measurement palette. It’s one of the things I love about Xpress. With no XML import data merges are a thing of the past. The Save All Pictures function is now gone as well. I really had high expectations for this version but it is sadly below par.
N’achetez surtout pas la version 10 de QuarkXPress. La haute résolution des images importées, c’est une blague ? Aucune amélioration positive par rapport à la version 9. Bref, la version 9 est bien meilleure !
Et bien d’autres problèmes…
I’ve had Quark 10 for week. I purchased it when Quark came out with a pre-order discount. I wish I had previewed it instead. It installed fine the first day, but has not been able to start since. When I was able to use it, I noticed how slow it worked when there was an image present. Horrible! The worst things you can say about a program is that 1) it runs slowly and 2) it crashes on start up! A Quark Technician worked on my computer for 2 hours and did not fix the problems. That also was a 2 hour phone call. Today, he wanted to do that again and I said enough! To commandeer someone’s work computer for 2 hours is ridiculous! Don’t purchase Quark 10. It is indeed a disaster. I’ve been using Quark from day 1, too.
Alice: I’m not sure what happened to you, but I’m using QuarkXPress 10 without any problems at all! (And I’m usually the one who gets the “this never happens!” problems with software.) It’s fast and reliable (so far).
Jay you need work on a large document…say 24 pages with multiple high res images on each page (5mb each). That’s the only way to test it. Use the hand tool to move the page around. When I first tried 10 I happened to working on a 26 page catalog with lots of screen resolution images, never had an issue until I replaced them with high res versions. Quark says it’s an issue with the way the Xeon engine is coded into the program. Good news is they are working on it and hopefully will have it resolved soon.
Here’s a link to that thread: http://forums.quark.com/p/33329/124071.aspx#124071
Peter: You’re right. I took your advice and imported about 200 high-resolution TIFF images into picture boxes on 16 pages (12 per page), and found that the first time I scrolled from page to page, it took from three to six seconds to view the new page. Also, the first time I clicked to see page thumbnails, it took 27 seconds for them to display. Subsequent scrolling was faster, possibly due to some kind of image caching. I’ve contacted Quark to see what they can tell me.
Je souhaite que les responsables de QuarkXPress 10 corrigent rapidement le problème de résolution d’images.
Si vous désirez sortir des épreuves via votre imprimante, afin d’obtenir une meilleure résolution de tirage concernant principalement les images, je vous recommande cette astuce :
– n’exécutez pas vos sorties imprimantes directement sous QuarkXPress 10 ;
– exportez d’abord vos documents en PDF sous QuarkXPress 10, et c’est à partir de vos documents PDF que vous exécuterez vos sorties imprimantes. La résolution des images est de meilleure qualité.
JAY NELSON,
Si vous avez d’étroite relation avec les dirigeants de QuarK, communiquez-leur ces quelques idées de développement afin d’obtenir une plus grande souplesse dans l’utilisation de QuarkXPress 10.
1/Le défilement des pages, à l’aide de la roulette “Scroll” de la souris ou de l’outil main, est très saccadé et manque de précision. (Les différents réglages dans le menu préférences ne sont pas très efficaces.)
Par exemple : pourquoi ne pas reprendre le système de déplacement de Photoshop avec l’outil main (quelle souplesse !) ?
2/A propos de l’insertion des images dans le texte :
L’ancrage des images dans le texte fonctionne très bien, cela permet d’ajuster, avec précision, l’espace se trouvant entre le haut du bloc image et la base du texte située juste au-dessus, mais pourquoi avoir conçu une seule ancre (en haut du bloc image) ?
Il serait judicieux de créer une deuxième ancre en bas du bloc image, afin d’ajuster, avec précision, l’espace se trouvant entre le bas du bloc image et le haut du texte situé à la suite du bloc image.
3/Concernant l’outil zoom :
je pense que les développeurs de Quark devraient s’inspirer de l’outil “Zoom” de Photoshop. (Quelle souplesse, le cliqué-glissé-droite ou gauche, etc. !)
Dubreuil: thanks for your ideas! For those of us who don’t speak French, I’ve copied Google’s translation of your comment below:
“I hope that those responsible for QuarkXPress 10 quickly resolve the problem of image resolution.
If you want to exit events through your printer, to obtain better resolution draw primarily on images, I recommend this trick:
– Do not run out your printers directly in QuarkXPress 10;
– First export your PDF documents in QuarkXPress 10, and it is from your PDF documents you run your printouts. The image resolution is better.
JAY NELSON,
If you have a close relationship with the leaders of Quark, communicate these ideas to their development to achieve greater flexibility in the use of QuarkXPress 10.
1/the page scrolling, using roulette “Scroll” mouse or hand tool is very jerky and imprecise. (The different settings in the preferences menu is not very effective.)
For example, why not take the moving system with Photoshop Hand Tool (which flexibility!)?
2 / About inserting images in the text:
The images in the anchor text works fine, it allows you to adjust with precision the space between the top of the image block and the base of the text box just above, but why have designed a single anchor (top of picture box)?
It would be wise to create a second anchor down the image block, to adjust with precision the space between the bottom of the image block and the top of the text to the result of the picture box.
3/Concernant zoom tool:
I think Quark developers should learn from the “Zoom” tool of Photoshop. (What flexibility, dragging or right-left, etc..!)”
With QXP 10.0.0.2 (Mac 10.7.5) Quark has released a ridiculous “anything” that does not allow professional work at all. I’m using QXP since 1991 (I think it was Version 2 …) – and with every new update Quark had created several new problems … more or less. But there has never been a release with malfunctions comparable to the X-version. Comments from Quark? No. Explanations? No. Upgrades? No. This is not funny. I have deleted my copy and decided to wait for the upgrade 10.5. I’m afraid though, Quark might not survive this disaster.
Hi Jay, don’t know if you’re experiencing any issues after OS X Mavericks, but any time I try to move a box, be it a picture box or text box, Quark crashes. Do you happen to know of this issue? I’m currently running 9.3 and was working fine before downloading the new operating system. Appreciate your time, Simon
People need to understand that 9.5.3.1 runs on Mountain Lion not Mavericks. If you upgrade to Mavericks without checking compatibility issues with the current version of software you do so at your own risk. Not either Apple or Quark’s fault. Regarding QXP, yes it has some issues. Speed wise, its not as fast as QXP9 and that’s being addressed in future updates – hopefully that will happen sooner than later.
Simon: I would DEFINITELY wait to upgrade to Mavericks, just in case there’s a crippling problem between QXP and it. You just never know.
Quark 10 is very, very, very, SLOW. I tried to set the Display DPI in preferences to 36. It was a bit better, but still very slow. Also, the ability to set the picture previews to low has been removed. Another disappointment.
I am sure glad I tried the demo. I will not be purchasing Quark 10. I will invest my money in the Q2ID from Markzware. Note with Markzware the document needs to be Quark 9.5. Quark 10 exports to Quark 9.1. The support at Markzware converted the document to 9.5 for me.
I will get my documents over to InDesign and forget about Quark.
Hi everybody, please see here for some new information about QuarkXPress 10:
http://forums.quark.com/t/33627.aspx
Is QuarkXPress10 able to export ebooks as Fixed Layout Epubs ?
Ken: I don’t think so, but I’m looking into this for you. Fixed Layout ePubs are just so… awful. But hang on for a reply.