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Buy or Upgrade to QuarkXPress 2017 and Receive callas pdfToolbox Worth $590/£459/€499 FREE!

September 19, 2017December 1, 2017News, QuarkXPress 2017No Comments

The QuarkXPress software bundle will save designers $590/£459/€499* when upgrading to QuarkXPress 2017. The bundle offer allows users with any version of QuarkXPress – even versions 3 – to receive callas pdfToolbox, the most powerful PDF application on the market (worth $/590/£459/€499*), completely free when they upgrade to QuarkXPress 2017 or purchase a new license.

callas pdfToolbox is an easy-to-use PDF preflight and correction application designed to replace Acrobat Professional in the creative workflow. Designers can:

Fix PDF issues during preflight or with a click of the button in the Switchboard
Flatten transparency
Convert fonts to outlines directly within the PDF
Convert office documents, or even PostScript, directly into PDF
Compare versions of PDFs
Visualize ink coverage
Impose PDF pages
And even more…

The software bundle is available until 20 December 2017 (only while stocks last!) with the purchase of a new full version ($849/£709/€829*) or upgrade ($185/£159/€185* from version 2016; $399/£345/€399* from versions 3-10/2015) to QuarkXPress 2017.

The free pdfToolbox promo 
can be combined with the Competitive Upgrade offer.
So if you are not yet using QuarkXPress, 
crossgrade for an attractive price and also get pdfToolbox for free!

To find out more please visit: http://content.quark.com/pdftoolbox-bundle-en.html.

To purchase or upgrade to QuarkXPress 2017, visit the Quark eStore, call Quark Telesales or visit an Authorised Quark Reseller.

NOTE FOR EXISTING QUARKXPRESS 2017 USERS: Existing QuarkXPress users who purchased version 2017 before 1 September 2017 can purchase callas pdfToolbox Desktop for a discounted price of $199/£199/€199* through Quark Telesales.

*All prices exclude VAT. Maximum of three (3) callas pdfToolbox licenses per customer.

Matthias Gilke

QuarkXPress 2017 Now Available

May 24, 2017May 30, 2017Feature, News, Quark, QuarkXPress 2017, UpgradeNo Comments

New Version of QuarkXPress Introduces Non-Destructive Image Editing and Adds the Ability to Create Responsive HTML5 Publications and “Unlimited” iOS Apps; Continues to be Available as a Perpetual Lifetime License – No Subscription Necessary!

Quark Software Inc. announced the official availability of QuarkXPress 2017, the newest version of Quark’s fully-integrated graphic design and desktop publishing software for professional print and digital production.

QuarkXPress 2017 introduces new graphics and image editing capabilities, such as non-destructive image editing, and extends text and typography features, such as text stroking and shading. The new version includes a range of the top user-requested features and continues to be sold as a perpetual license.

New Features Delivered
Hundreds of thousands of users around the world who value quality and performance choose QuarkXPress as one of their primary design tools based on its performance, stability, sustainable pricing structure, and consistent feature innovation. QuarkXPress 2017 delivers on all counts with new powerful features that span image and vectors, typography and text, digital publishing, and many new customer wish list features.

Major Highlights
Just a few of the many new features in QuarkXPress 2017 include:

Non-destructive Image Editing: Edit images by adjusting levels and curves, changing brightness and contrast, applying gamma correction and much more. All adjustments are non-destructive, so original images stay intact.
Adaptive Layout Conversion for Print and Digital: QuarkXPress supports the rapid conversion of print layouts into digital media or even from one print layout to another. Adaptive conversion lets designers duplicate a layout and automatically resize all design elements, even if the layout is converted to different aspect ratios.
Responsive HTML5 Publications (Multi Device Output): QuarkXPress 2017 can export multiple digital layouts of different sizes as a single HTML5 package. For example, designers can create a layout for an iPad (vertical and horizontal orientations), duplicate the layout using Adaptive Settings for an iPhone and adjust it accordingly.
Convert to Native Objects Enhancements: With the introduction of this game-changing feature, QuarkXPress is the first layout application to convert almost any third party content and layout such as PDF, Adobe Illustrator, EPS, InDesign and Microsoft Office files to native, editable QuarkXPress objects. Based on user feedback, this capability has now been greatly enhanced. For example, converted images can optionally be saved to disk and linked to the QuarkXPress layout, keeping their resolution, color model, and color profiles.
“Unlimited” Free iOS Apps: Use the QuarkXPress digital layout capabilities to create innovative interactive experiences, all 100% based on HTML5. Now designers can create as many single iOS apps as they would like. No subscription, no per-app fee, all done directly from within QuarkXPress 2017. ˚‡

These are just a few of the many new features included in QuarkXPress 2017. For more information please visit: www.quark.com. For a comprehensive overview of QuarkXPress 2017, check out the What’s New video. Download the free Trial Version for a fully-functional test of the new version.

