Adobe and Quark both recently released new versions of their page layout applications: InDesign 2.0 And QuarkXPress 5. Both programs push design software to new levels of functionality, but the question is, will the market care?
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Despite their different aesthetics, professional artists, business users, and home computer enthusiasts agree on one thing: They need a graphics file format that makes digitized images easier to create, use, and manage.
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The new InDesign CS will hold its own as the document-layout anchor of Creative Suite and as a standalone DTP package, but as a product update, there's little to write home about.
Even as QuarkXPress implodes, InDesign CS gains features and capabilities that make it the layout application of choice.
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