QuarkXPress 2017: Switch, Upgrade, or Purchase a New License
To purchase or upgrade to QuarkXPress 2017, visit the Quark eStore, call Quark Telesales, or find an Authorised Quark Reseller.

Upgrade or Purchase: Users on any previous version of QuarkXPress (versions 3-10 and 2015) can upgrade to version 2017 for $399/£345/€399. QuarkXPress 2016 users can upgrade to 2017 for only $185/£159/€185, and new licenses are available for $849/£709/€829. Education licenses are available for $79/£69/€79.

Switch with the New Competitive Upgrade Offer: For a limited time, users of alternative graphic design software products who want to switch or add QuarkXPress to their workflow can purchase a full new license of QuarkXPress 2017 (Mac/Win) for just $399/£345/€399.

With eligible proof of ownership of a qualifying competing product, any designer can get a new full QuarkXPress 2017 license for the low price of an upgrade. Eligible products are: InDesign®, FrameMaker®, Lightroom®, PageMaker®, Photoshop®, Capture One® Pro, CorelDraw®, Microsoft® Publisher, and Serif PagePlus®. All versions of qualifying products are accepted including, perpetual and subscription licenses, single products, or licenses that are part of a Creative Suite or Creative Cloud®. To learn more about the competitive upgrade offer please visit: http://content.quark.com/switch-to-quarkxpress-us.html.

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Matthias Gilke

QuarkXPress 2015 now supported on El Capitan

October 9, 2015November 30, 2015News, Quark, QuarkXPress 20152 Comments

Quark just released the El Capitan Update for QuarkXPress 2015.

Just run Auto Updater inside QuarkXPress or use the following link to download the El Capitan Update for QuarkXPress 2015:
http://www.quark.com/Support/Downloads/Details.aspx?fid=322

And Quark is getting quicker when it comes to adding support for new versions of OS X:

When Apple released Mountain Lion, it Quark 19 days to release an officially supported version of QuarkXPress (which was QuarkXPress 9.3.1)
When Apple released Mavericks, it took Quark 17 days to release an officially supported version of QuarkXPress (which were QuarkXPress 9.5.4 and 10.0.1)
When Apple released Yosemite, it took Quark 20 days to release an officially supported version of QuarkXPress (which was QuarkXPress 10.5)

Now, with El Capitan, it took Quark just 9 days to release an officially supported version of QuarkXPress (which is QuarkXPress 2015)

Still, when upgrading your OS X to El Capitan please remember to create yourself a backdoor beforehand:
http://www.planetquark.com/2015/09/28/how-to-create-yourself-a-backdoor-to-downgrade-os-x/

Users of QuarkXPress 10, 9, 8 and earlier:
Quark will not support any version prior to QuarkXPress 2015 on El Capitan.
Though not supported QuarkXPress 8 and 9 seem to “work” ok on El Capitan (with some flaws). QuarkXPress 10 crashes badly on El Capitan. The engineering team will look into the crash issues of QuarkXPress 10 on El Capitan to determine whether anything can be done about it, however we might not be able to, so this is not a promise. I will probably be able to comment on this in maybe 5-6 weeks from now.

Matthias Guenther

Both an engineer and a layout artist, Matthias bridges the gap between technology and people.

Before joining Quark, Matthias pioneered print, Web, and multimedia products for multiple German publishing companies. Since 1997 he has played a central role in shaping Quark’s desktop and enterprise software.
Starting 2003 Matthias has focused on Quark’s interactive and digital publishing solutions. He is an active participant in design and publishing communities and represents Quark in the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Since February 2014 Matthias heads Quark’s Desktop Publishing business unit and is therefore responsible for QuarkXPress.

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Arabic Text in QuarkXPress 10

April 28, 2014News, Plug-in, Quark, QuarkXPress 10, XTensions4 Comments

If you need to include Arabic text in a publication — either printed or in digital form — here’s the solution:
Layout Ltd.’s ArabicXT is an XTension for QuarkXPress 7/8/9/10 that lets you set bi-directional type in in the Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Jawi, and Kurdish languages, without requiring an Arabic operating system.
You can create text that flows either right-to-left or left-to-right and paragraphs that flow in opposite directions. It supports Arabic and Roman script in the same document, with automatic Kashida insertion.

ArabicXT includes 46 high-quality Arabic fonts, and costs $469. Upgrade to version 10 from 4/5/6 costs $431, upgrade from 7/8/9 costs $394.

(Further information is also available at http://www.layoutltd.com/products.php#publishing-tools)

Matthias Gilke

Scientific American offers full archival access

February 13, 2014Digital Publishing, NewsNo Comments

As reported by Arti Patel at Min, Scientific American‘s new $99 subscription plan includes a full year of the printed and electronic magazine as well as unlimited access to the magazine’s archive of more than 150,000 articles—from 1845 through 2004.

Check out the full story at http://www.minonline.com/news/23701.html

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.

http://www.design-tools.com

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